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Second Ward High School was the first black high school in Charlotte. It later became Carver College. Physical Description: 8x10, glossy Publisher: Unknown
Employees of Belk Brothers in front of the entrance at 119 East Trade Street. Belk Brothers opened the Charlotte store on September 25, 1895. Physical Description: 8x10 glossy, 4x5 negative Publisher: Unknown.
This plaque honors Charlotte leaders during the Revolutionary War, including Abraham Alexander, John McKnitt Alexander and Ephraim Brevard. Physical Description: 8x10 glossy Publisher: Unknown
The Williamette Pool was a private pool located on Wilkinson Boulevard, seven miles west of Charlotte. Physical Description: 3x5black and white Publisher: Dexter Press
The Charlotte Municipal Swimming Pool was built for 2000,000 in Revolution Park. The latter was built on 186 acres of land donated by Osmond Barringer. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Genuine Curteich
The Southern Railroad Depot on Trade Street in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was designed by Frank Milburn. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: International Post Card Company
The South Graded School was one of the first public schools in Charlotte. It was formerly the Carolina Military Institute. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Stone and Barringer Publishers
The Central Hotel Annex was located at South Tryon Street.
Physical Description: 5x7 print35 mm negative
Publisher: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Dormitory Room in Elizabeth College.Elizabeth College was located on Hawthorne Road. It opened in 1896. This popular school for girls remained in Charlotte until 1915.
Physical Description: Original in scrapbook
Publisher:
Officer Frank E. Ferguson (1886-1940) of the Charlotte Police Department looks south from the first block of South Tryon Street. Physical Description: 8x10 Publisher: Unknown
Alice Kibler, the first black student to represent the United States in the International Brotherhood Week Program. This event was held at First United Methodist Church in Charlotte. Physical Description: Publisher: Unknown
The Charlotte Municpal Airport opened in 1936 under the auspices of the city of Charlotte.
The Clayton Hotel was located at 38 North Fifth Street. The caption below the picture reads, Charlotte's newest hotel, European plan, rates $1.00 and $1.50. Physical Description: 3x5 black & white Publisher: Unknown
Dormitory Room in Elizabeth College. Elizabeth College was located on Hawthorne Road. It opened in 1896. This popular school for girls remained in Charlotte until 1915.
Physical Description: Original in scrapbook35 mm negative
Publisher:
Born in Raleigh on December 24, 1863 , Thomas Skinner Franklin was the son of an Englishman, and his mother was from Virginia. He came to Charlotte in 1880, and married Luella Lidell in 1891. Franklin owned his own insurance company and was active in local politics.
This is an interior view of South Park Mall when a fountain was located in the center of the mall. The design has since changed.
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Image Year: 1976
Physical Description: 8x11 glossy
Category: Hornet's Nest
Format: Black and White
Architectural Drawing of the First National Bank Building.
ID Number: H_2000_01_261_31
Image Year: 1928
Physical Description: 8x10 glossy
Category: Hornet's Nest
Format: Black and White
Image Negative: 1
Print: 1
Donor: Unknown
The Stratford Hotel was located at 227 North Tryon Street. It had thirty-seven rooms and was completed in 1899. It was originally called the Leland Hotel. In the 1915-1916 Charlotte City Directory, it was known as the Tryon Hotel.
From 1941 to 1971, the baseball stadium was known as Clark Griffith Stadium in honor of the Washington, DC baseball owner.
Located in the 400 block of North College Street, this series of buildings was a former automobile service station and paint store. Since the mid 1990s, it has been a restaurant and bar.