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Friday Evening Social Club

This photograph of the Friday Evening Social Club was taken about 1907. The members were schoolteachers at the Myers Street School.

LAURA M. BOOTON

 

Hargrave Family Portrait

Hargrave family portrait shows Zoel Hargrave, Sr., and six children. Seated: Carrie Lucille Hargrave, Zoel Hargrave, Sr. and Fannie Rosalie Hargrave. Standing are Zoel Hargrave, Jr., Edward Hargrave, Vivian Hargrave, and James Hargrave.

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Thad Lincoln Tate Family circa 1907

Thad Lincoln Tate (1865-1951) was one of Charlotte's earliest and most prominent African American businessmen. He came to Charlotte as a barber. In 1882, he opened his own shop, an enterprise that he would operate for 61 years.
In addition to a his own business Tate was prominent in banking in Charlotte. He served as director of the Mechanics' Perpetual Building and Loan Company. He founder the Mecklenburg Investment Company.

Thaddeus and Mary Tate

Thaddeus L. Tate and Mary L. Butler Tate.The Tate family lived in this elegant home at 504 East 7th Street. Thaddeus Tate opened a barber shop in 1882 which prospered for over sixty years. He co-founded several of Charlotte's leading black businesses, including the Afro-American Mutual Insurance Company and the Mecklenburg Investment Company. Physical Description: Publisher: Unknown

Thaddeus and Mary Tate

Thaddeus L. Tate and Mary L. Butler Tate. The Tate family lived in this elegant home at 504 East 7th Street. Thaddeus Tate opened a barber shop in 1882 which prospered for over sixty years. He co-founded several of Charlotte's leading black businesses, including the Afro-American Mutual Insurance Company and the Mecklenburg Investment Company. Physical Description: Publisher: Unknown

Zoel Sylvester Hargrave

Zoel Sylvester Hargrave, Sr. He was born in 1891, the picture is from around 1896-1897. Physical Description: Publisher: Unknown

Zoel Sylvester Hargrave, Sr. (1891-1973)

Born in South Carolina, Zoel Sylvester Hargrace Sr. moved to Charlotte where worked as a postal clerk for the railroad. Physical Description: Publisher: Unknown

Celia Richardson

Celia Richardson, wife of Samuel. She was a seamstress and designer of gorgeous gowns. Physical Description: 5x7 Publisher: Unknown