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Central High School was built in 1923. Lockewood-Greene and Company were the architects, and J.A. Jones Company was the contractor. Located at Elizabeth Avenue and Cecil Street (now Kings Drive) the school is now part of Central Piedmont Community College's campus.
South Graded School. Physical Description: 8x104x5 negative Publisher: Unknown
Once located at the corner of Alexander and First Streets, Second Ward High School was the first public high school for blacks in Charlotte-Mecklenburg. It opened in 1923.
An all girl 3rd grade class at Myers Street School in the 1920s. The Myers School was located in the vicinity of the Acquatic Center on Stonewall Street. Physical Description: Publisher: Unknown
Grade School Class (unidentified)
Physical Description: negatives only (4x5)
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Black and white image of a postcard of South Graded School, which in the beginning was the Carolina Military Institute but used as a Federal Prison during the Civil War. Physical Description: 8x10 glossy Publisher: Unknown
Margaret Neal's, later Wallace' graduation photo. She was eighteen years old at the time and attended Second Ward High School. Physical Description: 5x7 Publisher: Unknown
Bethlehem Center on 301 North Caldwell Street. Pictured are Virginia Wallace, Evelyn Wallace, Virginia Ratchford, Haywood Ratchford, Bobby Jones, Matthew Shut. The rest are unidentified. Physical Description: 5 x 7 Publisher: Unknown
7th grade class on the steps of Fairview School. Physical Description: Publisher: Unknown
A kindergarten picture at Bethlehem Center, located on Caldwell Street.The picture was made at Edward's Portrait Studio on 2207 Booker Avenue. Physical Description: Publisher: Unknown
The Sixth Grade Class of Myers Street School. This was the first public school for blacks. It was located at the corner of Stonewall and Myers Street in Second Ward.
ID Number: H_2000_01_255_25
Image Year: 1918
Physical Description: 8x10 glossy some flaking
Second Ward High School football team in 1939. They played against Dudley High School in Greensboro, North Carolina. Julia Walls Wilson was the Homecoming Queen.
Class at Elizabeth School around 1918. The school was located on East 5th Street.
ID Number: H_2000_01_259_29
Image Year: 1918
Physical Description: 8x10 glossy
Category: Hornet's Nest
Format: Black and White
Image Negative: 1
Print: 1
Vacation Bible School at Wilson Memorial Prebyterian Church which is on Bland Street. At the time, the Reverend L. B. Washington was the pastor. Physical Description: Publisher: Unknown
Looking east past the intersection of Morehead Street and South Boulevard. The end of one wing of the D.H. Hill School can be seen at the corner. The rest of it extended southward on South Boulevard. The Alexander Graham Jr.
Students posing in front of the Elizabeth School at 1701 Park Drive. Physical Description: 8x10 Publisher: Unknown
The Morgan School 6th grade graduating class. Physical Description: Publisher: Unknown