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Minor C. Mayer House

At one time Minor C. Mayer (1849-1916) residence was located at 302 North College Street seen here. The family  moved to a house at 802 South Tryon Street soon after this picture was taken. Mayer owned a large grocery store at 47-49 South Tryon Street.
The bicycles in front of the houses reportedly belong to Mayer's sons, Robert A. and Clinton R. Mayer. The latter owned a drugstore at 301 North Tryon Street.

Physical Description: 8 x 10 black and white with 4 x 5 negative

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Elizabeth College Student With Her Beau

Elizabeth College student posing with her beau in 1901. Caption below picture reads, The Beginning.

Physical Description: Original in scrapbook

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North Carolina Medical College

The North Carolina Medical College was chartered in 1892 at Davidson College. The upper graduates moved to Charlotte in 1903 because of the new Presbyterian Hospital. The entire medical college moved into this building Charlotte in 1907. It is located on the southeast corner of Sixth and Church Streets. The school closed in 1913. Today the building has been renovated for apartments.
This image of the North Carolina Medical College was taken on April 10, 1916.

Physical Description: 8x10 glossy 4x5 negative

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Elizabeth College Students

Image of two Elizabeth College students possibly walking near the Square. The caption reads, The Trysting Place.
Elizabeth College was located on Hawthorne Road. It opened in 1896. This popular school for girls remained in Charlotte until 1915.

Physical Description: Scrapbook with negative

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President James Knox Polk (1795-1849)

Photograph of a sketch of the Eleventh President of the United States, James K. Polk (1795-1849). Born in Pineville, North Carolina, he made his home in Tennessee.

Physical Description: 8x10 glossy 4x5 negative

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Elizabeth College Students

Elizabeth College students  posing above the caption Five Little Indians. The was located on Hawthorne Road. It opened in 1896. This popular school for girls remained in Charlotte until 1915.

Physical Description: Original in scrapbook

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Trust Building

The Trust Building on South Tryon Street housed the Charlotte Opera House (1902-1922) on the first floor. A number of other businesses had offices in the Trust Building, including Southern Power Company

Physical Description: 8x10 and two 4x5 negatives

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Independence Square

Souvenir drawing of Independence Square, intersection of Trade and Tryon Street for the Centennial Celebration of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence.

Physical Description: Original etching

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Charlotte Street Scene

Taken at the same time as MIC.2004.08.0011.00. This is a more detailed view of North Tryon Street in the mid-1920s. Image features a close-up of the Independence Building, businesses, including Bon Marie's,  Kress and Ivey's Department Stores,  cars, people, and streetcars. Physical Description: black and white Publisher: