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Mayor Briley on the observation deck of Life & Casualty Tower, Nashville, Tennessee, circa 1960s

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Mayor Briley on the observation deck of Life & Casualty Tower, Nashville, Tennessee, circa 1960s

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Title	Mayor Briley on the observation deck of Life & Casualty Tower, Nashville, Tennessee, circa 1960s
Personal name	Briley, Beverly, 1914-1980
Corporate name	Life and Casualty Insurance Company of Tennessee Davidson County Court House (Nashville, Tenn.)
Topical entry	Insurance companies--Tennessee--Nashville Business enterprises--Tennessee--Nashville Architecture--Tennessee--Nashville Central business districts--Tennessee--Nashville Buildings--Tennessee--Nashville Bridges--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources Nashville (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc. Nashville and Davidson County (Tenn.)--History--Sources Fourth Avenue (Nashville, Tenn.) Church Street (Nashville, Tenn.) Cumberland River (Ky. and Tenn.)
Description	Pictured: Nashville Mayor Beverly Briley viewing the downtown area from atop the observation deck of the Life and Casualty Insurance Company, circa the 1960s. This life insurance company, based in Nashville, was founded in 1903 by A. M. Burton, great-grandfather of singer Amy Grant. In 1957 they moved into a new thirty-one-story tower known as the L & C Tower, located at 4th Avenue North and Church Street. The building was briefly the tallest building in the Southeast. Mayor Briley was the first mayor of the newly consolidated metropolitan government of Nashville and Davidson County. A Democrat, he served from 1963 to 1975. Forms part of Record Group 3, Metro Davidson County Photographer. 1 35 mm slide, filmstrip : b & w.
Publisher	Metro Archives, Nashville Public Library, 3801 Green Hills Village Drive, Nashville, Tennessee, 37215
Date	ca. 1960s
Type	Still Image; Negatives
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	RG 3 911 Life & Casualty Tower, Mayor Briley on observation deck 009
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, 3801 Green Hills Village Drive, Nashville, Tennessee, 37215. Telephone (615) 862-5880.
Location	Closed Stacks, Metro Archives RG3