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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	Closed Stacks-Norton - 0195