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…
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…
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…
Vanderbilt University, Kirkland Hall, Nashville, Tenn., circa 1930
View Full Item in Nashville Public LibraryA postcard of Kirkland Hall, the building built to replace Vanderbilt's Main Building that burned in 1905. Vanderbilt University was made possible in 1873 through a one million dollar gift from Commod…
Jubilee Hall, Fisk University, Nashville, Tenn., between 1915 and 1930
View Full Item in Nashville Public LibraryA postcard of Jubilee Hall at Fisk University. Completed in 1876, this was the first permanent building erected for the higher education of African Americans in the United States. The six story struct…
Industrial Arts building, Peabody College, Nashville, circa 1916
View Full Item in Nashville Public LibraryA postcard of the Industrial Arts building at the George Peabody College for Teachers in Nashville, Tennessee. In an effort to create a major Southern teachers' college, the grounds and buildings of t…