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Charlotte Fire Fighters

Charlotte Fire Fighters posed for this picture on January 18, 1916. Physical Description: 4x5 negative 2 copies, 8x10 glossy, Publisher: Unknown

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Dr. John Taylor ("J. T.") Williams (1859-1924)

Dr. John Taylor Williams (1859-1924) was a prominent figure in the history of African-Americans in Charlotte. Not only was he one of the first three black doctors licensed in North Carolina, Williams also served an educator and a businessman. 

Cornelius Branch

The Cornelius Branch of the Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County system - this building has since been replaced. Physical Description: 8x10 glossy Publisher: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

Confederate Monument

The Confederate Monument in Elmwood Cemetery was  erected on June 30, 1887 by the builders Berryhill & Johnson. The Ladies' Memorial Association rasied $995 for its construction. Members of the Association included Mary A. Osborne, C.M. Gibbons, Sue B. Watts, Bessie M. Watts, Carrie Wittkowsky, Jane Renwick Wilkes, and Laura Morrison Brown. In May, the association discovered it did not have funds. John Wilkes offerred to finish the work at his factory, The Mecklenburg Iron Works for half the cost.

Covenant Presbyterian Church

Copy of a postcard of Covenant Presbyterian Church at 1000 East Morehead Street. Physical Description: Publisher: Unknown

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Vail Apartments

Located at Caswell and Vail Avenues, these apartment buildings were built in 1928 by W.P. Smith.

Physical Description: 8x10 glossy

Publisher: Unknown

Shipp Mounument

 
Originally located located at West Fourth and Mint Streets the Shipp monument was erected was erected to honor the memory of Lieutenant William Ewen Shipp (1861-1898) of Charlotte who died in the Battle of Santiago during the Spanish American War. The Winnsboro granite obelisk  was paid for by funds donated by North Carolina schoolchildren. Today, the monument is located on the east side of the Federal Courthouse on West Trade Street.
Physical Description: 8x10 glossy, 4x5 negatives - 2 copies Publisher: Unknown

Charlotte City Hall

This building was the temporary location of Charlotte's City Hall during a transition period. It was located on the northwest corner of Tryon and Sixth Streets. Physical Description: 8x10  glossy, 4x5 negatives- 2 copies Publisher: Unknown.

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1959 Main Branch Library

The 1959 Main Branch of the Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County replaced the 1903 Carnegie Library on the same site.

Physical Description: 8x10 glossy

Publisher: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

Myers Park

Early development of Myers Park. Physical Description: 8x10 glossy, 4x5 negatives- 2 copies Publisher: Unknown