The Hermitage, U.S. Highway 70 North (4580 Rachel's Lane), Nashville, ...
Significance: The Hermitage and five hundred acres of adjoining land were bought by the State in 1856. It is believed that the brick building was begun in 1818. There is no record of the architect. ... Much f... More
The Hermitage, U.S. Highway 70 North (4580 Rachel's Lane), Nashville, ...
Significance: The Hermitage and five hundred acres of adjoining land were bought by the State in 1856. It is believed that the brick building was begun in 1818. There is no record of the architect. ... Much f... More
The Hermitage, U.S. Highway 70 North (4580 Rachel's Lane), Nashville, ...
Significance: The Hermitage and five hundred acres of adjoining land were bought by the State in 1856. It is believed that the brick building was begun in 1818. There is no record of the architect. ... Much f... More
The Hermitage, U.S. Highway 70 North (4580 Rachel's Lane), Nashville, ...
Significance: The Hermitage and five hundred acres of adjoining land were bought by the State in 1856. It is believed that the brick building was begun in 1818. There is no record of the architect. ... Much f... More
The Hermitage, U.S. Highway 70 North (4580 Rachel's Lane), Nashville, ...
Significance: The Hermitage and five hundred acres of adjoining land were bought by the State in 1856. It is believed that the brick building was begun in 1818. There is no record of the architect. ... Much f... More
The Hermitage, U.S. Highway 70 North (4580 Rachel's Lane), Nashville, ...
Significance: The Hermitage and five hundred acres of adjoining land were bought by the State in 1856. It is believed that the brick building was begun in 1818. There is no record of the architect. ... Much f... More
Abstract of provisions, issued from the to the troops of the United St...
Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. 3 duplicate copies Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 174, Folder 8. Copy scanned: 2
Group of Children from the Model School, Fisk University, Nashville Te...
African American children and adults holding hands in a circle (in school yard?). Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Reportedly displayed as part of the American Negro exhibit at the Par... More
Jackson's tomb at the Hermitage, Nashville, Tenn.
Photograph showing Theodore Roosevelt standing at Jackson's tomb alongside a woman while a crowd gathers around. H101597 U.S. Copyright Office. Blind stamp lower right corner: Fuller, Nashville, Tenn. Printed ... More
Anita Pollitzer, W.J. Jameson, Chairman Nat[ional] Finance Comm[ittee]...
Title transcribed from item. Summary: Photograph of W.J. Jamieson (right, wearing straw hat ) and a smiling Anita Pollitzer (left, wearing broad-brimmed hat) looking at a document held by Jamieson. Cropped vers... More
Spence House, Lebanon Pike, Nashville, Davidson County, TN
Significance: Wall construction: Brick. Size and form: Rectangular, two stories. Porches: Original front and rear porches remain in place. Columns solid red cedar. Joists 3 x 14 cedar. Flooring, heart yell... More
Nashville, Tennessee. Working on fuselage sectionat the Vultee plant. ...
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Vultee Aircraft Corporation plant
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Nashville, Tennessee. Welding parts for fuel pumps. Vultee Aircraft Co...
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Nashville, Tennessee. In the machine shop section. Vultee Aircraft Cor...
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Vultee Aircraft Corporation plant
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Vultee Aircraft Corporation plant
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Nashville, Tennessee. Vultee Aircraft Company. Installing landing gear...
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Production. A-31 ("Vengeance") dive bombers. Electrical sub-assembly. ...
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Burial place of James K. Polk, Nashville Tenn.
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Trail West Boots, Hats, Apparel, mural in downtown Nashville, Tennesse...
Title, date, and subjects provided by the photographer. Credit line: Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Gift and purchase ; Carol M. Highsmith; 2009; (DLC/PP-201... More
Group of Nashville newsies. In middle of group is 7-year-old Sam. Smar...
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Sparkman Street Bridge, Spanning Cumberland River, Nashville, Davidson...
Significance: The bridge possesses state level engineering significance as an example of the through Parker and camelback truss types for its uncommon concrete trusses. The bridge possesses local significance a... More
Sparkman Street Bridge, Spanning Cumberland River, Nashville, Davidson...
Significance: The bridge possesses state level engineering significance as an example of the through Parker and camelback truss types for its uncommon concrete trusses. The bridge possesses local significance a... More
Traveller's Rest, Farrell Parkway, Nashville, Davidson County, TN
Significance: The site on which Travellers' Rest is situated was acquired by Judge John Overton in 1796, the year Tennessee became a state. The original section of the residence, a simple two-story four-room F... More
Traveller's Rest, Farrell Parkway, Nashville, Davidson County, TN
Significance: The site on which Travellers' Rest is situated was acquired by Judge John Overton in 1796, the year Tennessee became a state. The original section of the residence, a simple two-story four-room F... More
Traveller's Rest, Farrell Parkway, Nashville, Davidson County, TN
Significance: The site on which Travellers' Rest is situated was acquired by Judge John Overton in 1796, the year Tennessee became a state. The original section of the residence, a simple two-story four-room F... More
Traveller's Rest, Farrell Parkway, Nashville, Davidson County, TN
Significance: The site on which Travellers' Rest is situated was acquired by Judge John Overton in 1796, the year Tennessee became a state. The original section of the residence, a simple two-story four-room F... More
Public Square Commercial Area, 212, 214, 216 Public Square, Nashville,...
Significance: These three three-story commercial buildings adjoin the Morgan-Reeves Building (see HABS No. TN-16) and face south into the Public Square. The cornice of 212 reads "A.G. Adams, 1875" while the ne... More
Tennessee State Penitentiary, Main Prison, West End, Centennial Avenue...
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The Parthenon, Nashville, Tenn., Panoramic Photograph
H121213 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Haines Photo Co.; January 4, 1909; DLC/PP-1909:43659. Copyright claimant's address: Conneaut, O.
Belle Meade, Nashville, Davidson County, TN
Significance: Wall construction: Brick. Size and form: Rectangular, with semi-detached kitchen wing. Number stories: Two and one-half. Front porch: Stone, quarried on place. Rear porch: Wood - with iron ros... More
Vanderbilt University, Gymnasium, Twenty-third Avenue, South & West En...
Significance: Completed in 1880, the Vanderbilt facility, with its considerable gymnastic equipment and indoor running track, was one of the earliest and best equipped gymnasiums in the South. Though the inter... More
St. Mary's Cathedral, 328 Fifth Avenue, North, Nashville, Davidson Cou...
Significance: Begun in 1844, St. Mary's Cathedral was designed by the famed architect, William Strickland, soon after his arrival in Nashville, Tennessee. A simple, well-proportioned Greek Revival edifice, it ... More
Two 7 year old Nashville newsies, profane and smart, selling Sunday. ...
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Tennessee Manufacturing Company Buildings, Nashville, Davidson County,...
Significance: A complex of buildings built over two decades, the Tennessee Manufacturing Company Buildings comprise the largest surviving nineteenth-century factory in the area. This factory, in operation in 1... More
Union Station, 1001 Broadway, Nashville, Davidson County, TN
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Union Station, 1001 Broadway, Nashville, Davidson County, TN
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Newsom's Mill Bridge, Spanning Harpeth River, Newsom's Station Road, N...
Significance: The bridge is significant for its role in local industry and railroading. The bridge derives additional significance as a representative example of the pony Warren truss type for its association w... More
Newsom's Mill Bridge, Spanning Harpeth River, Newsom's Station Road, N...
Significance: The bridge is significant for its role in local industry and railroading. The bridge derives additional significance as a representative example of the pony Warren truss type for its association w... More
University of Nashville, Literary Department Building, 724 Second Aven...
Significance: Begun in 1853 by Major Adolphus Heiman, one of Nashville's pioneer architects, the main building for the University of Nashville inaugurated the rich tradition of collegiate Gothic architecture in... More
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 615 Sixth Avenue, South, Nashville, Dav...
Significance: The design for the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church has been attributed to the architectural firm of Wills and Dudley of New York. Begun in 1852, Holy Trinity was modeled after an English parish chu... More
Fisk University, Jubilee Hall, Seventeenth Avenue, North, Nashville, D...
Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Davidson County Courthouse & Public Building, Public Square, Nashville...
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Davidson County Courthouse & Public Building, Public Square, Nashville...
Picryl description: Public domain image of liturgy, ceremony, church, Christianity religion, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Davidson County Courthouse & Public Building, Public Square, Nashville...
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a historic courthouse building, court, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Davidson County Courthouse & Public Building, Public Square, Nashville...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an office building, commercial building, 20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Davidson County Courthouse & Public Building, Public Square, Nashville...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Union Gospel Tabernacle, 116 Fifth Avenue, North, Nashville, Davidson ...
Significance: The Ryman Auditorium was built at a time when religious revivalism was attracting such a following in Nashville that Thomas Green Ryman, a recent convert himself, decided in 188 to provide the cit... More
Union Gospel Tabernacle, 116 Fifth Avenue, North, Nashville, Davidson ...
Significance: The Ryman Auditorium was built at a time when religious revivalism was attracting such a following in Nashville that Thomas Green Ryman, a recent convert himself, decided in 188 to provide the cit... More
Union Gospel Tabernacle, 116 Fifth Avenue, North, Nashville, Davidson ...
Significance: The Ryman Auditorium was built at a time when religious revivalism was attracting such a following in Nashville that Thomas Green Ryman, a recent convert himself, decided in 188 to provide the cit... More
The Hermitage, U.S. Highway 70 North (4580 Rachel's Lane), Nashville, ...
Significance: The Hermitage and five hundred acres of adjoining land were bought by the State in 1856. It is believed that the brick building was begun in 1818. There is no record of the architect. ... Much f... More
The Hermitage, U.S. Highway 70 North (4580 Rachel's Lane), Nashville, ...
Significance: The Hermitage and five hundred acres of adjoining land were bought by the State in 1856. It is believed that the brick building was begun in 1818. There is no record of the architect. ... Much f... More
The Hermitage, U.S. Highway 70 North (4580 Rachel's Lane), Nashville, ...
Significance: The Hermitage and five hundred acres of adjoining land were bought by the State in 1856. It is believed that the brick building was begun in 1818. There is no record of the architect. ... Much f... More
The Hermitage, U.S. Highway 70 North (4580 Rachel's Lane), Nashville, ...
Significance: The Hermitage and five hundred acres of adjoining land were bought by the State in 1856. It is believed that the brick building was begun in 1818. There is no record of the architect. ... Much f... More
The Hermitage, U.S. Highway 70 North (4580 Rachel's Lane), Nashville, ...
Significance: The Hermitage and five hundred acres of adjoining land were bought by the State in 1856. It is believed that the brick building was begun in 1818. There is no record of the architect. ... Much f... More
The Hermitage, U.S. Highway 70 North (4580 Rachel's Lane), Nashville, ...
Significance: The Hermitage and five hundred acres of adjoining land were bought by the State in 1856. It is believed that the brick building was begun in 1818. There is no record of the architect. ... Much f... More
Roger Williams University--Nashville, Tenn.--Normal class
Group portrait of African American students, facing front. Public domain photograph - group portrait, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Court House and public square, Nashville, Tenn.
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a historic courthouse building, court, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn., Panoramic Photograph
H121214 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Haines Photo Co.; January 4, 1909. Copyright claimant's address: Conneaut, O.
9-year-old Sol, A Nashville newsie, selling Sunday morning. Location:...
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Religious meeting, Nashville, Tennessee
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Religious meeting, Nashville, Tennessee
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Trailer camp for defense workers of the Vultee Aircraft Plant. Nashvil...
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Nashville, Tennessee. "Vengeance" bomber on the field
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Vultee Aircraft Corporation plant
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Vultee Aircraft Corporation plant
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Nashville, Tennessee. Vultee Aircraft Company. In the engine installat...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial equipment, workshop, assembly line, factory, power engine, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Vultee Aircraft Corporation plant
Picryl description: Public domain image of a military aircraft, assembly line, industrial facility, 1930s aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Nashville, Tennessee. In the machine shop section. Vultee Aircraft Cor...
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Nashville, Tennessee. In the wing assembly section
Picryl description: Public domain image of a factory, plant, manufacture, assembly line, industrial facility, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Vultee Aircraft Corporation plant
Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, assembly line, industrial facility, 1930s aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Nashville, Tennessee. Vultee Aircraft Company. Final assembly of the V...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a bomber aircraft, military aviation, air forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Nashville, Tennessee. Women operating a giant stamping machine. Vultee...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a factory, plant, manufacture, assembly line, industrial facility, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Nashville, Tennessee. Stamping out parts for bombers. Vultee Aircraft ...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a bomber aircraft, military aviation, air forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Production. A-31 ("Vengeance") dive bombers. Pre-flight check-up. Here...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a bomber aircraft, military aviation, air forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Production. A-31 ("Vengeance") dive bombers. Tail cone sub-assembly. I...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a bomber aircraft, military aviation, air forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Production. A-31 ("Vengeance") dive bombers. Lunch time. Here's a grou...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a uniform, costume design, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Production. A-31 ("Vengeance") dive bombers. Landing gear installation...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a bomber aircraft, military aviation, air forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Hearing room at the Tennessee Capitol in Nashville, Tennessee
Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More
The First Union dress parade in Nashville. The 51st Regiment Ohio volu...
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Belmont, Belmont Boulevard & Wedgewood, Nashville, Davidson County, TN
Significance: Built in 1850 by Col. J.A.S. Acklen and his wife, Adelicia, Belmont was considered at that time to be one of the finest private residences in the south. Designed in the manner of an Italian Renai... More
Belmont, Belmont Boulevard & Wedgewood, Nashville, Davidson County, TN
Significance: Built in 1850 by Col. J.A.S. Acklen and his wife, Adelicia, Belmont was considered at that time to be one of the finest private residences in the south. Designed in the manner of an Italian Renai... More
Sparkman Street Bridge, Spanning Cumberland River, Nashville, Davidson...
Significance: The bridge possesses state level engineering significance as an example of the through Parker and camelback truss types for its uncommon concrete trusses. The bridge possesses local significance a... More
Windsor, Nashville, Davidson County, TN during American Civil War
Significance: Wall construction: Brick, front elevation in Flemish bond with stone lintels including moulded keystones. Size and form: Rectangular, two stories with two-story rear ell. Exterior openings, door... More
Public Square Commercial Area, 212, 214, 216 Public Square, Nashville,...
Significance: These three three-story commercial buildings adjoin the Morgan-Reeves Building (see HABS No. TN-16) and face south into the Public Square. The cornice of 212 reads "A.G. Adams, 1875" while the ne... More
Tennessee State Penitentiary, Main Prison, West End, Centennial Avenue...
Picryl description: Public domain image of park architecture, palace, chateau, open space, 18th, and 19th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Vanderbilt University, Gymnasium, Twenty-third Avenue, South & West En...
Significance: Completed in 1880, the Vanderbilt facility, with its considerable gymnastic equipment and indoor running track, was one of the earliest and best equipped gymnasiums in the South. Though the inter... More
St. Mary's Cathedral, 328 Fifth Avenue, North, Nashville, Davidson Cou...
Significance: Begun in 1844, St. Mary's Cathedral was designed by the famed architect, William Strickland, soon after his arrival in Nashville, Tennessee. A simple, well-proportioned Greek Revival edifice, it ... More
Second Avenue North, Commercial District, Second Avenue North between ...
Significance: Initially known as Market Street, Second Avenue from Broadway to the Public Square was probably the most important business street in Nashville in the last half of the nineteenth century. The blo... More
Second Avenue North, Commercial District, Second Avenue North between ...
Significance: Initially known as Market Street, Second Avenue from Broadway to the Public Square was probably the most important business street in Nashville in the last half of the nineteenth century. The blo... More
Union Station, 1001 Broadway, Nashville, Davidson County, TN
Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, warehouse, depot, train station, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Newsom's Mill Bridge, Spanning Harpeth River, Newsom's Station Road, N...
Significance: The bridge is significant for its role in local industry and railroading. The bridge derives additional significance as a representative example of the pony Warren truss type for its association w... More
Newsom's Mill Bridge, Spanning Harpeth River, Newsom's Station Road, N...
Significance: The bridge is significant for its role in local industry and railroading. The bridge derives additional significance as a representative example of the pony Warren truss type for its association w... More
Belair, Nashville, Davidson County, TN
Picryl description: Public domain image of a small palace, chateau, villa, residential historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 615 Sixth Avenue, South, Nashville, Dav...
Significance: The design for the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church has been attributed to the architectural firm of Wills and Dudley of New York. Begun in 1852, Holy Trinity was modeled after an English parish chu... More
Vanderbilt University, West Side Row, West End Avenue & Twenty-fourth ...
Significance: These five buildings were erected as dormitories for Vanderbilt University in 1886 and 1887. They represent an early venture in student housing, when campus residence by students was less common t... More
Morgan-Reeves Building, 208-210 Public Square, Nashville, Davidson Cou...
Significance: This building, among the earliest to be erected on Public Square following the fires of 1856, is a fine example of the richly decorated Italianate storefront in Nashville and may offer the first s... More
Morgan-Reeves Building, 208-210 Public Square, Nashville, Davidson Cou...
Significance: This building, among the earliest to be erected on Public Square following the fires of 1856, is a fine example of the richly decorated Italianate storefront in Nashville and may offer the first s... More
Fisk University, Jubilee Hall, Seventeenth Avenue, North, Nashville, D...
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