City of Johnson City Records, 1890-1980

Title

City of Johnson City Records, 1890-1980

Description

The City of Johnson City Records, held by the Archives of Appalachia at East Tennessee State University, consists of administrative and judicial documents of the government of Johnson City, Tennessee. The collection includes city court dockets, minutes of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen and the succeeding Board of Commissioners, ordinance books, tax and assessor's ledgers, and miscellaneous documents. Some non-city records, encompassing business financial ledgers and United States Housing Authority phonograph discs, were included with the collection. Additionally, the collection includes 624 photographs, featuring aerial views of Johnson City, residential, parks and recreation, downtown, and street scenes; bicentennial celebrations; city officials, leaders, and employees; commerce and industry; municipal buildings; police and fire department photographs; street department equipment, repair, and construction photos; water, sanitation, and sewer department photographs, as well as other public works; and public-school photographs. The records were created during the period from 1890 to 1973.

The current digital collection consists of surrogates of the collection's 624 photographs.

Creator

Johnson City (Tenn.) (Organization)

Source

City of Johnson City Records, Archives of Appalachia, East Tennessee State University

Date

1890-1980

Rights

The Archives of Appalachia at East Tennessee State University provides access to the materials on this website for the purposes of research and education, provided that proper citation is used (e.g. [identification of item], [identification of collection], Archives of Appalachia, East Tennessee State University). Any commercial uses of the materials or any uses that exceed the limits of fair use and other relevant statutory exceptions require the permission of the Archives of Appalachia and the copyright holder(s). It is the user's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other use restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials.

Compressed (low resolution) files are available on this website.  Requests for accessing uncompressed (high resolution) versions of this material can be sent to the Archives of Appalachia.

Items in this collection are presented for their historic and research value. They may contain content that some viewers will find objectionable.

Identifier

ETSU Archives of Appalachia: AppMs-300

Collection Items

Children Playing Checkers
Recreation, Nos. 621-624, (1950s-1960s)

Children Swinging
Recreation, Nos. 621-624, (1950s-1960s)

Boys Boxing at School
Recreation, Nos. 621-624, (1950s-1960s)

Autographed photo of Sad Clown Emmett Kelly Jr.
Recreation, Nos. 621-624, (1950s-1960s); "Emmett Kelly Jr"

Sewer Pipes being Installed
Water/Sewer Department, Nos. 595-620 (1950s-1960s)

Sewer Pipes being Installed
Water/Sewer Department, Nos. 595-620 (1950s-1960s); B.G. Young and Sons, Inc.

Sewer Pipes being Installed
Water/Sewer Department, Nos. 595-620 (1950s-1960s)

Pipes being Installed
Water/Sewer Department, Nos. 595-620 (1950s-1960s)

Water Treatment Plant
Water/Sewer Department, Nos. 595-620 (1950s-1960s)

Water Tower
Water/Sewer Department, Nos. 595-620 (1950s-1960s)

City Limit Sign Being Installed, Johnson City
Water/Sewer Department, Nos. 595-620 (1950s-1960s); Public Water Supply Approved by Tennessee Department of Public Health. On Back: "Henry Butler, Ben Baldwin, in back: Sam Arwood"

Sewer Pipes Being Laid
Water/Sewer Department, Nos. 595-620 (1950s-1960s)

"Water Treatment Plant"
Water/Sewer Department, Nos. 595-620 (1950s-1960s)

Man Inspecting Pipe
Water/Sewer Department, Nos. 595-620 (1950s-1960s)

Construction
Water/Sewer Department, Nos. 595-620 (1950s-1960s)

Water Treatment
Water/Sewer Department, Nos. 595-620 (1950s-1960s)

Sewer Pipes being Laid
Water/Sewer Department, Nos. 595-620 (1950s-1960s)

Sewer Pipes
Water/Sewer Department, Nos. 595-620 (1950s-1960s); "100' East St. Mary's Church on Market St"

Sewer Pipes Laid in Ground
Water/Sewer Department, Nos. 595-620 (1950s-1960s); "350' of 8" Sewer Extending from Jay & Dyer to Jay & Glorado, Cost $325.00"

Men Working on Pipes between Houses
Water/Sewer Department, Nos. 595-620 (1950s-1960s)

Men Working on Road
Water/Sewer Department, Nos. 595-620 (1950s-1960s); Greeneville Ready-Mix

Manhole Entrance in Side Yard
Water/Sewer Department, Nos. 595-620 (1950s-1960s)

Men Working on Brick Manhole
Water/Sewer Department, Nos. 595-620 (1950s-1960s)

Men Working Beside Train Track
Water/Sewer Department, Nos. 595-620 (1950s-1960s); "Taken by Sgt. Louis Auer Detective Dept"

Men Working Beside Train Track
Water/Sewer Department, Nos. 595-620 (1950s-1960s); "Taken by Sgt. Louis Auer Detective Dept"
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