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- Photograph of youths celebrating the end of WW II in the Pacific in Nashville, Tennessee, 1945 September 2
- A photograph of a convertible car with teenagers waving American flags and holding a Banner newspaper high with the announcement "War Ends" in celebration of the end of WW II in the Pacific on 2 September 1945, known as VJ or VP Day. A formal...
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- Woman standing on the steps of the Cheekwood mansion grounds in Nashville, Tennessee, between 1932 and 1946
- A photograph of an unidentified woman standing on the steps of the Cheekwood mansion grounds, in Nashville, Tennessee, between 1932 and 1946. The Cheekwood mansion was built in 1932 in the Colonial Revival style for Leslie and Mabel Cheek. Designed...
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- Machinery Building at the Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition, circa 1897
- A photograph of Machinery Hall at the Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition, in whose splendid proportions and style was designed with the Parthenon as the prototype and the propylaeum gateway as a component part. This non-extant...
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- Children's Building at the Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition, Nashville, Tennessee, circa 1897
- A photograph of the Children's Building at the Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition, Nashville, Tennessee, circa 1897. This non-extant structure was built for the celebration of Tennessee's 100th year of statehood that opened May 1,...
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- Commerce Building and Auditorium at the Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition, circa 1897
- A photograph of the Commerce Building (pictured on left) and Auditorium (pictured on right) at the Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition, circa 1897. These non-extant structures were built for the celebration of Tennessee's 100th year...
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- Education Building at the Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition, circa 1897
- A photograph of the Education and Hygiene Building at the Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition, circa 1897. This non-extant structure was built for the celebration of Tennessee's 100th year of statehood that opened May 1, 1897, at...
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- Rutledge-Baxter House, between 1979 and 1998
- A photograph of the Rutledge-Baxter House, located at 101 Lea Avenue in Nashville, Tennessee. This historic building rests on the site of "Rose Hill," the grand antebellum home of Henry and Septima Sexta Rutledge, a young couple who were members of...
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- Tulane Hotel, between 1930 and 1940
- A photograph of the Tulane Hotel as it appeared circa the 1930s, located at the intersection of Eighth Avenue North and Church Street in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. This hotel was erected in 1894 as the Nicholson Hotel on the site of the old...
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- Hotel Tulane, Nashville, Tenn., circa 1917
- A postcard of the Tulane Hotel, located at the intersection of Eighth Avenue North and Church Street in downtown Nashville. This hotel was erected in 1894 as the Nicholson Hotel on the site of the old Nicholson House (a fancy boarding house...
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- Vultee Aircraft plant dedication invitation, 1941 April
- An invitation from Governor Prentice Cooper, Judge Litton Hickman, and Mayor Thomas L. Cummings, to the formal dedication of the Nashville division of Vultee Aircraft Inc., to take place on May 4th, 1941. The Vultee logo accompanies the state flag...
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- Zollicoffer Barracks - Maxwell House Hotel
- Construction of the Maxwell House Hotel was not completed when Federal troops seized the building for use as a prison for Confederate soldiers. The cornerstone was laid in August of 1860, and the formal opening was in September of 1869. Isaiah...
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- Historic home residence Overton Hall, Nashville, Tennessee, 1911
- Overton Hall, “the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Maxwell Overton was built in 1900 by Mr. Overton. It is after the Tudor style of architecture for manor houses, and stands in the midst of a large park, thickly wooded with giant forest trees …...
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- Gala opening of the Tennessee Theatre, 1952 February 28
- Pictured: An unidentified woman in formal dress with a corsage, standing at the portrait of Tony Sudekum, at the gala opening of the Tennessee Theater, February 28, 1952 in Nashville, Tennessee. This palatial Art Deco movie palace was located in...
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- President Franklin D. Roosevelt in Nashville for funeral of Joseph W. Byrns, 1936 June
- Pictured: Dignitaries in formal attire and top hats, arriving in Nashville for the funeral of Congressman Joseph Wellington “Jo” Byrns, Sr. (July 20, 1869-June 4, 1936), a U.S. politician, born in Cedar Hill, Robertson County. He displayed a...
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