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- Radnor College, Nashville, Tenn., circa 1910
- A postcard of Radnor College in Nashville, Tennessee. Radnor College was started in 1906 on a hill overlooking Nolensville Pike by Presbyterian minister Andrew Nelson Eshman. Famous for its free four-week travel program, this women's college sent...
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- Belle H. Bennett Memorial - Scarritt College for Christian Workers - Nashville, Tenn., circa 1930
- A postcard of the Belle H. Bennett Memorial on the campus of Scarritt College for Christian Workers in Nashville, Tennessee. Located on Nineteenth Avenue South, Scarritt College came to Nashville from Kentucky in 1924 as a training school for...
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- The tower - Scarritt College for Christian Workers, circa 1930
- A postcard of the tower at Scarritt College for Christian Workers. Located on Nineteenth Avenue South, Scarritt College came to Nashville from Kentucky in 1924 as a training school for women Christian missionaries. Like a teaching college...
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- Vanderbilt University, main building, between 1898 and 1901
- A postcard of the Main Building on the Vanderbilt campus between 1898 and 1901. Vanderbilt University was made possible in 1873 through a one million dollar gift from Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, a shipping and rail tycoon who had never even...
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- Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn., 1901
- A postcard of the Main Building on the Vanderbilt Campus in 1901. Vanderbilt University was made possible in 1873 through a one million dollar gift from Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, a shipping and rail tycoon who had never even visited the...
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- Furman Hall - Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn., circa 1930
- A postcard of Furman Hall on the campus of Vanderbilt University. When Furman Hall opened in 1907, it was called the most modern chemistry/pharmacy building in the United States. Its name honors Francis Furman, a Nashville merchant, whose widow...
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- Vanderbilt University, Kirkland Hall, Nashville, Tenn., circa 1930
- A postcard of Kirkland Hall, the building built to replace Vanderbilt's Main Building that burned in 1905. Vanderbilt University was made possible in 1873 through a one million dollar gift from Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, a shipping and rail...
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- Greetings from Tennessee, circa 1969
- A souvenir postcard of Tennessee that labels nineteen major cities within the state. Accompanying cartoon renderings depict specific items of interest for different areas of Tennessee. Some highlighted items include: The Hermitage, the Parthenon...
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- Tobacco field near Nashville, Tenn., between 1901 and 1907
- A postcard of a tobacco field near Nashville, Tennessee. Two people's heads are visible among the plants, one wearing a white hat and one holding an umbrella and wearing a reddish hat. Tobacco has always been a profitable crop for the state of...
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- State capitol, Nashville, Tenn., circa 1907
- A postcard of the Tennessee State Capitol and landscaped grounds along the hillside overlooking the city of Nashville, bordered by Charlotte and Sixth Avenue, with the equestrian statue of Andrew Jackson on the right. The Greek Revival building was...
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- Broadway Presbyterian Church, 1911
- A postcard of Broadway Presbyterian Church, located at 1616 West End Avenue in Nashville, Tennessee. This church was dedicated on January 11, 1911. The foundation was made of rough cut stone blocks. The exterior walls were tan brick. The roof...
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- Tarbox School in Nashville, Tennessee, circa 1932
- A Real Photo postcard of the Tarbox School, originally belonging to Sara Webb, a student who was in the fifth or sixth grade around 1932. This view shows the front exterior of the three-story school building prior to the structural damage caused by...
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