This nine-page letter written from Arthur H. Harris in Monroe, Louisiana, to his brother George Carroll Harris in Nashville is a conscious political treatise. The author is advocating and justifiying the secession of Louisiana at the upcoming...
WSM Grand Ole Opry performance on stage at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. A sign reading "A service of National Life and Accident Insurance" is in the background on a barn stage prop.
A pen and ink drawing of the Baltimore City Assembly Room. Shows a large two-story Georgian building. On the roof is an American flag. The caption reads: "City Assembly Room and Library, Baltimore, Md., where a banquet was given Andrew Jackson,...
Hotels; Awards; Banquet halls; Banquets; Rewards of merit
A pen and ink drawing showing the front of Washington Hall and the adjoining hotel. Both are two-story buildings. The caption reads: Washington Hall and Hotel, Philadelphia, Pa., where Andrew Jackson was banqueted February 1819. Collection of the...
This etching presents the front of some of the college buildings at Harvard University at the time Jackson was honored in 1833. The Wall name appears at the bottom of the drawing with the date 1937; Wall signed below the etching. The inspiration...
City & town halls; Government facilities; Municipal government; Awards; Rewards of Merit
A pen and ink drawing of the front entrance of the New York City Hall. There are several citizens in front of the building. The inscription reads: "City Hall, New York City, where Andrew Jackson was presented with the Freedom of the City, Feb. 23,...
Program for the Nashville City School Teachers Association variety show entitled "School Daze," presented as part of the National Education Association (NEA) centennial.
Music; Guitars; Singers; Music halls; Musicians; Concerts
Photograph of two unidentified men with guitars performing on stage. A barn faade is in the background with a partially visible "WSM Grand Ole Opry" sign over the doors. Several men are also visible. One appears to be playing a piano and two more...
Guitars; Music; Singers; Pianos; Music halls; Musicians; Concerts
Photograph shows twelve individuals, five of whom appear to be performing. (None are identified in the photograph.) A barn faade is in the background with a sign over the doors reading, "WSM Grand Ole Opry." The back of a audience member's head...
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...
Exterior of the Ryman Auditorium. Signs for WSM Grand Ole Opry, Grand Ole Opry House, and National Life & Accident Insurance Company can be seen on the building's exterior.; On an adjacent building are signs for Allright Auto Park, Opry Park, and...
Photograph shows the entertainers on a raised stage and the backs of the heads of the audience, seated in a semi-circle. The faade of a barn is the background with a sign over the doors reading, "WSM Grand Ole Opry." A small sign to the right of...
Grand Ole Opry cast on the stage of the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. The sign in the back reads "WSM Home of Grand Ole Opry." A sign advertising the National Life and Accident Insurance Company also hangs behind the stage.
Music; Audiences; Singers; Guitars; Pianos; Hats; Music halls; Musicians; Concerts
Photograph shows the entertainers on a raised stage and the backs of the heads of the audience, seated in a semi-circle. A barn faade is in the background with a sign over the doors reading, " WSM Grand Ole Opry." The ductwork on the left side of...
