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Title	Genesco Industrial Park ribbon cutting in Nashville, Tennessee, 1962 August 05
Personal name	Jarman, W. Maxey
Corporate name	Genesco, Inc.--History
Topical entry	Business enterprises--Tennessee--Nashville Commerce--Tennessee--Nashville Businesspeople--Tennessee--Nashville Buildings--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources Nashville (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc. Nashville and Davidson County (Tenn.)--History--Sources Murfreesboro Road (Nashville, Tenn.) Murfreesboro Pike (Nashville, Tenn.)
Description	A scene from the Genesco Industrial Park (1415 Murfreesboro Road) ribbon cutting ceremony in Nashville, Tennessee on August 5th, 1962. Genesco was originally founded as the Jarman Shoe Company in 1924 as a footwear manufacturer, they were later renamed the General Shoe Company in the 1930s. Johnston & Murphy was purchased in 1951 and moved operations to Nashville. The company took its current name, Genesco, in 1959 and under the leadership of W. Maxey Jarman, the son of co-founder J.F. Jarman, the company began the process of diversifying and expanding the business into an international apparel conglomerate. 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	1962-08-05
Type	Still Image; Negatives
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	RG 3 820 Genesco Park ribbon cutting Aug5 1962 001
Relation	Record Group 3
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