Made for his U S Senate run

This is an eight page pamphlet for the Young Tennesseans for Baker.  No indication as to what campaign but he looks young so it would be Congressional or his first Senate run.  large crease at bottom. 

This lot consists of a rally notice for Phil Bredesen when he was running for Mayor of Nashville.  It measures 14 by 8 and a half inches, so scan cut it off the bottom. light crease on the left side.  Tiny edge tear.  One of the buttons is from the Mayor race and the other for his Governor's race. Finally there is a nice paper item for his Mayoral run.  It measures 8 and a half by 5 inches.

Two nice cards showing some of the grounds on the Hermitage.  One is also advertising "Fit for a King" "Roasted and Blended daily by H. G. Hill Grocer and Baking Co."  Nashville Tennessee. 

1912. BRANCH, Mary Polk. Memoirs of a Southern Woman "within the Lines" and a Genealogical Record. Chicago: The Joseph G. Branch Publishing Co., [1912]. 1st ed. 107pp. Portrait frontis., illus., portraits. Orig. cloth-backed pictorial boards. A very nice copy and it is very rare.  Only one listing on the web at the time of this listing and it was $500. The book describes her childhood, marriage, and social activities in the antebellum South. Branch's family became deeply involved in the Civil War: her uncles, cousins, and brothers all held leadership positions in the Confederate army. She describes conditions in the South immediately following the war, praising the "kukluxers" for filling the need for order during Reconstruction. The final section is family geneaology.  Grab this one while you can.

This card was not mailed.  It shows a horse belonging to E E Miller of Murfreesboro Tn.

Glue residue along the edges on the back of this card which was not mailed.  1931 message

Rough condition along the edges and corner tips

This card was not mailed, some tip wear.  Scanner cut off one of the edges.

Some corner and edge wear. Not mailed

Publisher: University of Tennessee Press, U.S.A., 1985.  Very light wear to dust cover, inked name of a previous owner on fly page.

University of Tennessee Press.  Published in 1985. Nice dust cover, no markings.

First Edition of this useful reference book on Nashville.  Two inked presentations on a blank page.  Clean interior.  Dust cover is so worn and damaged that it might as well be thrown away.

First edition on the book that has a foreword by Stanley Horn.  Vanderbilt University Press in 1970.  Dust cover, with price clipped off.  Minor tears in the dust cover.  Clean interior.  I can't tell you how many times I have used this for reference.

Native Nashvillians will remember this sight.  Fred Harvey, Owner of Harvey's Department store donated this scene that was shown every Christmas.  Not mailed, minor tip wear

I sure don't remember this at Shelby Park.  In the 1984, the lodge was disassembled and moved to the Boxwell Reservation in Gallatin for a Boy Scout troop to use. Not mailed with minor tip wear. Scarce card

Mailed card, some corner and edge wear

White bordered postcard which shows all the old cars.  Not mailed, good condition.

Some soft creases on this card, visible only when rotated.  The William Gerst Brewing Company in Nashville Tennessee is presented in this rare view. Divided back and was not mailed.  This card has gone over $2,000 on eBay at least twice that I know of.  

Two uncirculated depression scrip notes dated March 4, 1933 and issued by the Bank of Eagleville, Tennessee.  One each of 25 cents and $1 denominations.

This is the significant work on Tennessee bank notes.  The valuation, of course is out of date but it is still a must for the Tennessee bank note collector,  The author, Paul Gardner has made a lengthy signed inscription to a fellow collector. This book was published in 1983.  Clean interior but some wear to the dust cover, including a long tear near the spine.

Here is a rare war-time program from the Nashville Vols.  It has ads from local businesses and the score card was used.  I didn't recognize any of the baseball players names but then I was just a babe. Note the scotch tape markings on the back of the cover.

This book by the famous Tennessee writer is about nineteenth century politics and thoroughbreds.  It's a good read as is all of his books. Will be mailed book rate and excessive postage paid will be refunded.

I believe this is a scarce view of the interior of Dunbar Cave.  It is not postmarked but the clothing of the people looks vintage.  The card has a slick surface and and is a Kress card.  Excellent condition.

Not mailed with some corner and edge wear.

Great looking card which was not maile.  Signs for Kress-Walk Over Shoes- Beckett Value and a Candy sign.

Not mailed and in good condition.  Sign for the YMCA and the Knickerbocker.  The Stief Jewelry store on the bottom left hand side.

Cancel from 1958  This was a very popular place for people to go before air conditioning was common.

This was a popular place for Nashvillians to take a dip. Not mailed, good condition.

This interesting advertising card shows the Little Sisters of the Poor, Home for the Aged.  When I knew about this home, it was a cloistered home for nuns.  Perhaps they served older people.  The Nashville Hardwood Flooring Co, "Acorn Brand Beech Flooring is the advertising message.  This is a Knopp card which was not mailed.  Corner tip wear.

This Kropp card was not mailed. Great condition.

Card not mailed, minor tip wear.

Minor tip wear to this card, which was not mailed.

Card was mailed and dated in 1909.  Minor wear

This card was not mailed.  Some flaking off of the image on the corner tips and right edge.

This nice Kropp card was not mailed but their is a dated message on the back.  Some minor corner wear. This was the home of the Governors for many years. 

This was copied from a cartoon in the Tennessean newspaper by C H Wellington. Not mailed with minor wear.

These two cards were produced by Zibart Brothers, an old Nashville book store.  Senator Edward Carmack and  Governor Malcolm Patterson were running against each other.  The cards are in good condition and were not mailed. 

This scarce card was not mailed-rough top edge.  Cartoon was by C H Wellington, though his signature is backwards.  Carmack was gunned down on the streets of Nashville by a rival.  Long story but you can google this. 

Early card which was not mailed, reproducing a cartoon from the Tennessean by C H Wellington.  Stains and wear as can be seen in the scan.  

Rare postcard from a series done by C H Wellington of the Tennessean.   Wear to corners, acidic staining on the top corners from being in an album and dingy appearance. It was not mailed but I believe it is period.  Ham Patterson feuded with Edward Carmack, who was killed by a Patterson defender.

This is a super rare card which has at least twice, that I know over, hovered around $1000.00 on eBay.  This is only the second that I have ever had.   Never mailed with some creasing and corner wear.  Looks good to the eye-see scan.  This famous local beer won the Gold Medal at the Tennessee Centennial Exposition in 1897.