Elizabeth College
Interior view of Elizabeth College. Elizabeth College was located on Hawthorne Road. It opened in 1896. This popular school for girls remained in Charlotte until 1915.
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Tompkins Tower
The Tompkins Tower, named for its owner, Daniel A. Tompkins was located at 133-135 South Church Street. It was built around 1905 and housed the Charlotte Observer newspaper between 1914 and 1923. This photograph was taken on January 2, 1906 from a water tower on North Church Street. Physical Description: 8x10 glossy Publisher: Unknown
Stuart Warren Cramer (1868-1934)
Textile Industrialist, Stuart Warren Cramer was born in 1868 in Thomasville, North Carolina. He designed a number of textile mills and villages in the Charlotte region, including the area now known as the North Davidson Historic District. Upon his death in 1934, he served on the Board of Directors of the Cramerton Mills. Physical Description: 5x7 glossy Publisher: Unknown
Unknown man
Unknown man Physical Description: Publisher: Unknown
Lakewood Park
Photograph taken from a postcard image of Lakewood Park. Physical Description: 8x10 glossy, not a good image for reproduction Publisher: Unknown
Dr. Furman L. Brodie
Dr. Furman L. Brodie was the pastor of Brooklyn Presbyterian Church. Physical Description: 5x7 glossy Publisher: Unknown
Elizabeth College Student
Elizabeth College Student - original in yearbook and papers of 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: Publisher: Unknown
Women driving buggy
Two women driving a horse and buggy from Thomas B. Hoover's Livery Stable. This picture was taken in front of the Church Street entrance of the Selwyn Hotel. Physical Description: 8x10 glossy Publisher: Unknown
Colonel William R. Myers
Colonel William R. Myers donated the land for Biddle University around 1867. This school is known today as Johnson C. Smith University Physical Description: 8x10 glossy Publisher: Unknown
Elizabeth College Student
Photograph of unknown Elizabeth College Student. Original in Elizabeth College Papers.Elizabeth College was located on Hawthorne Road. It opened in 1896. This popular school for girls remained in Charlotte until 1915. Physical Description: negative shows original was albumen print on mount. Publisher: Unknown