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...
Auditoriums; Historic buildings; Concert halls; Architectural elements; Stone carving
Ryman Auditorium, exterior view, front, from southwest. Signs near building advertise Pizza +, the Drake Motel, Opry Tours (tickets inside), WSM Grand Ole Opry, and National Life and Accident Insurance. Also visible are the chimney of the...
Ryman Auditorium interior, from Hardeman's Tabernacle Sermons, Volume 1, by N. B. Hardeman, image facing page 15. The full congregation can be seen in the balcony and the floor with several individuals on the railed stage in the center. The...
A photograph of the "Nashville Tabernacle" in the May 1897, Volume V, Number 5, of the Confederate Veteran magazine. Text beneath the image states that the 7th reunion of the United Confederate Veterans is to be held there June 22-24, 1897. Text...
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.
Letter from Joseph Gerald Branch in Davis Lake Plantation, Arkansas, to his wife Mary in Maury County, Tennessee. He writes about his plans to send her $15,000 in U.S. Treasury notes to invest in real estate to curb currency depreciation and insure...
Letter from Joseph Gerald Branch in Davis Lake Plantation, Arkansas, to his wife Mary in Maury County, Tennessee. He writes that he has not heard from his wife or children since August. He desires to know whether Mary has received the $15,000 in...
Letter from Joseph Gerald Branch in Davis Lake Plantation, Arkansas, to his wife, Mary, in Maury County, Tennessee. He is concerned that his letters are not reaching her, and he observes, "What is property or anything else compared to one's...
Four-page letter from Beck Wallace to her cousin, Samuel Latta, of the 13th Tennessee Infantry, CSA, makes reference to her war work, particularly a concert she has helped organize in Macon to benefit the Southern Mothers in Memphis. She writes of...
Civil Wars; War; Slaves; Agriculture; Political issues; Cities & towns
Excerpts from the Robert H. Cartmell Diaries. They contain full commentaries on the nature of his farm operation, the weather, and the fluctuations of the cotton market. They contain thoughtful comments on politics and candidates for office and...
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This map shows land areas designated for Indians emigrating west of the Mississippi River and the location of Indians already established west of the Mississippi. Some of the emigrating Indian nations include Cherokees, Creeks, Choctaws, and...
Photograph of Roy Acuff performing at the Ryman with the Smoky Mountain Boys. Several different kinds of guitars are seen, including an acoustic, electric, and slide guitar. The microphone stands are printed "WSM Grand Ole Opry" and part of the...
