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Illustration of Violet G. Alexander, daughter of Joseph Alexander. She married Dr. Moses Winslow Alexander, who was the son of J. McKnitt Alexander. Violet Alexander died in 1868 and is buried a the Hopewell Presbyterian Church. The illustration was appears to have been done in mid-1850s.
Hawthorne Lane Methodist Church was officially founded in 1915. The land for the church was donated by the Oakhurst Land Company. B. D.
The fifth Mecklenburg County Court House is located at 700 East Trade Street. Built at a cost of one million dollars, it first opened in 1928.
Aerial view of Festival Park which takes place in September in Freedom Park which is located in Myers Park. This postcard captures the activies in 1966, which was the first year the festival was held.
Discovery Place is located on North Tryon Street. This museum enables young and old alike to explore science and technology through interactive means. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Aerial Photography Services, Inc.
This WWI monument to the `Doughboy` was given in honor of the men from Mecklenburg County who served in the war. The statue is located behind the old courthouse. Physical Description: 8x10 glossy, 4x5 negative Publisher: Unknown
A Sunday School Class at 7th Street Presbyterian Church. Dr. D. J. Martin was the teacher. Physical Description: 8x10 Publisher: Unknown
Floyd and Margaret Wallace, Sr. and Floyd Wallace, Jr., 1941, at home on Long Street. Physical Description: Publisher: Unknown
Good Samaritan Hospital Auxiliary. First row, left to right: Careatha Lovell, Floretta D. Gunn, Gertrude Blackmon, Emily Nixon, Lavonne B. Tillman, Alice Anderson, Cora T. Boaton, Bobbie P. Alexander. Second row, left to right: Mildred Brodie Alridge, Dorothy Atkins, Edna Morris, Helen P.
Vacation Bible School at Wilson Memorial Prebyterian Church which is on Bland Street. At the time, the Reverend L. B. Washington was the pastor. Physical Description: Publisher: Unknown
Railway Work Car in Charlotte, North Carolina
Physical Description: Negative Only
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Elizabeth College students, caption reads, `And her pupils - Latin.`Elizabeth College was located on Hawthorne Road. It opened in 1896. This popular school for girls remained in Charlotte until 1915.
Physical Description: Original in scrapbook35 mm negative
Young women posing out doors. Caption reads, `Elizabeth Hopefuls.`Elizabeth College was located on Hawthorne Road. It opened in 1896. This popular school for girls remained in Charlotte until 1915.
Physical Description: Original in scrapbook 35 mm negative
Home Made Rail Grinder being used in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Physical Description: Negative only
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Driver and mechanic pose in their car in front of the Charlotte Observer offices on South Church Street. Physical Description: 8x10 Publisher: Unknown
View from an aeroplane of Camp Greene. The latter was a World War I training base in Charlotte, North Carolina. Physical Description: 3x5 black and white Publisher: A. M. Simon
Company Street at Camp Greene.Camp Greene was a World War I training base in Charlotte, North Carolina. Physical Description: 3x5 black and white Publisher: A. M. Simon
An interior shot of a Camp Greene barracks. Camp Greene was a World War I training base in Charlotte, North Carolina. Physical Description: 3x5 black and white Publisher: A. M. Simon
Dr. Issac Wilson (1802-1880) and his third wife, Elizabeth Alexander Wilson.
Physical Description: 35 mm Negative
Publisher: Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County
Street view at Camp Greene showing the Mess Shacks. Camp Greene was a World War I training base in Charlotte, North Carolina. Physical Description: 3x5 black and white Publisher: A. M. Simon