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Queens College

Founded in 1912, Queens College, now University, is located on Selwyn Avenue. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Unknown

Central High School

Central High on Elizabeth Avenue is now part of Central Piedmont Community College. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Dixie News Company

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte was founded in 1946 and gained university status in 1965. It is located in northeast Charlotte. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Aerial Photography Services, Inc.

Horner Military School

The Horner Military School was first founded in Oxford, North Carolina in 1851, but moved to Charlotte in 1914. In Charlotte, the school was built on Roswell Avenue in Myers Park by Colonel Jerome C. Horner, son of the founder. In 1920, the school was remodeled and became the Rockledge Apartments. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Carolina Card Company

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 first 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. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: S H Kress

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. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: S H Kress

Queens College

Queens College is located on Selwyn Avenue. Founded in 1912, it was traditionally as school for young women before becoming co-ed in the 1970s. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Unknown

Central Piedmont Community College

Postcard of the Richard H. Hagemeyer Learning Resource Center of Central Piedmont Community College on Elizabeth Avenue. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Dexter Press

Elizabeth College

Elizabeth College operated in Charlotte from 1896 to 1915. It was located at the intersection of Hawthorne Lane and Elizabeth Avenue. Today the buildings are part of Presbyterian Hospital. Physical Description: 3x5 black and white Publisher: Rotograph Company