An original will of William Austin, dated March 25th, 1889. Illustrates the first page of the document. Austin’s will was presented for probate to the Davidson County Court on April 8th, 1889. Forms part of Record Group 16, Original Wills,...
An authenticated copy of the will of Emanuel F. Badoux, “of the City of Columbus, County of Franklin, and State of Ohio,” dated March 23rd, 1920, filed January 7th, 1925, Homer Z. Bostwick, Probate Judge. Illustrates the first page of the...
An original will of Isabel Baggarly, “of the 16 District of Davidson County and State of Tennessee,” dated March 15, 1890. Illustrates the first page of the document. Baggarly’s will was presented for probate to the Davidson County Court...
Original wills of W. L. (William L.) Bainbridge (will dated March 16th, 1905, probated in Davidson County Court on November 4th, 1905) and his wife Valeria E. Bainbridge (will dated April 5th, 1906, probated in Davidson County on September 17th,...
The ribbon cutting ceremony for the American Airlines office located at 239 Sixth Avenue, in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. Among the officials are the Aviation Commission members. This business office was located in the same building as the...
An original will of F. E. Baker, dated March, 1902. Illustrates the first page of the document. Baker’s will was presented for probate to the Davidson County Court on May 9th, 1905. Forms part of Record Group 16, Original Wills, 1780-1925.
The Herbert family residences, located in Nashville, Tennessee. The original architectural structure, located at 611 Lynnbrook Road, was the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Scudday Herbert (1st photograph, circa 1937), then from July 1971 Mr. and Mrs....
A typescript will of Mrs. Amanda J. Ball, dated March 16th, 1922, with a codicil of June 13th, 1922. Illustrates the first page of the document. Ball’s will was presented for probate to the Davidson County Court on October 15th, 1925. Forms...
A 1941 scene of the razing of the Henry Drive home in Nashville, Tennessee, at 1206 McFerrin Avenue in East Nashville. The original structure was built in 1835. Henry Driver was the brother to Capt. William Driver and the grandfather of Mrs. E....
A photograph of puppeteer and stage designer Tom Tichenor, of the Nashville Public Library's Children's Division, shown with his puppets Marco Polo Bear and Witchie, circa March 26, 1962. Tom Tichenor began his career as a puppeteer when he was an...
An original will of Mary L. Ballentine, dated March 28th, 1918. Illustrates the first page of the document. Ballentine’s will was presented for probate to the Davidson County Court on April 15th, 1918. Forms part of Record Group 16, Original...
Front of a black and white postcard, circa 1942, depicting WWII military maneuvers in Tennessee, from official photographs of the U. S. Army and Marine Corps. Between September 1942 and March 1944 nearly one million soldiers trained in the...
President and Mrs. Johnson placing a wreath at the tomb of President Andrew Jackson while visiting Nashville to participate in the celebration of the 200th anniversary observance of President Jackson's birthday. 3 x 4 in.
A photograph of Calvary United Methodist Church located at 3701 Hillsboro Road. This church was built in the 1940s. The exterior walls are red brick with cross gables near the rear of the building. There is a low gabled roof made of copper sheet...
A photograph of Rains Avenue Christian Care Center, located at 136 Rains Avenue in Nashville, Tennessee. This ministry center was opened in April 1985 when the members of Hillsboro Church of Christ in Nashville recognized a need in their...
An advertising announcement for a performance by Lieut. John Philip Sousa and his band on October 27, 1922, at the Ryman Auditorium, located on Fifth Avenue North in downtown Nashville. Sousa was an American composer and conductor known...
A photograph of a class in modern dance at Ward-Belmont College located at 1900 Belmont Boulevard in Nashville, Tennessee. Pictured are Claudia Whitson (top center), (down left to right) Jane Bagley, Yvette Franz, Obduha Rafferty, Betty Lou Gibson,...
A photograph of First Baptist Church East Nashville. This African American church was founded in 1866 by the Reverend Randall B. Vandavall, a slave born on March 23, 1832 at Neely's Bend. In the early years, the church was called Vandavall's...
A photograph of Friendship Missionary Baptist Church located at 1703 Jo Johnston Avenue in Nashville, Tennessee. After this photograph was taken, the church acquired a new building at 2800 Buena Vista Pike. Both buildings are used today. The...