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The web exhibit, “Charlotte’s Legacy: The Changing Faces of a City,” went online in 1999, as part of the Library’s focus on the theme of “Legacy” on the eve of a new millennium. Here is the original description:
Between 1875 and 1917, the United States Post Office in Charlotte was located at West Trade and Mint Streets. A portion of the Charlotte Branch of the United States Mint is visible on the right side of the photograph.
Physical Description: 8x10 4x5 negatives - 2 copies
September 1989 - Hurricane Hugo hits Charlotte.
Tillman Baldwin helps clean up Johnson C. Smith University campus after the hurricane.
Charlotte Branch of the United States Mint and the Shipp Monument.
Physical Description: 8x10 4x5 negatives - 3 copies
Publisher: Unknown
“Charlotte - A Work in Progress” represents a snapshot of the changes that have made the Queen City a major metropolitan area. The photographs show people and their work transforming as Charlotte grows in the postwar period.
Allegra Westbrooks comes to head the Negro Library Services for the Public Library. She becomes well-known as a career woman within the broader Charlotte professional community.
United States Assay Office in Charlotte from a postcard. See Postcard Collection for additional information. Similar images are in this collection.
Physical Description: 35 mm
Publisher: Stone and Barringer Publishers
World War I Veterans in front of the Carnegie Library on North Tryon Street.
Physical Description: 35 mm Negative
Publisher: Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County
A Berlin newspaper covered President Woodrow Wilson’s speech in Charlotte.
The Charlotte Observer 5/26/1916, p. 6
March 1996 - Theater Charlotte presents “The Second City”.
In 1906, the Sisters of Mercy first established a hospital in Charlotte in uptown Charlotte near St. Peter's Catholic Church. This facilty opened in 1916 with additional wings added over time.
April 20, 1971 - The U.S. Supreme Court votes unanimously to uphold Judge McMillan's decision in the Swann case. Busing can be used to achieve racial balance in schools. But victory is not yet won.
July 5-11, 1996 - The National NAACP conference is held in Charlotte. Photo shows President Clinton and NAACP Chairwoman Myrlie Evers-Williams singing the "Battle Hymn of the Republic." Rev. J. R. Williams directs the singing convention-goers.
William Billy Clarence Eckstine (1914 – 1993) was a popular American singer of ballads and a bandleader during the Swing Era. He is seen here performing at the Armory Auditorium in Charlotte duirng the early 1940s. Eckstine was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999.
Charlotte's first black Baptist church was organized by former slaves in June, 1867. This sanctuary, at 1020 South Church Street, was dedicated in September, 1911, and demolished in 1977.
CHARLOTTE OBSERVER LIBRARY.
1977 - The Black Caucus helps establish district representation in Charlotte.
1976 - The UNC-Charlotte basketball team wins its first national recognition.
The Charlotte Observer 5/21/1909, p. 4
PRESIDENT TAFT IN CHARLOTTE.
Local News from April 1899
Local News from May 1899
Local News from June 1899