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Photograph taken at town hall meeting about City of Nashville's annexation campaign, July 31, 1961

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Photograph taken at town hall meeting about City of Nashville's annexation campaign, July 31, 1961

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Title	Photograph taken at town hall meeting about City of Nashville's annexation campaign, July 31, 1961
Personal name	Austin, Taylor; West, Ben;
Corporate name	Metro Nashville Government
Topical entry	Annexation (Municipal government) Mayors Politics & government Annexation (Municipal government)--Tennessee--Nashville Mayors--Tennessee--Nashville Politics & government--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry	Davidson County (Tenn.) Nashville (Tenn.) Whitsett Elementary School Nashville (Tenn.)--History Nashville (Tenn.)--Politics and government
Description	A photograph of a town hall meeting about the City of Nashville's annexation campaign. This meeting was held at Whitsett Elementary School on July 31, 1961. Former Nashville Mayor Ben West was a driving force behind this campaign to annex large portions of the Davidson County into the City of Nashville. Photograph shows Mayor West on the left with Councilman Taylor Austin and an unidentified man on the right. b & w; 8 x 10 in.
Creator	Metro Nashville Government
Publisher	Metropolitan Nashville/Davidson County Archives, Nashville Public Library
Date	07/31/1961
Type	Still Image; Photograph
Format	image/jpeg (1.76 MB)
Identifier	School Photographs N-Z - 1644
Language	English
Relation	Metro Photographer Collection
Coverage	07/31/1961
Rights	U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital content, which is provided for educational purposes only and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed for any other purpose without written permission. Please contact: Metro Nashville Archives, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5880.
Location	Metro Government Archives--Annexation/Consolidation Collection--CDM003