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Charlotte Postcard Collection

Miller & Tillett Homes

Handsome Homes, Charlotte, North Carolina, R. M. Miller and C. W. Tillett. Robert M. Miller was the president of the Elizabeth Mills and Millerton Homes Company and the Secretary-Treasurer of the Buford Hotel. His home was located at 406 North Tryon Street. Charles W. Tillett's home was located at 801 North Tryon Street. He was a prominent businessman in Charlotte. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: S H Kress

Independence Square

Independence Square looking south on Tryon Street. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: E. C. Kropp Company

Charlotte Memorial Hospital

Charlotte Memorial Hospital has graduate programs in medical education, nursing, dietetics, and X-Ray and Laboratory Technology. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Dixie News Company

Stonewall Hotel

The Stonewall Hotel at 527 West Trade Street was built in 1907 and closed in 1958. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Unknown

Tryon Street

Two skyscrapers along Tryon Street in Charlotte, North Carolina. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: S H Kress

Charlotte Sanatorium

the Charlotte Sanatorium was in existence from 1907-1942. It was privately owned and lead by about thirty physicians and surgeons. It was 5 stories, fireproof, and had space for one-hundred patients. It was located on the corner of Seventh and Church Streets. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: S H Kress

Selwyn Hotel

The Selwyn Hotel was located on West Trade Street. It opened in 1907. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Dixie News Company

Third Mecklenburg County Courthouse

The Third Courthouse was located at Church and Trade Streets. Each of the tall, white columns were made from a single pine tree then stuccoed after being milled. It gave the appearance of marble. When the courthouse was torn down, no one recalled this fact, and the workers were surprised to discover perfectly preserved trees beneath the stucco. It was torn down in 1898. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Souvenier Postcard Company

Good Samaritan Hospital

Good Samaritan Hospital was the first hospital built for African Americans in North Carolina. The original building was made on December 18, 1888. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Dixie News Company

Hotel Charlotte Advertisement

A 1930 postcard advertising the amenities of the Hotel Charlotte and the city of Charlotte. Notes about the hotel from the card reads as follows,`Largest hotel in the Carolina's, 400 rooms, each with private bath: 78 per cent of the rooms are priced at $3.50 or less, 59 per cent at $3 or less, 25 per cent at the minimum rate of $2.50, single. Two restaurants: fixed-price meals served in both.` Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Tavern Press