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- Portrait of an unknown man, possibly Cordell Hull, 1945
- An older man, seated, with grey hair, wearing a dark business suit, white shirt, and red tie. Subject of portrait unknown, although it may be Representative, Senator, Secretary of State, "Father of the United Nations," and 1945 Nobel Peace...
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- Seventh Day Adventist Memorial Church, circa 2001
- A photograph of Seventh Day Adventist Memorial Church located at 500 Fatherland Street in Nashville, Tennessee. The foundation was red brick. The exterior walls were red brick. The roof was gabled with tar shingles. The windows were a...
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- Portrait of Anne Elizabeth Battle, between 1907 and 1909
- Anne Elizabeth Battle as an infant, wearing a gold necklace. Born in 1907, Anne Elizabeth Battle was the daughter of Alfred Blackman and Blanche Goodall Battle, the sister of Mary Francis Battle Perry, and the great-niece of Mary Frances "Fannie"...
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- Portrait of Joel Allen Battle, ca. 186-?
- Col. Joel A. Battle in his later years, with a long grey beard and mustache, wearing a dark suit. The frame does not appear to be original and had work done to it in 2003. Joel A. Battle was born in Davidson County, Tennessee, 19 September...
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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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- Portrait of Adeline Sanders Mosely Battle, ca. 186-?
- Mrs. Adeline Sanders Mosely Battle in middle age, with salt-and-pepper hair, light blue eyes, and wearing a dark dress. At her neck she is wearing a miniature of her husband, Col. Joel A. Battle, who served as a colonel in the Twentieth Tennessee...
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- Portrait of Mary Hannah Johnson Claxton, ca. between 1900 and 1920
- Mary Hannah Johnson shown standing in front of a large painting. She is wearing a floor-length burgundy dress trimmed with lace at the neckline and sleeves. She is also wearing a very large hat with burgundy feathers. Her right hand is holding...
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- Portrait of Mary Hannah Johnson Claxton in profile, ca. between 1900 and 1920
- A young Mary Hannah Johnson, shown in profile view from the right side. Her shoulders are bare and she is wearing a pearl choker. A native of Nashville, Tennessee, and an active suffragette, Mary Hannah Johnson began and developed the free...
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- Portrait of Mary Frances Battle Perry, ca. between 1900 and 1910
- Mary Frances Battle Perry as a young girl, in a white dress with ruffles and a large white bow in her hair. Born in 1897, Mary Frances Battle Perry was the daughter of Alfred Blackman and Blanche Goodall Battle, the sister of Anne Elizabeth...
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- Portrait of Anna Maria Minnick Shelby, ca. 1840
- Anna Shelby, with dark hair in an elaborate arrangement and wearing a dark dress with ruffled lace collar. She is in front of a red drape with gold fringe and tassels, and is near what appears to be either a window or a large landscape painting. ...
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- Portrait of John Shelby, ca. 1840
- John Shelby in his middle age, with dark hair and wearing a dark jacket and white shirt. Born in 1786, John Shelby was a physician, a Postmaster, and a civic and church leader. He is said to have been the first child of European descent born in...
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- Portrait of Ben West, ca. between 1951 and 1963
- Ben West leaning against a chair with his hands on its back. He is wearing a black jacket, blue bow tie, and a white shirt. Born in 1911, Ben West attended Cumberland Law School and Vanderbilt University. West served as Mayor of Nashville from...
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- Unidentified Drouillard child in a sailor suit, between 1885 and 1904
- A cabinet card portrait photograph of an unidentified Drouillard child (male) pictured in a sailor suit, between 1885 and 1904. While it is unknown which Drouillard this is, the young man is probably a direct descendant of the Civil War veteran...
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- Williams, J.K.
- (See Joice, Andy) (for unknown reason J.K. Williams name was written on the deed, possible that he was lot owner after Andy Joice); 15; b; 35; 10.0x20.0; 155; III; 09/18/1860
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- 1940 Officers installed at Elks’ new $14,000 quarters, from the Nashville Times, 1940
- A captioned photo from the Nashville Times (1940), about the new Elks new dining facility. The caption reads: “Over 200 Elks were present at a dinner session held at the order’s new $15,000 Teak Room and Dining Room on Sixth Avenue, North, last...
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- Photograph of the United States Post Office, Nashville, Tennessee, between 1979-1998
- A photograph of the United States Post Office on Broadway, between Ninth Avenue South and Tenth Avenue South. It was designed by the Nashville architectural firm of Marr and Holman (Thomas Scott Marr and Joseph W. Holman) and constructed in 1933-34...
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- Photograph of a the terra cotta architectural design on the Elks Lodge building in Nashville, Tennessee, circa 1960s
- A photograph of a terra cotta design on the south side of the Elks Lodge building at 310 6th Avenue North. The building was the home to Lodge no. 72 of the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks (BPOE) beginning in 1904, serving various...
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- Salvage scrap drive in Nashville and Middle Tennessee region, 1942 October
- Pictured: Two men standing on a bridge with iron railings at an unknown location in Middle Tennessee, circa October 1942. During World War II Americans were active with scrap drives to help the war effort. Local communities were salvaging raw...
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- Photograph of the old Elks Lodge in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, circa 1959
- A photograph of the old Elks Lodge no. 72, located at 310 6th Avenue North, bordered by Deaderick Street, in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. The lodge was home to the Elks, beginning in 1904, serving numerous community functions and charity projects...
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