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This wagon with cotton and machinery in the back was probably a traveling ginnery. Physical Description: Print in Tompkins collection 4x5 negative Publisher: Unknown
Lakewood Park was located on the west side of Charlotte. Physical Description: 02.19.04 Publisher: S H Kress
South Tryon Street in Charlotte with a view of the Trust Building on the left. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: HC Leighton Manufacturers
Row of mill houses somewhere in Charlotte. Physical Description: 4x5 negative Publisher: Unknown
A view of Charlotte's uptown business district looking south down Tryon Street. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Tichnor Brothers
Librarian posing by a book truck in the old Carnegie Library, which was the first public library in Charlotte. It opened in 1903.
Physical Description: 8x10 black and white glossy.
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Open Kitchen Restaurant is located on Morehead Street. When it first opened in 1952, the Open Kitchen was the only place in Charlotte to get pizza. Cannot be duplicated. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Dynacards
Interior shot of the Mountain Island Power Plant at Mountain Island Dam on the Catawba River, which was approximately twelve miles from Charlotte. Physical Description: 8x10 Publisher: Unknown
The Atherton Mill opened in 1893. At one time it was one of Charlotte's busiest mills employing 300 people. Located on South Boulevard, the buildings have been restored for use as lofts, businesses and restaurants. Physical Description: 4x5 negative Publisher: Unknown
Opening on October 11, 1921, the second Masonic Temple in Charlotte was designed by Willard Rogers in the Egyptian Revival style. Prior to its dismantling and demolition, after First Union purchased the property in 1987, it was the last example of Egyptian Revival architecture in North Carolina.
The Selwyn Hotel was located on West Trade Street. The Realty Building or Independence Building can be seen in the background. Trolley tracks are clearly visible.
Physical Description: 8x10 from a postcard not the best copy for duplication.
Publisher: Unknown
The Brown Hornets Baseball Team of 1934. Physical Description: Publisher: Unknown
The First National Bank was located at 112 South Tryon Street. It merged with the American Trust Company in 1958. Physical Description: 3x5 black and white Publisher: Graycraft Card Company
The Mayfair Hotel, now known as the Dunhill Hotel, is located at the corners of North Tryon and 6th Streets. Built by two local physicians, Dr. James Pleasant Mattheson and Dr. C.N. Peeler, the hotel opened its doors as the Mayfair Manor on November 15, 1929.
The Hezekiah Alexander is the oldest home in Mecklenburg County. Made of stone and log timbers, it was built in 1774, Alexander was a prominent farmer and politician in the county. It is located off of Shamrock Road. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Aerial Photography Services, Inc.
The shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in the gardens of Mercy Hospital. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Genuine Curteich
Postcard captures a view of South Tryon Street. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: E. C. Kropp Company
Postcard of the American Trust Building that was located on Tryon Street. The card was published by the American Trust Company as a promotion. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Stone and Barringer Publishers
Anderson's Restaurant was located on Elizabeth Avenue. Founded in 1946 by Jimmie Anderson, it remained a popular family-owned restaurant until it closed in 2007. Pecan pie was the specialty of the house. Cannot be duplicated. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Dynacards