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Photograph of the circulation desk of the Nashville Public Library, circa 1948
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Title
Photograph
of the
circulation
desk
of the
Nashville
Public
Library
,
circa
1948
Corporate name
Public Library of Nashville and Davidson County--History
Topical entry
Architecture
Buildings
Libraries
Capital City
Downtown Nashville
City Government
Popular Culture
Books
Libraries and society--Tennessee--Nashville
Material culture--Tennessee--Nashville
Public libraries--Tennessee--Nashville
Carnegie libraries--Tennessee--Nashville
Architecture--Tennessee--Nashville
Lost architecture-Tennessee--Nashville
Buildings--Tennessee--Nashville
Architectural elements--Tennessee--Nashville
Historic buildings--Tennessee--Nashville
Social & civic facilities--Tennessee--Nashville
Interiors--Tennessee--Nashville
Columns--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry
Nashville (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Description
A
photograph
of the
circulation
desk
,
circa
the
late
1940's
, of the
Nashville
Public
Library
.
Doric
columns
are a
significant
feature
of the
interior
architectural
design
. The
main
public
library
building
was
constructed
with a
$100,000
grant
from
philanthropist
Andrew
Carnegie
, and the
cornerstone
was
laid
on
April
27
,
1903
.
Officially
opened
to the
public
on
September
19
,
1904
, the
building
was
located
at
8th
Avenue
North
and
Union
Street
. The
Carnegie
Library
of
Nashville
was
renamed
the
Nashville
Public
Library
in
1934
,
being
active
at this
location
until
1963
,
when
the
new
Metropolitan
Government
began
construction
on a
new
main
library
upon
the
site
.
Forms
part
of the
Nashville
Room
Historic
Photographs
Collection
.
1
photograph
:
b
&
w
;
8
x
10
in.
Publisher
Special
Collections
Division
of the
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
.
Date
ca.
1948
Type
Still
Image
;
Photographs
Format
image/jpeg
(148
KB)
Identifier
P-2174
Relation
Nashville
Room
Historic
Photographs
Collection
Coverage
1940-1949
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-2174
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