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Robinson-Spangler North Carolina Room Image Collection

Zebulon B. Vance's Charlotte Residence

The Charlotte residence of Zebulon B. Vance (1830-1894) at Sixth and College Streets. Born in Buncombe County, Vance served twice as Governor of North Carolina. After the Civil War he moved to Charlotte and established a law practice. Later Vance was served as one North Carolina's   a United States Senator.
 

Physical Description: 3 x 5

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School Children

Physical Description: 3x5 (heavy silver nitrate visible)

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Hezekiah Alexander Homesite

The Hezekiah Alexander House is the oldest extant house in Charlotte. It is located off of Shamrock Drive near the Methodist Home.

Physical Description: postcard packet

Publisher: Dexter Press

Charlotte Country Club

Charlotte Country Club was founded in 1910 and is located four miles east of uptown Charlotte, in the historic Plaza-Midwood neighborhood.

Physical Description: 3 x 5 postcard

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Red Circle Soldiers Club for Black Troops in Charlotte

 
 
Photo from an outside street view of the Red Circle Club in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The Red Circle Club was  a place for black soldiers to congregate and relax away from Camp Greene, a World War I Cantonment Camp near Charlotte. Photo features three African American men, two soldiers and a civilian, standing in front of the club.

Physical Description: 8 x 10, Black and White, glossy

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Mint Museum of Art

The Mint Museum of Art is located on Randolph Road. (The structure is the original United States Mint that once located on West Trade Street.) It was moved to its current location sometime in the 1930s and opened in 1936 as an art museum. Today it houses great works of art.

Physical Description: postcards

Publisher: Dexter Press

Historic Sites and Markers

This is the cover of the postcard packet which displays historic sites and markers.

Physical Description: 3 x 5 postcard

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