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...
A postcard depicting several Nashville landmarks, including the State Penitentiary, the Confederate Monument in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, the Parthenon in Centennial Park, two images of the United States Post Office and Custom House, Union Station,...
A photograph of the east bank of the Cumberland River taken from the Shelby Street Bridge during the May 2010 flood in Nashville, including views of the Titans Stadium and the Ghost Ballet East Bank Machineworks sculpture. Forms part of the...
A published photo from the Nashville Times (1940), of the Lookout Mountain Hotel on top of Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga, Tennessee. Touted as the "Castle in the Clouds," the Lookout Mountain Hotel was built in 1928 for almost $1.5 million. With...
Aerial photographs of the Nashville airport, circa the 1960s. In 1961 officials opened a new 145,900-square-foot terminal with a modern control tower that boasted state-of-the-art electronics. In 1963 the existing runway was extended, and...
Aladdin Industries building, located at 703-705 Murfreesboro Road in Nashville, Tennessee. The company site was built in 1949 when they moved from Chicago to Nashville. Listed in the 1970 City Directory with Victor S. Johnson, Jr., President and...
Exterior views of the Nashville Electric Service (NES) building, September 1952. The architectural design includes a large dome on top of the building. The Nashville City Directory (1954) cites Leonard Sisk, Genl. Mgr., at 1200-98 Church Street...
Aerial views of the Veterans Administration Hospital building in Nashville, Tennessee, August 28th, 1962, located at Twenty-fourth Avenue S and Garland. Vanderbilt University’s Morgan Towers can be seen in the foreground. Forms part of Record...
Views of Nashville Municipal Airport and the City-State Administration Building, circa 1950. Nashville's airport officially opened in 1937 as Berry Field, in honor of Colonel Harry S. Berry, the state administrator of the Works Progress...
Interior and exterior views of the Villa “La Colombaia,” located in Florence, Italy. This villa was the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest H. Foster, where they lived until the breakout of World War II. Prior to their ownership, it was the...
Views of the Shelby Street Bridge, spanning the Cumberland River in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, May 3rd, 1961. The Nashville Bridge Company is pictured in the background. Forms part of Record Group 3, Metro Davidson County Photographer. 3...