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Governor Zebulon B. Vance's Charlotte Residence

The Charlotte residence of Zebulon B. Vance, who was both the Governor of North Carolina during the Civil war and later a United States Senator.

Physical Description: 3 x 535 mm negative

Publisher: Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County

Cotton machinery

Mules powered machinery in an antebellum gin house. Physical Description: 4x5 negative Publisher: Unknown

Charlotte Oil and Fertilizer Company

The Charlotte Oil and Fertilizer Company was a modern-steam-operated ginnery located in the Atherton Mill area on what is now South Boulevard. The ginnery processed seventy-five bales of cotton a day. Physical Description: Original from Tompkins papers.4x5 negative Publisher: Unknown

Cotton Workers

Workers picking cotton in the fields. Physical Description: 4x5 negative Publisher: Unknown

Farmers

Farmers bringing their cotton crops to the town to sell. Physical Description: Original from Tompkins Papers4x5 negative Publisher: Unknown

Cotton machines

Steam-powered gin house. Physical Description: 4x5 negative Publisher: Unknown

Cotton machinery

Roller compress creating bales of cotton. Physical Description: Original from Tompkins Papers Collection.4x5 negative Publisher: Unknown

Cotton Machine

Mule-powered cotton producing syndicate machine. Physical Description: 4x5 negative Publisher: Unknown

Elizabeth College Students

Image of two Elizabeth College students possibly walking near the Square. The caption reads, The Trysting Place.
Elizabeth College was located on Hawthorne Road. It opened in 1896. This popular school for girls remained in Charlotte until 1915.

Physical Description: Scrapbook with negative

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