A photograph of volunteers dismantling a transplanted shed during a Harpeth River Watershed Association cleanup following the May 2010 flood. The flood recovery cleanup took place September 30, 2010 in Bellevue.
Photo courtesy of Harpeth River...
A captioned photo from the Nashville Times (1940), about the Hicks-Hill wedding. The caption reads: “Seen at the Edgefield Baptist Church following the marriage of Miss Dorothy J. Hill to John E. Hicks, are members of the bridal party, as...
A photograph of Nashville First Church of the Nazarene located in East Nashville at 510 Woodland Street in Nashville, Tennessee. This church was built in 1887 as the Woodland Street Presbyterian Church. The edifice was severely damaged in the...
Lipscomb Elementary opened in South Nashville in 1907. Before the school was built, the property held Fairfield Plantation. Following the plantation was a convent where it is thought the first Lipscomb classes may have been held. The school was...
A photograph of former Mayor Beverly Briley removing Nashville city limit sign, circa 1962. Many city limit signs were initially removed due to the City of Nashville's annexation of large portions of Davidson County. The remaining signs were...
A photograph of former Mayor Beverly Briley and others removing Nashville city limit sign, circa 1962. Many city limit signs were initially removed due to the City of Nashville's annexation of large portions of Davidson County. The remaining...
A letter from Dutch immigrant, Peter J. Williamson, to his wife, Eunice, in the years following the Civil War. In 1862 Williamson enlisted as a Private in the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry, Company F and was ultimately promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant. ...
A letter from Dutch immigrant, Peter J. Williamson, to his wife, Eunice, in the years following the Civil War. In 1862 Williamson enlisted as a Private in the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry, Company F and was ultimately promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant. ...
A letter from Dutch immigrant, Peter J. Williamson, to his wife, Eunice, in the years following the Civil War. In 1862 Williamson enlisted as a Private in the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry, Company F and was ultimately promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant. ...
A letter from Dutch immigrant, Peter J. Williamson, to his wife, Eunice, in the years following the Civil War. In 1862 Williamson enlisted as a Private in the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry, Company F and was ultimately promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant. ...
A letter from Dutch immigrant, Peter J. Williamson, to his wife, Eunice, in the years following the Civil War. In 1862 Williamson enlisted as a Private in the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry, Company F and was ultimately promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant. ...
A photograph of leaders from the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) leaving the Estes Kefauver Federal Building and United States Courthouse in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, on May 23, 1967. They were attending a trial of a suit...
A photograph of A. Z. Kelley and some of the legal team from Kelley v. Board of Education of Nashville in September 1955. Following the Brown v. Board of Education ruling, the Supreme Court issued Brown II, ordering that schools to desegregate...
A photograph of Middle Tennessee food industry businessmen racing turtles at the Colemere Club in Nashville, Tennessee. A photograph similar to this one appeared in the May 27, 1959 Nashville Banner newspaper with the following caption: "H. G....
A photograph of six young women sitting on the ground in front of Nashville's Parthenon at Centennial Park, West End Avenue at 25th Avenue North, which is an exact replica of Athen's Parthenon. This photograph appeared in the Nashville Banner...
A photograph of the new air service being demonstrated at the Nashville Airport, Nashville, Tennessee. The following caption accompanied this photograph in the Nashville Banner newspaper on February 3, 1936: "Twenty-one domestic and an...
A photograph of "some of the larger number of factory workers who participated in the mile-long parade, which was one of the main features." This photo and text appeared in the Nashville Banner newspaper with article titled: "Over 5,000 Hail TVA at...
A page from a mounted and bound volume of twenty-five pen-and-ink wash drawings, and two pen-and-ink maps of Nashville created by William A. Eichbaum during the 1850s. Eichbaum was a Nashville bookseller and resident for fifty years. The drawing...
A captioned photo from the Nashville Times (1940), about the Junior Chamber of Commerce. The caption reads: “Nashville is not going to tolerate unclean streets, alleys, backyards, etc., this summer, if the Junior Chamber of Commerce has anything...
A photograph of the Drouillard Mansion, located at the corner of Vauxhall (Ninth Avenue) and Demonbreun Streets, in Nashville, Tennessee. Originally a red brick mansion built circa 1886, it was the residence of James Pierre Drouillard and wife Mary...