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Historic Marker

This historic marker is the site where Jefferson Davidson stood on Tryon Street when he learned of President Abraham Lincoln's death on April 15, 1865. Physical Description: 8x10 glossy Publisher: Unknown

Biddle University Students

Students and graduates of Biddle University's Theological Seminary. Physical Description: 5x7 glossy Publisher: Unknown

Tryon Street

Looking north from South Tryon and First Streets in the mid-1930s. Physical Description: 8x10 glossy Publisher: Unknown

Vance Park

Vance Park was located on West Fourth and Mint Streets, behind the United States Post Office. This image was copied from Art Work in Charlotte, p. 49. The final 1905 Temperance Meetings in Charlotte, took place at this gazebo. Physical Description: 5x7 glossy Publisher: Unknown

Lake Norman

Lake Norman is North Carolina's largest man-made lake. It is thirty-five miles long and eight miles wide. Lake Norman is eighteen miles from Charlotte. 

ID Number: H_2000_01_266_36.jpg

Image Year: 1976

Physical Description: 8x10 glossy

Category: Hornet's Nest

Format: Black and White

Image Negative: 1

Print: 1

Donor: Margaret Phillips

Copyright: Publisher: 

UnknownPhotographer: 

Margaret Phillips

South Boulevard

Looking south on South Boulevard, past 1400 block of East Bland Street. The Duke Power bus garage is on the right. Physical Description: 8x10 glossy Publisher: Unknown

Professional Building

The Professional Building housed a number of offices for doctors and lawyers, hence its name. Completed in 1924, the building was located at North Tryon and Seventh Street. Louis H. Asbury (1877-1975) designed the building and J.A. Jones Company was the contractor. Physical Description: 8x10 glossy Publisher: Unknown

University of North Carolina at Charlotte (aerial view)

This aerial view of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte was taken on September 18, 1976.

ID Number: H_2000_01_323_24

Image Year: 1960

Physical Description: 8x10 glossy

Category: Hornet's Nest

Format: Black and White

Image Negative: 1

Print: 1

Donor: Unknown

Copyright: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

Publisher: Unknown

Photographer: Margaret Phillips

Alexander Graham Junior High School on Morehead Street

Looking east past the intersection of Morehead Street and South Boulevard. The end of one wing of the D.H. Hill School can be seen at the corner. The rest of it extended southward on South Boulevard. The Alexander Graham Jr. High School stands just beyond it, running eastward along Morehead Street. Physical Description: 8x10 glossy. Publisher: Unknown

Underpass at South Boulevard

This is the entrance to the tunnel or underpass that once connected South Boulevard and East Morehead Street. It enabled students from Alexander Graham Jr. High School to cross the street safely. The building in the background is the Dowd Flats. Physical Description: 8x10 glossy Publisher: Unknown