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Photograph of the American Trust Building, corner of Third Avenue and Union Streets, Nashville, Tennessee, circa 1925

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Title	Photograph of the American Trust Building, corner of Third Avenue and Union Streets, Nashville, Tennessee, circa 1925
Corporate name	American Trust Building (Nashville, Tenn.)
Topical entry	Architecture Buildings Business Capital City Downtown Nashville Architecture--Tennessee--Nashville Buildings--Tennessee--Nashville Historic buildings--Tennessee--Nashville Central business districts--Tennessee--Nashville Commercial buildings--Tennessee--Nashville Transportation--Tennessee--Nashville Street-railroads--Tennessee--Nashville Electric railroads--Tennessee--Nashville Vehicles--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources Third Avenue (Nashville, Tenn.) Union Avenue (Nashville, Tenn.) Nashville (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Description	This elevated view of the American Trust Building, on the corner of Third Avenue and Union Streets, taken from the window of a building across the street, highlights architect Henry C. Hibbs' design of an addition of ten stories to the top and fifteen stories to the west of the original five-story structure. Also visible are an electric trolley car (bottom left) and cars parked along Union Avenue. Forms part of the Henry C. Hibbs Papers. 1 photograph : b & w; 8 x 10 in.
Creator	Wiles Photographers (Photographer)
Publisher	Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219.
Contributors	Hibbs, Henry C. (Clossen), 1882-1949 (Architect)
Date	ca. 1925
Type	Still Image; Photographs
Format	image/tiff (32.6 MB)
Identifier	HCHP-Bldg-American Trust-p1
Relation	Henry C. Hibbs Papers
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-HCHP-Bldg-American Trust-p1