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Air shots of the Capitol Hill, Nashville, Tennessee, 1957 July 01

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Title	Air shots of the Capitol Hill, Nashville, Tennessee, 1957 July 01
Corporate name	Tennessee State Capitol (Nashville, Tenn.)
Topical entry	Capitols--Tennessee--Nashville Buildings--Tennessee--Nashville Public buildings--Tennessee--Nashville Architecture--Tennessee--Nashville Historic buildings--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources Nashville (Tenn.)--Social life and customs Nashville and Davidson County (Tenn.)--History--Sources Nashville (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc. Tennessee--Capital and capitol
Description	The Tennessee State Capitol Building and redevelopment area is pictured in this July 1st, 1957 aerial of Capitol Hill in downtown Nashville. This is related to the Capitol Hill Redevelopment Project, a major urban renewal project implemented in the 1950s. The Tennessee State Capitol was designed by architect William Strickland, who modeled it after a Greek Ionic temple. The cornerstone was laid on July 4th, 1845 and the building was completed fourteen years later in 1859. Forms part of Record Group 412, Photographs Collection. 1 photograph negative : b & w ; 4 x 5 in.
Publisher	Metropolitan Nashville/Davidson County Archives, Nashville Public Library
Date	1957-07-01
Type	Still Image; Negatives
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	RG 412 007 Air shots of Capitol Hill Area in 1957 006
Relation	Record Group 412
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: Metro Nashville Archives, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5880.
Location	Closed Stacks, Metro Archives RG 412