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Presbyterian College

Presbyterian College for Women was located on College Street. It changed its names to Queens College when the facility moved to Selwyn Avenue. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Raphael Tuck and Sons

Presbyterian College

Presbyterian College for Women was located on College Street. It changed its names to Queens College when the facility moved to Selwyn Avenue. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Souvenier Postcard Company

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is located in northeast Charlotte. The school offers programs at all levels. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Dexter Press

Central High School

Central High School was opened around 1908. Located on Elizabeth Avenue, the building is now part of the Central Piedmont Community College's campus. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: E. C. Kropp Company

Charlotte School Board

The 1916 Charlotte School Board. 

Front row, left to right: Guy M. Beaty, T. T. Smith, J. D. McCall, Mayor T. L. Kirkpatrick, Arthur Wearn, Plummer Stewart. Back row: unidentified, M. J. Green, S. F. Tomlinson, J. H. Wilson, J. Landrum Brown, unidentified, Harry P. Harding, D. M. Abernethy, and D. R. Yarboro.

For more information about the history of education in Charlotte, please check vertical files and Harding's "History of Charlotte Schools," which are both located in the Carolina Room.

Elizabeth College

Elizabeth College was located at the intersection of Elizabeth Avenue and Hawthorne Lane. Physical Description: gray tones 3x5 Publisher: Souvenier Postcard Company

Elizabeth College

Elizabeth College opened in 1896. Located on Hawthorne Lane at the intersection with Elizabeth Avenue, the buildings are now part of Presbyterian Hospital. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Unknown

Elizabeth College

Elizabeth College opened in 1896. Located on Hawthorne Lane at the intersection with Elizabeth Avenue. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Raphael Tuck and Sons

Presbyterian College for Women

Presbyterian College for Women was located on College Street. It changed its names to Queens College when the school moved to Selwyn Avenue. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Hugh C. Leighton Company

Central High School

Central High School was opened around 1908. Located on Elizabeth Avenue, the building is now part of the Central Piedmont Community College's campus. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Dixie News Company