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Queens College

Founded in 1912, Queens College, now University, is located on Selwyn Avenue. 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

Mercy Hospital School of Nursing

Mercy Hospital was founded by the Sisters of Mercy of Belmont, North Carolina in February 1906. Originally it was a twenty-five bed facility in a wooden building on East First Street behind St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church. The second facility, pictured here, opened in 1916 on East Fifth Street. Additions increased and by 1960, the hospital had a capacity of 300 beds. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Genuine Curteich

Queens College

Queens College was founded in 1912 and is located on Selwyn Avenue. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: B & H Photo Company

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Located in northeast Charlotte, UNCC was founded in 1946 and achieved university status by 1965. Today thousands of students attend UNCC in preparation for bachelors, masters and some doctoral degrees 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. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Unknown

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

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 black and white Publisher: Graycraft Card Company

Elizabeth College

Elizabeth College opened in 1896. Located on Hawthorne Lane at the intersection with Elizabeth Avenue, some of the buildings became part of Presbyterian Hospital. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Souvenier Postcard Company