Duncan Hotel. Nashville, Tenn., circa 1910
View Full Item in Nashville Public LibraryA postcard of the Duncan Hotel built in 1889 by wealthy Nashville broker William M. Duncan. This massive brick building was trimmed in stone and occupied a fourth of the block on the southeast corner…
Nashville Tennessee, a city of fine churches, between 1930 and 1945
View Full Item in Nashville Public LibraryA postcard of five churches of different denominations located in downtown Nashville. In the upper left is McKendree Methodist Church. In the lower left is the Cathedral of the Incarnation. In the cen…
War Memorial Bldg. and State Capitol - Nashville - Tenn., circa 1942
View Full Item in Nashville Public LibraryA postcard of the War Memorial Building on Memorial Plaza stretching between Union Street and Charlotte Avenue, and from Sixth to Seventh Avenues. This building was built by the state, county and city…
Bus depot, Nashville, Tenn., between 1935 and 1945
View Full Item in Nashville Public LibraryA postcard of the Union Bus Terminal located at 517 Commerce Street in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. Built in the latter part of the 1930s, this bus terminal exemplified the art deco architecture sty…
Furman Hall - Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn., circa 1930
View Full Item in Nashville Public LibraryA postcard of Furman Hall on the campus of Vanderbilt University. When Furman Hall opened in 1907, it was called the most modern chemistry/pharmacy building in the United States. Its name honors Franc…
The tower - Scarritt College for Christian Workers, circa 1930
View Full Item in Nashville Public LibraryA postcard of the tower at Scarritt College for Christian Workers. Located on Nineteenth Avenue South, Scarritt College came to Nashville from Kentucky in 1924 as a training school for women Christian…
Union Station, Nashville, circa 1920
View Full Item in Nashville Public LibraryA postcard of Nashville's Union Station. The former railroad terminal opened in 1900 to serve the passenger operations of the eight railroads then providing passenger service to Nashville, Tennessee.…
Memorial Chapel, Fisk University, Nashville, Tenn., circa 1930
View Full Item in Nashville Public LibraryA postcard of The Fisk Memorial Chapel on the campus of Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee. The chapel was built in 1892 by means of a legacy from General Clinton B. Fisk, (for whom the Universit…
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn., 1901
View Full Item in Nashville Public LibraryA postcard of the Main Building on the Vanderbilt Campus in 1901. Vanderbilt University was made possible in 1873 through a one million dollar gift from Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, a shipping and…
Belle H. Bennett Memorial - Scarritt College for Christian Workers - Nashville, Tenn., circa 1930
View Full Item in Nashville Public LibraryA postcard of the Belle H. Bennett Memorial on the campus of Scarritt College for Christian Workers in Nashville, Tennessee. Located on Nineteenth Avenue South, Scarritt College came to Nashville from…
Views of Nashville, Tenn., 1907
View Full Item in Nashville Public LibraryA postcard depicting several Nashville landmarks, including the State Penitentiary, the Confederate Monument in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, the Parthenon in Centennial Park, two images of the United States P…
Union Station, Nashville, Tennessee, circa 1951
View Full Item in Nashville Public LibraryA postcard of Nashville's Union Station. The former railroad terminal opened in 1900 to serve the passenger operations of the eight railroads then providing passenger service to Nashville, Tennessee.…
State penitentiary, Nashville, Tenn., circa 1910
View Full Item in Nashville Public LibraryA postcard of the Tennessee State Penitentiary, located off of Centennial Boulevard in West Nashville. Built in 1897, this structure takes on the appearance of a Gothic castle. At the time of its cons…
War Memorial Building, Nashville, Tennessee, circa 1950
View Full Item in Nashville Public LibraryA postcard of the War Memorial Building on Memorial Plaza stretching between Union Street and Charlotte Avenue, and from Sixth to Seventh Avenues. This building was built by the state, county and city…
Davidson County Court House, Nashville, Tenn., between 1910 and 1915
View Full Item in Nashville Public LibraryA postcard of the Davidson County Court House as it appeared around 1910. The courthouse was designed in 1857 by Francis Strickland, son of William Strickland, who built the State Capitol. Constructio…
St. Cecelia Academy. Nashville, Tenn., 1906
View Full Item in Nashville Public LibraryA postcard of St. Cecelia Academy, a private, all-girls Roman Catholic high school founded in 1860 by the Dominican Sisters. This building is located in North Nashville at Eighth Avenue North and Clay…
Greetings from Nashville, Tennessee, 1961
View Full Item in Nashville Public LibraryA postcard featuring two Nashville scenes. The top section is of the Parthenon in Centennial Park. The view shows the annual Christmas display which attracted thousands of visitors each year from 1954…
Court house, Nashville, Tenn., 1905
View Full Item in Nashville Public LibraryA postcard of the Court House as it appeared in 1905. The courthouse was designed in 1857 by Francis Strickland, son of William Strickland, who built the State Capitol. Construction on the building st…
Vanderbilt University, main building, between 1898 and 1901
View Full Item in Nashville Public LibraryA postcard of the Main Building on the Vanderbilt campus between 1898 and 1901. Vanderbilt University was made possible in 1873 through a one million dollar gift from Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, a…
Broadway Presbyterian Church, 1911
Historic Nashville, IncView Full Item in Nashville Public LibraryA postcard of Broadway Presbyterian Church, located at 1616 West End Avenue in Nashville, Tennessee. This church was dedicated on January 11, 1911. The foundation was made of rough cut stone blocks. T…