Aerial View of Charlotte from Tompkins Tower
View of Charlotte from the Daniel Augustus Tompkins Tower. He was a textile magnate and owner of the Charlotte Observer.
Physical Description: Panorama 4x5 negative - 2 copies
Publisher: Unknown
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Robinson-Spangler North Carolina Room Image Collection
Tryon Street (North)
Tryon Street as it appeared at the turn of the century. This scene is looking north down Tryon with Charlotte's City Hall, the tall domed building, on the right.
Physical Description: 8x10 glossy4x5 negatives - 4 copies
Publisher: Unknown
Cannon seized during Spanish American War.
This cannon was captured by the United States military in the West Indies in 1898 during the Spanish American War. It was manufactured on May 24, 1769. President William McKinley donated the cannon to Charlotte in 1900. It was placed in front of Post Office on West Trade Street. This photograph was taken on May 16, 1958. Today it is located at the Charlotte Museum of History on Shamrock Drive.
Physical Description: black and white glossy
Publisher: Unknown
Dilworth Road
Looking north down Dilworth Road with the Addison Apartments in the distance. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Dixie News Company
Square, The
Northwest corner of the Square. (Intersection of Trade & Tryon Streets.)
Physical Description: 8x104x5 negative - 3 copies
Publisher: Unknown
Brown & Weddington Hardware Store
The Brown and Weddington Hardware Store was located on Trade Street between College and Tryon Streets. It firsts appears in the Charlotte City Directory in 1884.
Physical Description: 8x10 glossy4x5 negatives - 2 copies
Publisher: Unknown
World War I Monument
This monument honors the Fourth Division who served during WWI. It is located on the former site of Camp Greene on Wilkinson Blvd.
Physical Description: 8x10 glossy
Publisher: Unknown
Realty Building
The Realty Building was located at the corner of Trade and Tryon and was built in 1907. It was renamed the Independence Building in 1920 and was torn down in 1970. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Observer Printing House
Independence Square
The northwest corner of the Square, the intersection of Trade and Tryon Streets, was once known as Old Osborne Corner. It was named for a Mary A. Osborne, widow of Marshall Osborne, who owned a large amount of property in the uptown area.
Physical Description: 8x10 4x5 negatives - 5 copies
Publisher: Unknown
Grave Marker at Old Settlers
Gravestone of James G. Wilkinson in Old Settlers Cemetery. This is the oldest cemetery in Charlotte. It is located at the corner of 5th and Church Streets
Physical Description: 8x10 black and white
Publisher: Unknown