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Women driving buggy

Two women driving a horse and buggy from Thomas B. Hoover's Livery Stable. This picture was taken in front of the Church Street entrance of the Selwyn Hotel. Physical Description: 8x10 glossy Publisher: Unknown

Colonel William R. Myers

Colonel William R. Myers donated the land for Biddle University around 1867. This school is known today as Johnson C. Smith University Physical Description: 8x10 glossy Publisher: Unknown

Draper House

The Earl J. Draper House was located at 1005 Queens Road. He was the resident landscape architect for Myers Park. Physical Description: 8x10 glossy Publisher: Unknown

Reverend Daniel Jackson Sanders (1848-1907)

The Right Reverend Daniel J. Sanders was the first black president of Johnson C. Smith University. This photograph is also part of the African American Collection. Physical Description: 8x10 glossy Publisher: Unknown

Historic Marker

This historic marker is the site where Jefferson Davidson stood on Tryon Street when he learned of President Abraham Lincoln's death on April 15, 1865. Physical Description: 8x10 glossy Publisher: Unknown

Biddle University Students

Students and graduates of Biddle University's Theological Seminary. Physical Description: 5x7 glossy Publisher: Unknown

Wallace or Wallis House

The Wallis or Wallace house was built around 1756. It was located on Albemarle Road, the house collapsed during an attempt to move the house to another site in the 1960s. Physical Description: 8x10 glossy Publisher: Unknown

William H. Peeps (1868-1950)

Born in London, England, William H. Peeps moved with his parents to Michigan in 1872. He studied architecture with Frederick W. Perkins in Chicago. Settling in Atlanta after his marriage, Peeps was hired by Edward Dilworth Latta to design an office building for the Charlotte Consolidated Construction Company. Peeps moved his family to Charlotte and established himself as an architect. One of his buildings the Latta Arcade is on the National Register of Historic Places. Physical Description: 8x10 glossy Publisher: Unknown

Temple Beth El

Temple Beth El was formed in 1942 and is now located on Providence Road. Physical Description: 8x10 glossy Publisher: Unknown

Elizabeth College Interior shot

This interior shot of Elizabeth College is from an original publication in the Elizabeth College Papers. Physical Description: Publisher: Unknown