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Mayor Beverly Briley presents the Poppy Day Proclamation, 1965 May 27
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Mayor Beverly Briley presents the Poppy Day Proclamation, 1965 May 27
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Title
Mayor
Beverly
Briley
presents
the
Poppy
Day
Proclamation
,
1965
May
27
Personal name
Briley
,
Beverly
,
1914-1980
Topical entry
Mayors--Tennessee--Nashville
Proclamations--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry
Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Nashville (Tenn.)--Social life and customs
Nashville and Davidson County (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Nashville (Tenn.)--Politics and government
Description
Nashville
Mayor
Briley
is
pictured
with a
mother
and
daughter
, as they are
presented
with the
Poppy
Day
Proclamation
, on
May
27th
,
1965
. The
bright
red
Poppy
flower
is
a
symbol
of the
sacrifice
of
lives
in
war
and
represents
the
hope
that
none
had
died
in
vain
.
Poppy
Day
is
a
commemorative
program
of the
American
Legion
Auxiliary
to
commemorate
the
armistice
that
ended
World
War
I
and to
honor
all
soldiers
.
Forms
part
of
Record
Group
3
,
Metro
Davidson
County
Photographer
.
1
photograph
negative
:
b
&
w
.
Publisher
Metropolitan
Nashville/Davidson
County
Archives
,
Nashville
Public
Library
Date
1965-05-27
Type
Still
Image
;
Negatives
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
RG 3 1659 Mayor Briley Poppy Day Proclam002
Relation
Record
Group
3
Metro
Davidson
County
Photographer
Coverage
1960-1969
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
Metro
Archives
,
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
.
Telephone
(615)
862-5880
.
Location
Closed Stacks, Metro Archives RG3
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