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Martha Auten was born in 1911 and attended Wesley Heights School in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Physical Description: black and white postcard
Publisher: Unknown
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Mary Grace Johnson Haynes and Brevard Henry Haynes (Mr. And Mrs.). Mary Grace Johnson Haynes was CHARLOTTE POST Mother of the Year in 1989. Physical Description: Publisher: Unknown
The Charlotte residence of Zebulon B. Vance (1830-1894), served as twice as Governor of North Carolina (1862-1865) and (1877-1879) and later as United States Senator from North Carolina (1879-1894).
Charlotte's four Catholic churches in the 1940s, including St. Peter's, what is now the Cathedral of St. Patrick, Our Lady of Perpetual Help and our Lady of Assumption. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: E. C. Kropp Company
The Mint Museum of Art is located on Randolph Road. Originally, the building was the Charlotte Branch of the United States Mint that was located on Mint Street. The structure was moved to Randolph Road and reopened in 1936. Physical Description: 8x10 glossy Publisher: Unknown
Senator John F. Kennedy in Charlotte on January 17, 1960 during his first Presidential campaign. In the car with the Senator is David Clark on the left and Terry Sanford on the right. Physical Description: 5x7 glossy4x5 negative Publisher: Unknown
The Loose-Wiles Biscuit Company Offices in the Old Merchandising Row on 212 West First Street. It opened in 1915 under George L. Sibley. He was later President of the Union National Bank and the first chairman of the Charlotte Planning Commission. Physical Description: 8x10 Publisher: Unknown
The Right Reverend Sidney David Watkins was pastor of Little Rock AME Zion Church from 1900 to 1906. He was also the Presiding Elder for the Charlotte District (1906-1922) and the Manager of the AME Zion Publishing House for 2 terms. Physical Description: Publisher: Unknown
John S. Broadaway was an itinerant photographer who came to Charlotte in 1865. His temporary studio was above the Charlotte Bank. An advertisement from The Western Democrat indicates that his “traveling” studio “Gem Photograph” would be in town for a few days.
Class at Elizabeth School around 1918. The school was located on East 5th Street.
ID Number: H_2000_01_259_29
Image Year: 1918
Physical Description: 8x10 glossy
Category: Hornet's Nest
Format: Black and White
Image Negative: 1
Print: 1
The Carolina Room probably has one of the largest collections of John and Mary E. Moon photographs.
Elizabeth College was located on Hawthorne Road. It opened in 1896. This popular school for girls remained in Charlotte until 1915.
This postcard captures three of the most fashionable homes in Dilworth. Only one still stands.
The Sixth Grade Class of Myers Street School. This was the first public school for blacks. It was located at the corner of Stonewall and Myers Street in Second Ward.
ID Number: H_2000_01_255_25
Image Year: 1918
Physical Description: 8x10 glossy some flaking
Lake Norman is North Carolina's largest man-made lake. It is thirty-five miles long and eight miles wide. Lake Norman is eighteen miles from Charlotte.
ID Number: H_2000_01_266_36.jpg
Image Year: 1976
Physical Description: 8x10 glossy
Category: Hornet's Nest
From the Charlotte Home Democrat, May 29, 1885:
"Miss Annie Lowrie Alexander of Mecklenburg County passed an examination before the Board of Medical Examiners in Durham and was admitted as a member of the North Carolina Medical Association."
A parade view from the southwest corner of Tryon and Third Streets. The original photograph was taken around 1939. This is from a photocopy from the Charlotte Observer, 1980. Physical Description: 8x10 glossy Publisher: Unknown
In late 1853, Charles Wilkes entered into an agreement with a firm in New York and established The Capps Gold Mine, Company. The property was part of the estate of his wife's uncle, James Renwick. It was decided that Jack Wilkes would manage the production at St.
Copy of a 1908 postcard featuring an aerial view of First Presbyterian Church.