Diary of William W. Goodwin of Tennessee, who participated in the Confederate Cavalry under Nathan Bedford Forrest and Gen. William Hicks Jackson (owner of Nashville's Belle Meade Plantation) during the Civil War. William Washington Goodwin was born in Nashville in 1847 to attorney George Goodwin and Louisa Goodwin, making him about 17 years old at […]
Lot 73: 11 Pcs. Nashville, TN Related Coin Silver, incl. Ladles
Group of Nashville, Tennessee related coin silver flatware including 1 Campbell & Donigan Gravy Ladle, 1 John Campbell condiment ladle, 2 Thomas McCowat teaspoons, 1 JM Smith Teaspoon, and 6 Gates & Pohlman tablespoons. 1st item: Coin silver gravy ladle, stamped CAMPBELL & DONIGAN in rectangle with elephant pseudohallmark for John Campbell and George Washington […]
Lot 697: 100+ pcs Nashville, TN ephemera inc. Bicycle Club, Female Poll Tax, Dolly Parton Signed
Archive of Nashville, Tennessee related paper ephemera of one hundred (100) plus items, including two (2) Davidson County poll tax receipts, including one (1) $2 Female Poll Tax 1929, dated February 11, 1930 and one (1) $2 Male Poll Tax, dated February 9, 1928; twelve (12) Nashville Bicycle Club related items, including two (2) Constitution […]
Lot 693: Nashville 1960s Civil Rights Photographic Archive of Harold Lowe
Large Archive of photographic images documenting the Civil Rights protests in Nashville c. 1960-1964, taken by Harold Lowe. 1st item: Box containing 35 photographic black and white prints on Kodak paper, 8 x 10, signed by Lowe recto and stamped "Harold G. Lowe Jr. Photojournalism" en verso. (Note: about a half dozen of the photographs […]
Lot 694: Photo Archive, JFK visit to Nashville & Huntsville
Photographic archive documenting the visit of President John F. Kennedy to Nashville, Tennessee on May 18, 1963 and the NASA facility at Huntsville, Alabama on September 11, 1962, most taken by Nashville photographer Harold Lowe. The Nashville related group of items includes 27 photographs (20 images, plus some duplicates) of JFK's visit to Nashville, each […]
Lot 643: Collection of 28 John Overton Signed Bank Checks, most Nashville, TN, 1810-1821 (29 total)
Collection of 29 bank checks and promissory notes; includes 28 signed by prominent early Tennesseean John Overton (1766-1833), dated between 1810 and 1832, plus one (1) unrelated item. One Overton signed check is dated to Thomas Jefferson and dated July 13, 1810. Other payees include Joshua Pilcher, Simon Bradford, Robertson Henry, Randall McGavock, Stephen Cantrell […]
Lot 639: Invitation to Pres. Elect Andrew Jackson Nashville Ball, 1828
Engraved broadside invitation to an ill-fated ball, planned to celebrate the election of President Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) in Nashville, Tennessee. The ball was to be held at "Mr. Edmondson's Hotel", also known as the City Hotel, on December 23, 1828. It was cancelled when Jackson's beloved wife, Rachel, passed away suddenly of an apparent heart […]
Lot 638: AJ Donelson's Invitation to Lafayette Ball in Nashville 1825, des. by Ralph Earl
Engraved invitation to the Ball held in Nashville, Tennessee in 1825 to welcome Revolutionary War hero the Marquis de La Fayette, General Gilbert du Motier (1757-1834) on his tour of the United States. The invitation, designed by artist Ralph Eleaser Whiteside Earl (Tennessee/Connecticut/England, 1788-1838), is addressed to Andrew Jackson Donelson (1799-1871), nephew and private secretary […]
Lot 633: 4 U of Nashville Items incl. Andrew Jackson signed Diploma
1st item: University of Nashville Diploma, 1833, hand-lettered vellum document signed by Nashville, Tennessee dignitaries including then-President Andrew Jackson as trustee of the school. The diploma grants a Bachelor of Liberal Arts degree to Abednego Stephens, and is also signed by University President Philip Lindsley, and trustees John Bell and Charles Saul. 21 3/4" x […]
Lot 576: Pair Dog Andirons, Nashville Tenn. Chrome Plate Co.
Pair Tennessee made cast iron Art Deco figural stylized dog andirons. Signed in raised lettering on sides: Nashville Tennessee Chrome Plating Co. Bronze color surface to fronts of dogs. 18" H x 7 1/2" W x 15 1/2" D. Circa 1940. CONDITION: Some oxidation to front and errant paint splatters to backs of dogs, the […]
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