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Colonel Tom Parker presented with an honorary plaque by Mayor Ben West, 1960 November 16

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Colonel Tom Parker presented with an honorary plaque by Mayor Ben West, 1960 November 16

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Title	Colonel Tom Parker presented with an honorary plaque by Mayor Ben West, 1960 November 16
Personal name	West, Ben, 1911-1974; Parker, Tom, 1909 June 26-1997
Topical entry	Concert agents--United States Impresarios--United States Music trade--United States Sound recording industry--United States
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources Nashville (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc. Nashville and Davidson County (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Description	Pictured left to right: Colonel Thomas Andrew “Tom” Parker accepting an official plaque from Nashville Mayor Ben West, November 16th, 1960: “Col. Thomas A. Parker is hereby appointed Honorary Chief of Police of Nashville in grateful appreciation for his outstanding civic and public service. Ben West, Mayor.” Parker, born Andreas Cornelis “Dries” van Kuijk, was a Dutch-born entertainment impresario known best as the manager of Elvis Presley. 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	1960-11-16
Type	Still Image; Negatives
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	RG 3 5096 Col Tom Parker w Mayor West Nov16 1960 002
Relation	Record Group 3 Metro Davidson County Photographer
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 Metro Archives, Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5880.
Location	Closed Stacks, Metro Archives RG3