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Cumberland River Wharf, Nashville, 1926
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Title
Cumberland
River
Wharf
,
Nashville
,
1926
Corporate name
H.G. Lipscomb and Co. (Nashville, Tenn.)
Sherwin-Williams Company
Topical entry
Architecture
Buildings
Business
Enterprise
Industries
Capital City
Downtown Nashville
Transportation
Postcards--Tennessee--Nashville
Wharves--Tennessee--Nashville
Central business districts--Tennessee--Nashville
Rivers--Tennessee--Nashville
Transportation--Tennessee--Nashville
Boats--Tennessee--Nashville
Architecture--Tennessee--Nashville
Buildings--Tennessee--Nashville
Historic buildings--Tennessee--Nashville
Business enterprises--Tennessee--Nashville
Business districts--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry
Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Cumberland River (Ky. and Tenn.)--Navigation
Nashville (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Nashville (Tenn.)--Commerce
Description
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
Sherwin
Williams
Paints
. An
additional
title
on the
card
reads
"
Nashville
, the
Powder
City
of the
World.
" This
nickname
refers
to the
powder
plant
built
and
operated
in
1918
by the
E
I
duPont
deNemours
Company
for the
United
States
Government
to
make
smokeless
gun
powder
for the
Allied
Armies
in
World
War
I
. This
plant
was
constructed
in
Old
Hickory
,
just
15
miles
outside
of
downtown
.
Soon
the
plant
was
producing
750,000
pounds
of
powder
every
24
hours
.
Forms
part
of the
Norton
Postcard
Collection
.
1
postcard
:
col
. ;
3.5
x
5.5
in.
Publisher
Special
Collections
Division
of the
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
Contributors
Zibart
Bros
.
(Publisher)
Date
1926
Type
Still
Image
;
Postcards
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
Norton - 0195
Language
English
Relation
Norton
Postcard
Collection
Coverage
1920-1929
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
the
Special
Collections
Division
of the
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
.
Telephone
(615)
862-5782
.
Location
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