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Co. #21 Camp 4, Camp Greene, Charlotte, N. C., Oct. 4th, 1918. Lieut. Elmer Young, Comdg.
"Mr. Harvey H. Orr`s White Steamer, which Represented Charlotte Chapter, D.A.R. in the parade. 1,500 white snowballs were utilized in its decoration. It is a fair example of the many elaborately decorated items in the parade." (No date)
Many old Charlotte buildings are shown in Frank Leslie`s Illustrated Newspaper, 5/24/1884, celebrating the 109th Anniversary of Meck Dec.
“The First Firecracker” - Caption indicates Mecklenburg’s claim to be the first to declare independence from the British. The Charlotte News, May 20, 1907
In the year following the publication of William Hoyt's skeptical 1907 study, The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, the Charlotte News printed this defiant cartoon.
Dr. Roy S. Wynn was Charlotte's first black ophthalmologist, opening his office in 1941, and the first black citizen to serve on the board of the Charlotte Housing Authority.
MARIA WYNN
Mary Lou Williams was an American jazz pianist, composer and arranger. Williams wrote hundreds of compositions and arrangements, and recorded more than one hundred records She is seen here playing with the Andy Kirk band in Charlotte during the early 1940s.
NC State Society of the Cincinnati convened in Charlotte at the Southern Manufacturer's Club on April 15, 1916. Sitting: Commodore W.S. Hogg, USN, Washington, DC: Brig. General Charles L. Davis, USA, Schenectady, NY: Rt. Rev. Joseph Blount Cheshire, Raleigh, Hon. Wilson G. Lamb. Pres.
Tryon Street as it appeared at the turn of the century. This scene is looking north down Tryon with Charlotte's City Hall, the tall domed building, on the right.
Physical Description: 8x10 glossy4x5 negatives - 4 copies
Publisher: Unknown
The Brown and Weddington Hardware Store was located on Trade Street between College and Tryon Streets. It firsts appears in the Charlotte City Directory in 1884.
Physical Description: 8x10 glossy4x5 negatives - 2 copies
Publisher: Unknown
This bronze marker is located at the Square to commemorate two significant events in Mecklenburg County's history. The inscription reads, `Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, May 20, 1775 and the Battle of Charlotte September 16, 1780.
Cameron Morrison was Governor of North Carolina and resided in Charlotte after his term in office. His estate, Morrocroft, is now part of the South Park and Ballantyne communities.
Physical Description: black and white - glossy
Publisher: Unknown
This image of farm workers in Charlotte North Carolina was copied from a brochure entitled, `One of Mecklenburg's Good Roads.` These gentlemen are probably on their way to a ginnery to market to sell their cotton. Physical Description: 8x10 glossy Publisher: Unknown
Charlotte native Major Hugh Ashcraft, Jr. served in the United States Army Air Corps and was later promoted to Colonel. He described his war experiences in his autobiography, Coming in on a Wing and a Prayer. Physical Description: 8x10 glossy Publisher: Unknown
A picture of the Home Federal Savings and Loan Building prior to its demolition in 1965. Located at the corner of Fourth and Tryon Street, the photograph was taken on April 1, 1965. This building was once the Buford Hotel.
Physical Description: 2x4 negative
A picture of the Home Federal Savings and Loan Building prior to its demolition in 1965. Located at the corner of Fourth and Tryon Street, the photograph was taken on April 1, 1965. This building was once the Buford Hotel.
Physical Description: 2x4 negativecontact sheet
A picture of the Home Federal Savings and Loan Building prior to its demolition in 1965. Located at the corner of Fourth and Tryon Street, the photograph was taken on April 1, 1965. This building was once the Buford Hotel.
Physical Description: 2x5 negative
A picture of the Home Federal Savings and Loan Building prior to its demolition in 1965. Located at the corner of Fourth and Tryon Street, the photograph was taken on April 1, 1965. This building was once the Buford Hotel.
Physical Description: 2x4 negative5x7 print
A picture of the Home Federal Savings and Loan Building prior to its demolition in 1965. Located at the corner of Fourth and Tryon Street, the photograph was taken on April 1, 1965. This building was once the Buford Hotel.
Physical Description: 2x4 negativecontact sheet