A photograph of the Two Rivers Mansion, located at 3130 McGavock Pike, approximately 11 miles from downtown Nashville, Tennessee, as it appeared circa 1978. Two Rivers Mansion was constructed in 1859 for David H. McGavock and his wife William...
A postcard of the Nashville skyline at night reflecting in the Cumberland River. The prominent building in the skyline is the Life and Casualty Tower. In 1957 the Life and Casualty Insurance Company of Tennessee moved into a new thirty-one-story...
A postcard of the Cumberland River Wharf in downtown Nashville. Several boats are visible near the river bank. The thriving businesses of First and Second Avenues are also noticeable, with advertisements visible for H.G. Lipscomb & Co. and...
A postcard of the Cumberland River Wharf in downtown Nashville. Several boats are visible near the river bank. Buildings housing several businesses line First Avenue. The Woodland Street Bridge is pictured. An additional title on the card reads...
A postcard of the Cumberland River Wharf in downtown Nashville as seen from the Shelby Street Bridge. Several boats are docked at the river bank. A number of businesses line First Avenue. Both the Woodland Street Bridge and the Jefferson Street...
A postcard of a scene on the Cumberland Riverfront. Men unload goods off of boats, and the Woodland Street Bridge is visible in the background. Forms part of the Norton Postcard Collection. 1 postcard : col. ; 3.5 x 5.5 in.
A postcard of the Sparkman Street Bridge, later renamed Shelby Street Bridge, looking down river. The Nashville Bridge Company's office is visible on the right bank of the Cumberland River and railroad tracks are seen in the foreground. A...
A postcard of the Nashville city skyline at night circa 1930. The scene is possibly a view from the Woodland Street Bridge or Jefferson Street Bridge looking toward the Shelby Street Bridge. The state capitol is discernable in the distance. The...
A postcard of the Old Hickory lock and dam located on the Cumberland River twenty five miles upstream from Nashville. The reservoir behind the dam is Old Hickory Lake named after President Andrew Jackson who was nicknamed "Old Hickory." ...
A postcard of the Nashville city skyline taken from the Jefferson Street Bridge looking south, down the Cumberland River. The Railroad Bridge is visible, as is the Victory Memorial Bridge, just behind it. Other discernable landmarks include the...
A captioned photo from the Nashville Times (1940), about a boat built by the police maintenance department. The caption reads: “Because of recent difficulties in recovering bodies drowned in streams in the vicinity of Nashville, Chief of Police...
A captioned photo from the Nashville Times (1940), about the ice covering the river: “Ice floes rapidly filling the surface of the Cumberland River are shown here as they appeared today looking north from the Jefferson Street Bridge. In the...
A captioned photo from the Nashville Times (1940), about the frozen ice covering the river. The caption reads: “Hundreds of Nashvillians walked across the frozen surface of Cumberland River here Saturday, as shown in this view at the foot of...
A published photo from the Nashville Times (1940), showing the Cumberland River along downtown Nashville. An advertisement of the H. G. Lipscomb & Company can be seen in background of the central business district. Forms part of the Nashville Times...
The Sparkman Street Bridge, later renamed Shelby Street Bridge was completed in 1909, spanning the Cumberland River to link East Nashville to the downtown area. The multi-storied Nashville Bridge Company can be seen in the background on the east...
The Coffer Dam East Channel Pier, Broadway Bridge, in 1909 when the Sparkman Bridge (Shelby Street Bridge) was being constructed by the Foster & Creighton Company. This is along the Cumberland River in downtown Nashville. The construction on the...
The Sparkman Street Bridge, later renamed Shelby Street Bridge was completed in 1909, spanning the Cumberland River to link East Nashville to the downtown area. A river boat can be seen in the foreground, as well as a mule/horse-drawn wagon. The...
A 1957 view of the riverboat vessels/barges on the Nashville waterfront along the Cumberland River, near the Nashville Bridge Company. Forms part of Record Group 3, Metro Davidson County Photographer. 2 photograph negatives : b & w ; 4 x 5 in.
An August 1957 launching of a barge onto the Cumberland River, next to the Nashville Bridge Company. Forms part of Record Group 3, Metro Davidson County Photographer. 2 photograph negatives : b & w ; 4 x 5 in.
The Nashville Bridge Company off-street parking, circa 1953. The McCann Steel Company at 400 2nd Avenue S can be seen in the background. The Cumberland Oil Company is on the right at 106 Shelby Avenue 6. The Nashville Bridge Company was...