This photograph by Nashville Banner photographer Bill Goodman is hand-titled “Fire engine riders” and depicts a scene in front of the Fannie Battle Day Home located at 911 Shelby Avenue in East Nashville.
The horse-drawn fire wagon has a driver and a young boy seated on his left, with a young man behind the wagon as they progress in front of the children and staff of the Day Home. The groundbreaking ceremony for the new facility was held on November 12, 1958. The one-story structure was designed by the Rodgers and Rodgers architectural firm.
