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The Draughon Building, between 1907 and 1917

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Title	The Draughon Building, between 1907 and 1917
Corporate name	Draughon Practical Business College (Nashville, Tenn.)
Topical entry	Architecture Buildings Education Colleges and Universities Business Capital City Downtown Nashville Postcards--Tennessee--Nashville Business schools--Tennessee--Nashville Education--Tennessee--Nashville Universities and colleges--Tennessee--Nashville Architecture--Tennessee--Nashville Buildings--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources Eighth Avenue (Nashville, Tenn.) Nashville (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Description	A postcard of the Draughon Building in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. The 1930 Nashville City Directory lists their address at 124-126 8th Avenue North. The early 20th century postcard description reads: "Nashville, Tenn., home office of Draughon's Practical Business Colleges; established 1888; $300,000.00 capital; 31 Colleges in 17 States: Nashville, Washington, Atlanta, Austin, Columbia (S.C.), Dallas, Denison, El Paso, Evansville, Ft. Worth, Ft. Scott, Ft. Smith, Galveston, Houston, Jackson (Miss.), Jacksonville, Kansas City, Knoxville, Little Rock, Memphis, Montgomery, Muskogee, Oklahoma City, Paducah, Raleigh, St. Louis, San Antonio, Shreveport, Springfield (Mo.), Tyler, and Waco. Jno. F. Draughon, President." Forms part of the Nashville Room 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
Date	between 1907 and 1917
Type	Still Image; Postcards
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	Nash - 72b
Language	English
Relation	Nashville Room Postcard Collection
Coverage	1900-1909; 1910-1919
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-Nash-72b