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Dr. Annie Alexander

Dr. Annie Lowrie Alexander (1864-1929) was the first woman to practice medicine in North Carolina. Physical Description: 31/2 x 5 Publisher: Unknown

Jefferson Davis

Albumen Print of Jefferson Davis

Physical Description: 6` x 9`

Publisher: Unknown

Sydenham B. Alexander

Captain Sydenham B. Alexander served in NC 42nd Regiment, Company K. Commander of Mecklenburg Camp of North Carolina Veterans of Charlotte, North Carolina from 1912-1915.

Physical Description: Cabinet Card35 mm negative

Publisher: Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County

Festival in the Park at Freedom Park

Freedom Park is located off of East Boulevard in Myers Park. It opened in 1948 and was named in honor of Charlotte's World War II soldiers. Every September, the park is the site of Festival in the Park where artists display their wares and local bands perform for the thousands of attenders over a three day period.

Physical Description: postcard packet

Publisher: Dexter Press

Literary and Library Association

 
Organized in 1891, the Charlotte Literary and Library Association was a subscription library located at 22 South Tryon Street in rooms above the Stone and Barringer Bookstore. Bessie Lacey Dewey, the hostess for the association, can be seen in the right bottom corner. The society continued until her death in 1900. Three years later, the Charlotte Public Library opened its doors at 310 North Tryon Street on July 2, 1903.

Physical Description: 5 x 7.5 inches, albumen

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