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Nativity Scene at Centennial Park, Nashville, Tennessee, 1953
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Nativity Scene at Centennial Park, Nashville, Tennessee, 1953
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Title
Nativity
Scene
at
Centennial
Park
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
1953
Corporate name
Parthenon (Art museum : Nashville, Tenn.)
Topical entry
Urban parks--Tennessee--Nashville
Parks--Tennessee--Nashville
Cultural parks--Tennessee--Nashville
Christmas--Tennessee--Nashville
Crèches (Nativity scenes)--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry
Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Nashville and Davidson County (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Nashville (Tenn.)--Social life and customs
Nashville (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Description
Nashville
businessman
Fred
Harvey
with
Mayor
Ben
West
and
two
other
men
standing
at a
portion
of the
nativity
scene
at
Centennial
Park
. In
1953
Harvey’s
Department
Store
began
sponsoring
this
special
exhibition
and was on
view
yearly
during
the
Christmas
season
.
Thousands
of
Nashvillians
were
drawn
to
Centennial
Park
by the
beauty
of this
life-size
crèche
. The
sculpted
design
was
created
by
Guido
Rabacini
and
made
by the
Silvestri
Art
Manufacturing
Company
of
Chicago
at a
cost
of
approximately
$20,000
. The
last
year
the
nativity
scene
was on
display
was
1967
.
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
1953
Type
Still
Image
;
Negatives
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
RG 3 3660 Centennial Park Nativity Scene MayorWest FredHarvey 1953 004
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
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