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Robinson-Spangler North Carolina Room Image Collection

Federal Reserve Bank

The Federal Reserve Bank on South Tryon Street opened in 1927. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Dixie News Company

Realty Building

The Realty Building was located at the corner of Trade and Tryon and was built in 1907. Designed by Louis Asbury, it was renamed the Independence Building in 1920 and was torn down in 1970. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: E. C. Kropp Company

Hotel Charlotte

The Hotel Charlotte opened is doors in 1923. It was located at the corner of West Trade and Poplar Streets. The hotel was the most popular hotel in Charlotte. During the 1920s, the Hotel Charlotte was site of an early recording studio. Bill Monroe, the Delmore Brothers and other country music legends made their early recordings at the hotel. It was demolished in 1988. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Genuine Curteich

Discovery Place Science Museum

Discovery Place is located on North Tryon Street. This museum enables young and old alike to explore science and technology through interactive means. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Aerial Photography Services, Inc.

Presbyterian Hospital

Presbyterian Hospital on Hawthorne Lane was founded in 1903. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Aerial Photography Services, Inc.

Camp Greene Inspection of Troops

Inspection at Camp Greene, the World War I military training base in Charlotte, North Carolina. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: A. M. Simon

Tourist shot Charlotte

Tourist postcard containing shots of popular sites in Charlotte. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: E. C. Kropp Company

Mercy Hospital

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, is the seven-story maternity wing. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: B & H Photo Company

Airing tents at Camp Greene

Airing tents along Company Street at Camp Greene, a World War I military training camp. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: A. M. Simon

Tourist postcard

Post card from Charlotte with highlights of North Carolina attractions. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Genuine Curteich