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The museum was established as a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization in October 2002 by Jeff Lane, [2] beginning with his personal collection of 70–80 vehicles in Nashville's former American Bread Company bakery (1951-1994). [1] [3] The collection also includes automobile art and memorabilia.
Lou Jacobs miniature clown car (1951–1952) with gas pump A clown car is a prop in a common circus clown routine, which involves a large number of clowns emerging from a small car. The first performance of this routine was in the Cole Bros. Circus during the 1950s. [ 1 ]
Lou Jacobs in makeup, 1941. Johann Ludwig Jacob (January 1, 1903 – September 13, 1992), professionally known as Lou Jacobs, was a German-born American auguste clown who performed for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus for more than 60 years.
The Cole Bros. Circus was a medium-sized American circus.It was founded in 1884 as "W.W. Cole's New Colossal Shows", by William Washington Cole.Ownership of this circus was passed around and in 1900 the Circus was bought by two Canadian showmen, Martin and James Down which was when the name was changed to Cole Bros. Circus. [1]
When Bonnie Seymour took a job as assistant curator of Nashville's Parthenon museum, one of the first things she did was to look through the collections. Among paintings by American artists and ...
Detroit Institute of Arts. This list of museums in Michigan encompasses museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
A long-awaited plan to make it easier to travel through Nashville's downtown is now live, and accepting public feedback. ConnectDowntown is a 10-year action plan for traffic and transportation ...
Museum of Tobacco Art and History, Nashville, closed in 1998 [58] Music Valley Wax Museum, Nashville [59] Obion County Museum, Union City, closed in 2012, collections moved to Discovery Park of Americar [60] Smoky Mountain Car Museum, Pigeon Forge [61] Soda Museum, Springfield, also known as the Museum of Beverage Containers and Advertising [62]