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Commander William Anderson homecoming visit to Nashville, 1958 September 10

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Title	Commander William Anderson homecoming visit to Nashville, 1958 September 10
Personal name	Anderson, William R., 1921-2007; West, Ben, 1911-1974
Corporate name	Nautilus (Submarine : SSN-571)--History--Sources United States. Navy--Officers--History--Sources
Topical entry	Submarine captains--United States--History--Sources Politicians--Tennessee--History--Sources
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources Nashville (Tenn.)--Social life and customs Nashville and Davidson County (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Description	Pictured: A scene from the homecoming visit of Navy Commander William Anderson hosted at the Andrew Jackson Hotel in downtown Nashville, September 10th, 1958. The first part of the official welcome ceremony took place at the Nashville Airport upon arrival via an American Airlines DC7. Anderson commanded the Navy’s first atomic submarine, the “USS Nautilus” on its historic cruise beneath the North Pole in August, 1958. In addition to a distinguished military career, Anderson was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives from Tennessee’s 6th district (in office January 3, 1965-January 3, 1973. 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	1958-09-10
Type	Still Image; Negatives
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	RG 3 3879 Nautilus Cmdr Anderson visit Sept10 1958 011
Relation	Record Group 3
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