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- Letter to parents from Clarence Jackson "Jack" Davis, 1951 October 18
- A one-page (front and back) handwritten letter by Clarence Jackson "Jack" Davis, to his parents, Mr. Benton V. Davis and Mrs. Mildred Jackson Davis, of Nashville, Tenn. Jack Davis joined the Marine Corps Reserve to help finance his education at...
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- Portrait of Mary Francis "Fannie" Battle, ca. 192-?
- Mary Frances "Fannie" Battle in her later years, with grey hair, light blue or grey eyes, and wearing glasses and a white shirt. Mary Francis "Fannie" Battle (1842-1924) was a Nashville humanitarian and social worker who was known during her...
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- Fort Negley reproduced in Nashville on original site, Nashville, Tennessee, 1944
- A postcard of a reproduction of Fort Negley on its original site approximately two miles south of downtown Nashville, Tennessee. Built during the Civil War after Union troops gained occupation of Nashville in 1862, Fort Negley was constructed...
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- Reminiscences of Roy C. Avery, 1971 June
- Excerpts from the reminiscences of Roy C. Avery, recorded in June 1971 by Catherine Berry Pilcher Avery and Rev. William Dixon Gray. The recording is part of the Century III Nashville: Nashville Heritage Project. Avery recalls the boredom and...
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- Letter from P.J. Williamson to his wife, Eunice, during the Civil War, 1864 September 05
- A letter from Dutch immigrant, Peter J. Williamson, back home to his wife, Eunice, during 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. During...
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- Excerpt 1 from oral history interview with Gilbert S. Fox, 2004 March 01
- An excerpt from an oral history interview with Gilbert S. Fox, conducted on 1 March 2004 by Robert P. Richardson as part of the Nashville Public Library's Veterans History Project. Fox, an Executive Officer on board LSM-80 in the US Navy during...
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- Photograph of the Drouillard Mansion in Nashville, Tennessee, circa 1960
- 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...
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- Church of God, 2001 December
- A photograph of the former Church of God located at 1003 Monroe Street in Nashville, Tennessee. In the 1960s the name changed to Church of the Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith. In the 1980s Nashville city directories note the address as...
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- His foot's in an "Oregon boot!" now, circa 1944
- An original political cartoon drawing created by Jack Knox, cartoonist with the Memphis Commercial Appeal from the early 1930s to circa 1944. This anti-Nazi cartoon depicts the cloud of "D-Day" in the background, while a fearful Hitler has a heavy...
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