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Photograph of the Young Moderns Den of the Nashville Public Library, circa 1960
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Title
Photograph
of the
Young
Moderns
Den
of the
Nashville
Public
Library
,
circa
1960
Corporate name
Public Library of Nashville and Davidson County--History
Topical entry
Architecture
Buildings
Libraries
Capital City
City Government
Downtown Nashville
Popular Culture
Entertainment
Buildings--Tennessee--Nashville
Architecture--Tennessee--Nashville
Lost architecture-Tennessee--Nashville
Libraries and society--Tennessee--Nashville
Material culture--Tennessee--Nashville
Public libraries--Tennessee--Nashville
Carnegie libraries--Tennessee--Nashville
Books
Reading rooms--Tennessee--Nashville
Historic buildings--Tennessee--Nashville
Social & civic facilities--Tennessee--Nashville
Interiors--Tennessee--Nashville
Reading--Tennessee--Nashville
Young adults--Tennessee--Nashville
Teenagers--Tennessee--Nashville
Manners & customs--Tennessee--Nashville
Cultural facilities--Tennessee--Nashville
Social life & customs--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry
Nashville (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Nashville (Tenn.)--Manners and customs
Description
A
photograph
of the
Young
Moderns
Den
of the
Nashville
Public
Library
,
circa
1960
. The
young
adults
are
making
use
of the
educational
and
entertainment
resources
,
while
one
couple
dances
to the
sounds
of a
phonograph
. The
Young
Moderns
Den
was
located
in the
basement
of the
library
. The
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
.
Photographed
by
Wiles-Hood
.
Forms
part
of the
Nashville
Room
Historic
Photographs
Collection
.
1
photograph
:
b
&
w
;
8
x
10
in.
Creator
Wiles-Hood
(Photographer)
Publisher
Special
Collections
Division
of the
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
.
Date
ca.
1960
Type
Still
Image
;
Photographs
Format
image/jpeg
(123
KB)
Identifier
P-2195
Relation
Nashville
Room
Historic
Photographs
Collection
Coverage
1960-1969
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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