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New South CharmColumbia's motto is "Old South Charm, New South Progress." It appeared on the old city limits signs until the 1990s. 20031400,954Price On Request -
Dimple, TNThe rich soil of Maury County has led to its citing as "the Garden Spot of the World," and the Central Basin has been referred to as "the Dimple of the Universe."431,576Price On Request
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Muleshadow
Mule Day Fair, Columbia, Tennessee, 2004
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Cow in PastureBack roads farm, Spring Hill 1978850,570Price On Request
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American MuleMule Day, Columbia, TN, 1987656,960Price On Request
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Mules For SaleThe day before Mule Day, an open-air mule auction has been traditionally held on East Seventh Street. Captured the bidding here. Columbia, TN, 1986950,401Price On Request
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Four CowsRQ on the road CQ visit to Knoxville and Columbia, Murfreesboro, TN, 20041400,959Price On Request
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Lone HorseTennessee, 1980850,578Price On Request
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The Return of the King
An Elvis impersonator at Mule Day, Columbia, TN, 1996
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PaintsPaints Since 1907, Columbia, TN, 19841400,936Price On Request
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Benton with Mule TwinsOliver Benton Quin IV. Mule Day Fair, Columbia, TN, 1990951,960Price On Request
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Gentleman in JacketDowntown, Columbia, TN, 1985634,960Not For Sale
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FrankMr. Frank Flanagan was dressed to the nines for Mule Day, Columbia, TN 1985644,960Price On Request
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JudgeTaylor Rayburn was County Judge of Maury County from 1974 to 1985; during his term, the position was renamed County Executive. Store Norris Hunter's Park Seed Company on the Columbia Public Square, now the space occupied652,960Price On Request
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Kid Sheriff & GunsDowntown, Columbia, TN, 1974659,960Not For Sale
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1¢ Weight, 5¢ HoroscopeThis machine stood around town in several locations. It was owned by Murphy Fraser, and Bob Duncan and Buzz Nesbit "operated" it one summer, collecting a grand total of fifty-three cents. Columbia, TN, 1976636,960Price On Request
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NorrisMr. Norris Hunter operated the Park Seed Company, which was Columbia's oldest business when Clark was growing up. Clark caught him spinning yarns atop a seed bin in the store on the Public Square. Columbia, TN,19851400,948Not For Sale
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Well Here's Dixie, Away, AwayDixie Loans occupied the former Stephenson Drug Store on the southeast corner of the Public Square in the 1970s. Columbia, TN, 19761374,960Price On Request
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Hop'sHop Dorris operated two pool halls in downtown Columbia when Clark was growing up. "The Shamrock" was located on the Public Square, "Hop's" was on South Main Street. Columbia, TN, 1976670,960Price On Request
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Variety Record ShopBegan in Columbia as a local store for Ernest Tubb Record Shop of Nashville. Originally located on West Seventh Street, it later moved to the southwest corner of the Public Square. Clark bought a lot of records here from the proprietor, Edna Lentz. Before computers we were satisfied with record players.—CQ Columbia, TN, 1976657,960Price On Request
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Fifty Beautiful UnitsAn excellent neon sign at the James K. Polk Motel, Columbia. The Polk is the last of the once-common motor court motels still in operation in Columbia, TN. It is owned by JRN, Inc. 2007637,960Price On Request
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The AthenaeumGrew up across the street from the Athenaeum Rectory when it was still occupied by Miss Carrie Smith, a descendent of the school's founder. This 1971 photo, the earliest in the exhibit, was taken from the attic of the adjoining home of Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Algood.1393,960Price On Request
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Bills KidsThese are some of the many grandchildren of Clark's mother's cook, Annie Mae Bills, photographed at her house on Bridge Street, Columbia, TN, 19761400,953Not For Sale
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Mule Hat FlowerNew Orleans, LA 1980655,960Price On Request
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Richard and FriendsYounger brother Richard (left), with friends Buddy Speakman and William Tracy, photographed at Metal Ford, where the old Natchez Trace crossed the Buffalo River in Lewis County, 1974850,571Price On Request
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Victrola
Vine Hill, Cross Bridges, 1980
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Columbia PlazaColumbia's first strip shopping center was built a block away from Clark's home on the site of the old Columbia Institute, where Clark's mother attended school. In Clark's childhood, it was occupied by H. G. Hill's Grocery, Grant's (a general goods store), Wilson Quick Pharmacy, and Kroger's. Today, it houses the Columbia Post Office, Fred's, and Food Land. Columbia, TN, 20031400,943Not For Sale
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CaféMount Pleasant, TN, 1996681,960Price On Request
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Trucker's Rest RoomThis structure, no longer extant, was a part of Stan's Truck Stop, a long-time business in Spring Hill, later the Poplar House Restaurant. Stan's later relocated to the Highway 412 exit on Interstate 65 and still operates today. Spring Hill, TN, 1986950,638Price On Request
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Bucky'sThis was the first restaurant in Columbia to sell Broasted Chicken. Columbia, TN, 2006637,960Price On Request
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Coming SoonThe Second is Coming Soon of Christ, Ready? Mule Day Fair, Columbia, TN, 19851400,939Price On Request
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Barber ShopBarber ShopThis tiny building on South Main Street housed a barber shop known as the "Elbow Room" for many years. Columbia, TN, 1994778,960Price On Request
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Fountain Creek MillA number of early mills were built on Fountain Creek, some dating to at least 1808. This large mill at Fountain Heights was the fourth mill on the creek and was operated by Charles Denton for many years. The mill burned after the land was acquired for the TVA Columbia Reservoir, which was never built. The site is now part of the Duck River Wildlife Management Area. TN, 1977850,581Price On Request
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Holy Cross ChurchMount Pleasant's Holy Cross Episcopal Church had been deconsecrated and the congregation consolidated with St. Peter's Church in Columbia long before Clark photographed its building, no longer extant. 1978.650,960Price On Request
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John Gordon HouseCapt. John Gordon house, ferry, and trading post stood near the Old Natchez Trace, a primitive Indian trail which was the main highway to the Old Southwest from the mid-1780's to 1830. Gordon operated his commercial enterprise where the Trace crossed the Duck River, when the legendary figures of Andrew Jackson, Sam Houston, Davy Crockett (and assorted types of boatmen, merchants, soldiers, murderers, thieves, ect. traveled the historic route until the advent of the steamboat in the middle 1810's. Hickman County, TN, 1976850,583Price On Request
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Jackson FallsAndrew Jackson stopped his men on the way back from the Battle of New Orleans near this waterfall on the Natchez Trace in Hickman County, TN, 1974850,581Price On Request
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Shad fishVisit Aunt Baby Clark house, Rogerville, Alabama and Tennessee River, 1976850,569Price On Request
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Hi-Way 50 Drive InHighway 50, Fayetteville, TN 1984850,850Price On Request
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Rock CityRQ on the road CQ visit to Knoxville and Columbia: The Enchanted Trail, See Seven States, Crossville, TN, 2004850,563Price On Request
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Used RecordsUsed Records 3 for $1.00, Trains, Depot Street, Columbia, TN 1980?950,652Price On Request
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Train TracksColumbia, TN, 1976850,583Price On Request
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Lucille'sColumbia's second oldest surviving restaurant (after the Pickwick/Old Lamplighter), Lucille's is located in a second building on its original site. "Louise and Lucille" started the business as "The Pie Wagon" in the 1930s; after Louise's death, Lucille continued to run it. Clark lived in walking distance, and ate quite a number of meals here. Columbia, TN, 1980850,581Price On Request
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Swap ShopFraser Swap Shop, "We Buy Sell or Trade", Columbia, TN, 1970-1980?850,585Price On Request
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TitansBar, Columbia, TN, 2004950,654Price On Request
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Elvis Cadillac GoldFleetwood Cadillac, Country Music Hall of Fame, Nashville, TN, 1974850,568Price On Request
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Adult NewsBroadway, Nashville, TN, 1974850,559Price On Request
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On the RoadClark caught this tour bus on Interstate 65 in 1978. Kitty Wells made history as the first female to top the country music charts with her 1952 hit, "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky-Tonk Angels." She married Johnny Wright of "Johnny and Jack" in 1937. Interstate TN, 19781400,928Price On Request
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Take 5Take 5 Bar and Tips and Popcorn and Music. The airport first opened in 1937 as Berry Field, BNA. Nashville is a 1975 American musical film directed by Robert Altman. Old Nashville Airport, TN, 1975950,623Price On Request
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The ParthenonA Widelux shot of the base of the Doric columns encircling Nashville's replica of the Parthenon in Athens. It was built in 1897 as part of the Tennessee Centennial Exposition. Nashville, TN, 1985950,412Price On Request
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