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Aerial photograph of downtown Nashville, Tennessee, circa 1954
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Title
Aerial
photograph
of
downtown
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
circa
1954
Corporate name
Hume-Fogg High School (Nashville, Tenn.)--Aerial photographs
St. Mary's Church (Nashville, Tenn.)--Aerial photographs
Estes Kefauver Federal Building (Nashville, Tenn.)--Aerial photographs
Cordell Hull State Office Building (Nashville, Tenn.)--Aerial photographs
Sam Davis Hotel (Nashville, Tenn.)--Aerial photographs
Union Station (Nashville, Tenn.)--Aerial photographs
Andrew Jackson Hotel (Nashville, Tenn.)--Aerial photographs
Congregation Ohabai Sholom (Nashville, Tenn.)
Ryman Auditorium (Nashville, Tenn.)
Topical entry
Architecture
Buildings
Churches
Business
Industries
Tourism
Capital City
Downtown Nashville
Transportation
Buildings--Tennessee--Nashville--Aerial photographs
Architecture--Tennessee--Nashville--Aerial photographs
Lost architecture--Tennessee--Nashville--Aerial photographs
Central business districts--Tennessee--Nashville--Aerial photographs
Architectural elements--Tennessee--Nashville
Building construction--Tennessee--Nashville
Office buildings--Tennessee--Nashville
Streets--Tennessee--Nashville
Churches--Tennessee--Nashville
Business districts--Tennessee--Nashville
Capitols--Tennessee--Nashville
Courthouses--Tennessee--Nashville
Plazas--Tennessee--Nashville
Capitals (Cities)--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry
Nashville (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Aerial photographs
Nashville (Tenn.)--Aerial photographs
Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Public Square (Nashville, Tenn.)--Aerial photographs
Court House Square (Nashville, Tenn.)--Aerial photographs
Cumberland River (Ky. and Tenn.)--Aerial photographs
East Nashville (Nashville, Tenn.)--Aerial photographs
Description
An
aerial
photograph
of
downtown
Nashville
,
photographed
for The
Nashville
Banner
, by
photographer
John
Morgan
circa
1954
. The
view
includes
the
urban
landscape
from the
area
adjacent
to the
Tennessee
State
Capitol
building
,
south
to
Demonbreun
Street
,
west
to
Broadway
and
10th
Avenue
, and a
view
of the
bridges
over
the
Cumberland
River
to
East
Nashville
.
Several
buildings
and
skyscrapers
in the
photograph
include
the
Ryman
Auditorium
,
Hume-Fogg
High
School
, the
Public
Square
,
Union
Station
,
Vine
Street
Temple
(Congregation
Ohabai
Sholom)
,
Cordell
Hull
State
Office
Building
,
Sam
Davis
Hotel
,
Andrew
Jackson
Hotel
,
St
.
Mary's
Catholic
Church
,
Estes
Kefauver
Federal
Building
,
among
several
other
landmarks
in
downtown
Nashville
.
Forms
part
of the
Nashville
Room
Historic
Photographs
Collection
.
1
photograph
:
b
&
w
;
14
x
11
cm
.
Creator
Morgan
,
John
(Photographer)
Publisher
Special
Collections
Division
of the
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
.
Contributors
Beasley
,
Kay
R
.
(Donor)
Date
ca.
1954
Type
Still
Image
;
Photographs
;
Aerial
photographs
Format
image/jpeg
(25.9
MB)
Identifier
P-3068a
Relation
Nashville
Room
Historic
Photographs
Collection
Coverage
1950-1959
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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