1st and 2nd items: 2 Masonic Medals belonging to C.C. and Otto Giers, prominent father-son Nashville photographers. 1st item: Masonic 14K gold medal on green silk ribbon, top section engraved Ihreim Altmaster C.C. Giers von den Mitgliedern der Germania Loge no. 355 Fund A.M. Bruderlich gewidmet. 2nd section engraved den April 14 1873 orient Nashville […]

14K charm bracelet belonging to Edward Dickson Hicks with 12 charms including one for Past President American Legion Auxiliary (14K), 2 Fraternal Brotherhood jet charms with seed pearl surrounds, 1 marked 14K, the other 10K; 33rd Division Assn; Key to City of Nashville charm; 14K 4H charm; 10K monogrammed cufflink, etc. Bracelet unmarked but tests […]

Extensive photographic and document archive of the family of William Hunter, C.C. Giers, and Otto Giers. William Hunter's daughter Sarah ("Sallie") married Nashville photographer Otto Giers, son of the Civil War photographer Otto Giers, and gave birth to one child, Hunter William Giers. With a photographer for a father, Hunter Giers was one of the […]

An archive of images of Nashville, circa 1884, all mounted on album pages, most inscribed with identifying captions. Most are stereoview prints. 40 pages containing approximately 150 views (300 images) including Fort Negley and the "Negro Settlement" at Fort Negley, and numerous views of the grounds and Interior of the State Capital Building including corridors, […]

Archive of items related to the 1896-97 Tennessee Centennial Exposition in Nashville. Descended in the family of Edward Dickson Hicks, an organizer of the Tennessee event and son in law of Otto Giers, who photographed several events connected with that Exposition. 1st item: Framed certificate, certifying that "Edward Dickson Hicks is entitled to one share […]

Archive of Nashville, Tennessee related Masonic and Fraternal Organization memorabilia. Includes 1 partially printed, highly decorated certificate for Edward Dickson Hicks certifying he has been "dubbed a Knight of the Red Cross Knight Templar and Knight of Malta", at the Nashville encampment, Sept. 9, 1859. 16" x 12" sight, 22 1/2" x 18 1/2" in […]

1st item: Letter related to the President Martin Van Buren and Eastin/Polk Families, written to Mary Ann Eastin Polk, from a "M. Van Buren", discussing a recent trip to England, specifically a visit to Lord Byron's former estate, and Thanksgiving plans. (Prior to her marraige to Lucius Polk, Miss Eastin was romantially involved with one […]

A group of mostly Nashville related railroad ephemera from the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway and connected to the Edward Hicks family. Includes a cabinet card depicting train tracks, labeled "on line of N C & St. L. Ry", measuring 7" x 4 3/4", plus 3 CDVs of locomotives (marked on back Rogers Locomotive […]

Extensive archive relating to David Morris Harding (1795-1854) and wife Frances "Fanny" Grieves Davis Harding (1801-1865), including ledgers for David Morris Harding's whiskey business and plantation, later known as Devon Farm; Civil War and Slave related ephemera; land documents; and numerous receipts. David M. Harding Account Book for Whiskey Credited for the year of 1849 […]

Archive of items related to John Davis (1770-1853), early surveyor of Nashville, Tennessee, and his family. Includes Davis's will, numerous land documents, survey maps and some slave information. Davis fought as an adolescent in the Revolutionary War, and came to the Nashville area in 1788. He also convinced his father, Frederick Davis, to move his […]