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Sonja Henie receives key to City of Nashville, Tennessee, 1954 April

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Title	Sonja Henie receives key to City of Nashville, Tennessee, 1954 April
Personal name	Henie, Sonja, 1912-1969
Topical entry	Celebrities Women figure skaters--Norway--History--Sources Figure skaters--Norway--History--Sources Motion picture actors and actresses Women Olympic athletes--Norway--History--Sources Civic leaders--Tennessee--Nashville Politicians--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources Nashville and Davidson County (Tenn.)--History--Sources Nashville (Tenn.)--Social life and customs
Description	Celebrity figure skater and film actress Sonja Henie, with two unidentified children at the airport during her visit to Nashville, circa April 1954. Henie was presented a key to the City and also Honorary Citizenship of the City of Nashville. Henie was a Norwegian figure skater and film star who won more Olympic and World titles than any other ladies figure skater (Olympic Champion: 1928, 1932, 1936; World Champion 1927-1936, and European Champion 1931-1936. Henie became a very successful Hollywood movie star after signing a long term contract at Twentieth Century Fox circa 1936. She became one of the wealthiest women in the world in her time through her film career, figure skating and ice shows, and lucrative endorsement contracts. Forms part of Record Group 3, Metro Davidson County Photographer. 1 photograph negative : b & w ; 4 x 5 in.
Publisher	Metropolitan Nashville/Davidson County Archives, Nashville Public Library
Date	1954-04
Type	Still Image; Negatives
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	RG 3 4561 Sonja Henie key to city Apr1954 007
Relation	Record Group 3 Metro Davidson County Photographer
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 Metro Archives, Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5880.
Location	Closed Stacks, Metro Archives RG3