Home

Nashville Public Library Digital Collection

Aerial photograph of downtown Nashville, Tennessee, circa 1954

Reference URL

Save to favorites

To link to this object, paste this link in email, IM or document
To embed this object, paste this HTML in website

Aerial photograph of downtown Nashville, Tennessee, circa 1954

View Description

Loading content ...

you wish to report:

Your comment:

Your Name:

...

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	Closed Stacks-P-3068a