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Interesting postcard inviting people to bring their clothing to Charlotte Steam Laundry.
Physical Description: 3x5black and white
Publisher: Unknown
Charlotte City Hall, located on East Trade Street, was first occupied in 1927.
Physical Description: 3 x 5 postcard
Publisher:
In 1992, there were 11 employers in Mecklenburg County that had each hired 2,500 to 10,000 employees.
As part of the exhibit, "Homefront: Charlotte-Mecklenburg, 1941-1946," the Carolina Room includes World War II era maps of the county, city, and airfield.
The first two are used here courtesy of the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce:
Even with streetcar transportation nearby, mill owners must provide a place to live for families who work at the mills. Near the Highland Park Mill #3, 200 houses become part of the growing North Charlotte community.
Incorporated in 1938, Charlotte Memorial Hospital now admits its first patient. By 1992, the facility will be known as Carolinas Medical Center. It will be designated a center specially equipped to handle emergencies, or trauma.
Open Air School in Charlotte. (Public School Superintendent Harry P. Harding is in the background.)
Physical Description: 8x10 glossy4x5 negatives - two copies
Publisher: Unknown
The National Highway intersects with the NC State Highway in Charlotte.
January 19, 1837 - President Andrew Jackson appoints John Wheeler Hill the first manager, or superintendent, of the Charlotte branch of the U.S. Mint. Men hired to make coins attend special training at the Mint in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The Charlotte Schoolboy Chorus, singing "La Marseillaise," under the direction of M. Hasselmans and Robert Lee Kessler, posed for this photo.
The Charlotte Municpal Airport opened in 1936 under the auspices of the city of Charlotte.
Welcome to our time-travel website for Charlotte, North Carolina during the early 1900s. Discover what life was like over one hundred years ago.
This collection of photographs shows student life in West Charlotte High School from its days as a segregated institution to the 1990s.
The stone representing North Carolina, and so inscribed, in the Washington Monument was quarried in the Belmont section of Charlotte. The first stone was rejected by the Washington Monument Committee and a second stone was cut and accepted.
Object Title: Charlotte Golf Links
Location: 115000 Providence Rd., Charlotte (N.C.)
Date Taken: 11/10/2000
Object Title: Charlotte / Douglas International Airport
Location: Charlotte (N.C.)
Date Taken: Fall, 2000
Photographer: Jane Johnson
April 8, 1926 - Baseball legend Babe Ruth delights sports fans when he hits a home run as the New York Yankees play the Brooklyn Robins in Charlotte. Four thousand fans show up to see the exhibition game played at Wearn Field on South Mint Street.
Six major airlines now serve Charlotte-Mecklenburg with flights to 146 cities. Half of the entire U.S. population can be reached within a one-hour plane ride from the area. Businesses have more opportunities than ever before to reach customers with goods and services.