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Kingsport Police Department
Members of the Kingsport Police Department taking a group portrait on the steps of the city’s Civic Auditorium.
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Type: KPT Archives
City Bus Terminal – Interior
Waiting area of Kingsport’s City Bus Terminal. This terminal was located at 200 East Main Street. Melvin E. Dishner served as the general manager.
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Type: KPT Archives
Bristol Circle Shell Service Station
Exterior view of the Bristol Circle Shell Service Station located at 2900 Bristol Highway (now East Center Street) and owned by Stanley Jeter and Jess Lemmons).
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Type: KPT Archives
Alleyway behind Montgomery Ward Building
Alleyway behind Montgomery Ward Building with a truck labeled Railway Express. The open garage door leads into the Montgomery Ward garage where drivers were provided tire mounting, battery installation, and crankcase service for free. Montgomery Ward was located at 243-247 Broad Street.
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Type: KPT Archives
Proposed Zoning Map for Kingsport
The map by the Kingsport Planning Commission shows proposed zoning areas in Kingsport. This negative was created in 1946; however, the corresponding article was printed in the 14 November 1945 edition of the Kingsport Times.
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Type: KPT Archives
Dobyns-Taylor: The Farm and Home Store
Jonesborough branch of Kingsport’s Dobyns-Taylor Hardware Company.
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Type: KPT Archives
Kingsport Hardware Company
Exterior of Kingsport Hardware Company owned by Dobyns-Taylor Hardware Company, Inc. The building was demolished eventually and became a city parking lot. Russell’s Pool Room is the building located to the right of the hardware store.
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Type: KPT Archives
Elizabethton Hardware
Elizabethton Hardware was owned by Kingsport’s Dobyns-Taylor Hardware Company. The building was constructed in 1927.
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Type: KPT Archives
Kingsport National Bank
Exterior view of the Kingsport National Bank. E. Ward King was the chairman of the board; J. R. Latimer was the Jr. vice chairman of the board; James Hoffman was the president; W. J. Still was the executive vice president and trust officer; Earl M. Reasor, Frank E. McGlaughon, W. B. Woodard, and W. B. […]
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Glen Bruce Park (Prior to its Creation)
A view looking towards the Kingsport Inn from Shelby Street. The building on the left is Kingsport Utilities while the building on the right is the federal Post Office. The grassy area in the foreground was eventually paved and made into a city parking lot.
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Type: KPT Archives
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