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Hezekiah Alexander House

Hezekiah Alexander House was built in 1774. This rock house is located on Shamrock Drive. It is the oldest house in Mecklenburg County. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Asheville Postcard and Pennant Company

Selwyn Hotel

The Selwyn Hotel was located on West Trade Street. It opened in 1907. The postcard is looking east down Trade Street. Other businesses are in view. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: E. C. Kropp Company

Mercy Hospital

Mercy Hospital was founded by the Sisters of Mercy of Belmont, North Carolina in February 1906. Originally it was a twenty-five bed facility in a wooden building on East First Street behind St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church. The second facility, pictured here, opened in 1916 on East Fifth Street. Additions increased and by 1960, the hospital had a capacity of 300 beds Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Unknown

Anna Morrison Jackson's House Number Two

This is the second home of Mrs. Stonewall Jackson, widow of the great Confederate Calvary Leader, author of Life of Stonewall Jackson. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Stone and Barringer Publishers

Selwyn Hotel (interior shot)

Interior shot of the Selwyn Hotel when Edgar b. Moore, was the proprietor. The Selwyn Hotel was located on West Trade Street. It opened in 1907. Physical Description: 3x5 sepia Publisher: Unknown

Camp Green Soldier's Full Pack

Open for inspection, this card shows the contents of a soldier's pack equipment at Camp Greene.Camp Greene was a World War I training base in Charlotte, North Carolina. Physical Description: 3x5 black and white Publisher: A. M. Simon

Lakewood Park & Trolley Tracks

Charlotteans could take a trolley out to Lakewood Park and enjoy the various activities, including a roller coaster. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: S H Kress

Anderson's Restaurant (Interior)

Interior shot of the former Anderson's Restaurant on Elizabeth Avenue. Founded by Jimmie Anderson in 1946, the restaurant closed its doors in 2006.  It was famous for its pecan pie. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Don Hunter

Aerial view of Camp Greene

View from an aeroplane of Camp Greene. The latter was a World War I training base in Charlotte, North Carolina. Physical Description: 3x5 black and white Publisher: A. M. Simon