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- Public Service Poster, "Say Howdy without the Hands," 2020 -
- 2020
- Collections - Artifact
Public Service Poster, "Say Howdy without the Hands," 2020
- John Lewis Falls after Being Struck while Protesting at a Nashville Restaurant That Refused to Serve Blacks, May 1, 1964 -
- May 01, 1964
- Collections - Artifact
John Lewis Falls after Being Struck while Protesting at a Nashville Restaurant That Refused to Serve Blacks, May 1, 1964
- Tintype Pendant, 1863 - The development of the tintype with its increased durability over daguerreotypes and ambrotypes lent itself to creating mementoes and keepsakes, housed in a variety of cases including jewelry. This particular pendant could be a piece of mourning jewelry or it could have been a keepsake given to a loved one by a soldier going off to war.
- 1863
- Collections - Artifact
Tintype Pendant, 1863
The development of the tintype with its increased durability over daguerreotypes and ambrotypes lent itself to creating mementoes and keepsakes, housed in a variety of cases including jewelry. This particular pendant could be a piece of mourning jewelry or it could have been a keepsake given to a loved one by a soldier going off to war.
- Louisville and Nashville Railroad Restroom Sign, 1929 - From the late 19th through the mid-20th centuries, segregation laws in Southern states separated African Americans and whites in almost every aspect of public life -- from railroad cars and schools to restrooms and drinking fountains. Varying from state to state, these laws were supposed to establish facilities that were "separate but equal." In reality, these were almost never equal.
- 1929
- Collections - Artifact
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Restroom Sign, 1929
From the late 19th through the mid-20th centuries, segregation laws in Southern states separated African Americans and whites in almost every aspect of public life -- from railroad cars and schools to restrooms and drinking fountains. Varying from state to state, these laws were supposed to establish facilities that were "separate but equal." In reality, these were almost never equal.
- Portrait of Fiddler "Uncle Jimmy" Thompson, January 1926 - Jesse Donald "Uncle Jimmy" Thompson began playing fiddle as a boy in Texas. Later in life he competed in fiddling contests, including one sponsored by a Kentucky Ford dealer in 1926. Thompson's most notable performance was in Nashville on November 28, 1925, when he became the first artist featured on WSM radio's <em>Barn Dance</em> -- soon renamed the <em>Grand Ole Opry</em>.
- January 20, 1926
- Collections - Artifact
Portrait of Fiddler "Uncle Jimmy" Thompson, January 1926
Jesse Donald "Uncle Jimmy" Thompson began playing fiddle as a boy in Texas. Later in life he competed in fiddling contests, including one sponsored by a Kentucky Ford dealer in 1926. Thompson's most notable performance was in Nashville on November 28, 1925, when he became the first artist featured on WSM radio's Barn Dance -- soon renamed the Grand Ole Opry.