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Nashville: The 20th Century in Photographs Volume 1

Street Scenes | Volume 1

In this first volume of Nashville: The 20th Century in Photographs, NPT explores our city at the turn of the century. Check out the street scene images below for a glimpse at life in Nashville from 1897 through the years of World War I.

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4th Ave North from Church

1889

1900

Maxwell House

Cedar Street Car At The Capitol

1910

Hubbard Hospital

1947

Summer Street

1931

Elliston Place

1915

5th Ave North Toward Union Street

1907

Car At The Capitol

Crowd And Street Car

1890's

Street Car

Union Street East From 5th

1919

5th Avenue

1926

1930

Cedar Street Trolly Car

1909

Nashville Firemen

1907

Street Car

Downtown Scene with Streetcar