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Advertisements for black-owned businesses, 1915. From: Colored Charlotte, courtesy of QUEENS COLLEGE LIBRARY.
A Medical Auxiliary banquet to honor Charlotte's black doctors, 1945.
MILDRED ALRIDGE.
Anna Mason Stroud Douglas, wife of the Reverend William R. Douglas, pastor of the A.M.E. Zion Methodist Church. He oversaw the construction of the 1911 church on 7th Street. The couple resided at 410 North Myrers Street in 1912.
Guests at a Christmas reception at the home of Bishop and Mrs. George W. Clinton. Their elegant two story home on North Myers Street was the setting for many social events in the early 1900s.
CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG HISTORIC LANDMARKS COMMISSION.
Sergeant Major Zachariah Alexander served in the 3rd North Carolina Infantry in the Spanish-American War, c. 1898.
MRS. KELLY M. ALEXANDER, SR.
John Southerland, of Charlotte, appears in this group of graduates of the U.S. Naval Training Center in Bainbridge, Maryland, May 24, 1945.
ANITA BALDWIN.
Carter Hall, Biddle University, c. 1904. From: Art Work of Charlotte, North Carolina,PLCMC.
The Hotel Alexander on McDowell Street was the only hotel serving blacks in Charlotte during the 1940s. Visiting celebrities stayed there and it served as a center for the social life of the community.
PLCMC.
Zoel Sylvester Hargrave, c. 1921.
DEE DEE MURPHY.
Right: Hattie Ruddisell, 1938.
GERALDINE JOHNSON BLENMAN.
World War II Rationing Board, the `colored` section. First row: Arthur E. Grier, R. P. Wilson, Dr. Nathaniel S. Tross, Adelaide Hunt, Mr. Henry Houston. Second row: Thad L. Tate, Clarence Moreland, Attorney Jesse Bowser. Third row: Fred Alexander, Dr. Thomas Watkins, Mr. Clinton L.
The Minor C. Mayer residence was located at 302 North College Street. The family moved to a house at 802 South Tryon Street soon after this picture was taken.
Interior of the Carolina Theatre featuring the seats, murals, decorative woodwork and chandelier as well as a small box seat.The Carolina Theatre opened in 1927 on the corner of North Tryon and Sixth Streets.
Wondeful example of the decorative interior design that is typically found in movie theaters from the 1920s and 1930s.The Carolina Theatre opened in 1927 on the corner of North Tryon and Sixth Streets.
Business people of Brooklyn in front of the Queen City Drug Store on East Second Street, c. 1910.
CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG HISTORIC LANDMARKS COMMISSION.
This swimming pool was one of few recreational opportunities for blacks in Charlotte in the years before desegregation.
SECOND WARD ALUMNI ASSOCIATION.
Henry and Mariah Houston, c. 1940. Mr. Houston was the founder and publisher of the Charlotte Post.
EVA C. HOUSTON.
Building houses in Myers Park, c. 1912.
PLCMC.
Right: Employees at Yarbrough and Bellinger Ice and Coal Company, 1912.
William Washingon Browne, from `Negro Stars in All Ages of the World` by W. H. Quick, L. L. B.
Dr. Furman Brodie, pastor of Brooklyn Presbyterian Church during the 1920s.
SECOND WARD ALUMNI ASSOCIATION.