Interior image of the Union Gospel Tabernacle including the audience and the Theodore Thomas Orchestra performing at a benefit staged by the Ladies' Hermitage Association to fund the preservation of The Hermitage, home of Andrew Jackson.
The Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. Small house at left later (1905) became the home of Congregation Sherith Israel, also known as the Fifth Avenue Synagogue. The photograph appears to have been taken in the winter as the trees are...
Interior of the Ryman Auditorium shows stage and seats from right rear. Various signs around the auditorium read "No Smoking," "No Standing," "Grand Ole Opry."
Auditoriums; Concert halls; Historic buildings; Tabernacles (Buildings); Architectural elements
Exterior view of the Ryman Auditorium at 5th Avenue North. Pieces of the building's history are clearly visible in the signs and plaques that are affixed to the structure. In view are signs proclaiming "Grand Ole Opry House," "WSM Grand Ole...
Photo taken from the audience level of a performance at the Ryman by Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys. Audience, stage, backstage, electronics, and advertisements are all in view.
Program for the Nashville City School Teachers Association variety show entitled "School Daze," presented as part of the National Education Association (NEA) centennial.
Photograph of a stone carving on the front of the Ryman Auditorium reading "Union Gospel Tabernacle 1891" reflecting the building's original name. The carving is framed by a gothic-inspired faux-window frame.
Entrance on the east (4th Avenue) side of the Ryman Auditorium. Next to the entrance is a sign which reads: "WSM 'Grand Ole Opry' Tours Tickets On Sale At Box Office." Entrance is now covered by 2-story addition built in 1994. Photograph labeled...
