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Elizabeth College covered in snow. The school was located on Hawthorne Road. It opened in 1896. This popular school for girls remained in Charlotte until 1915.
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Postcard advertisment for F. R. Coal and Oil Company. It was located at 624 South Cedar Street in Charlotte.
Physical Description: 3 x 5 postcard
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View of uptown Charlotte looking down South Tryon Street in the 1950s. Brownlee Jewelwers is on the left right next door to the Liberty Life Building.
Physical Description: 3 x 5 postcard
Publisher: Dexter Press
The Hezekiah Alexander House is the oldest extant house in Charlotte. It is located off of Shamrock Drive near the Methodist Home.
Physical Description: postcard packet
Publisher: Dexter Press
The Charlotte Lions Club provided the funds for outdoor theater at the park. Many band concerts have taken place there over the years.
Physical Description: 3 x 5 postcard
Publisher: Dexter Press
Freedom Park is located off of East Boulevard in Myers Park. It opened in 1948 and was named in honor of Charlotte's World War II soldiers.
Physical Description: 3 x 5 postcard
Publisher: Dexter Press
Built in 1837, the United States Mint in Charlotte served the community for a number of years in different capacities. In the 1930s, the building was dismantled and moved to Randolph Road.
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Google Fiber converted a century-old warehouse in the 200 block of E. 7th St. to be its local headquarters.
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Publisher: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
This photo shows the corner of Poplar and 7th in the spring of 2005.
Physical Description: digital image
Publisher: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action in France. Memorial service at Calvary Methodist Church on Sep 24, 1944. Age at Death: Unavailable Image Source: Charlotte Observer 8-27-44
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Died in service, non-battle. Memorial marker in Lorraine, France.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Memorial services were held at the First Unitarian Church in Pittsburgh, PA.
Age at Death: 22
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 11-9-1944
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action. Memorial marker in Lorraine, France.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action in Holland. Buried in a cemetery in Holland.
Age at Death: 22
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 11-5-1944
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was missing in action over German installations in Italy and later declared dead.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 8-17-1945
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action in Germany.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 4-17-1945
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Memorial service held at St. John's Baptist Church in 1945.
Age at Death: 22
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 9-25-1945
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Memorial marker in Ardennes, France.
Age at Death: 24
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 5-26-1945
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Crew member of a B-24 lost over Yugoslavia.
Age at Death: 21
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 8-6-1944
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: A memorial service was held at a rehabilitation camp. Memorial marker at Punchbowl National Cemetery in Honolulu, HI.
Age at Death: 20
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library