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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.

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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

Historic Sites and Markers

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

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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

Johnson C. Smith University

 
First known as Biddle University, Johnson C. Smith University was founded in 1870 on Beatties Ford Road. Colonel W.R. Myers donated the land. The school was named for its financial benefactor, Mary Biddle. On March 1, 1923, the school changed its name to Johnson C. Smith University in honor of another donor. In the center of the postcard is Biddle Hall (1884), and on the right is the Carnegie Library (1911).

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Liberty Life Building

A night time view of the Liberty Life Building in Charlotte at 112 South Tryon Street. Originally known as the First National Bank in 1927, the name changed in 1940 when Liberty Life Insurance Company of Greenville, South Carolina purchased the property.

Physical Description: 3 x 5 postcard

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