The Charlotte Police Department 1885-1890.
ID Number H_2000_01_262_32
Image Year: 1890
Physical Description: 8x10 glossy
Category: Hornet's Nest
Format: Black and White
Image Negative: 1
Print: 1
Donor: E.P. Dixon
Copyright: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Publisher: Unknown
Photographer: George Ivey
A passenger train holds up traffic on West Trade Street. The train was traveling on the Southern Railway Mainline. Physical Description: 8x10 glossy4x5 negative Publisher: Unknown
The J.B. Ivey and Company was located at Tryon and Fifth Streets. Completed in May 1924, it was designed by William Peeps and cost $1,250,000. Today the building is used for condominiums and shops. Physical Description: 8x10 glossy Publisher: Unknown
Taken between 1902 and 1909 , this photograph was taken at South Tryon Street and Third Street. On the left is the Trust Building and the first YMCA which was torn down in 1909. The building on right with the wide, front, gable roof and three Italianate style windows is the Opera House.
ID Number: H_2000_01_263_33
Image Year: 1905
Physical Description: 8x10 glossy
Category: Hornet's Nest
Format: Black and White
Image Negative: 1
Print: 1
Donor: Cliff Hoover
Copyright: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Publisher: Unknown
A parade was held every year to celebrate Mecklenburg Declaration day. This photograph features the first building to house the Presbyterian Hospital. It was located on the second floor of the building. Notice the patients and nurses standing on the balcony. It was located on the corner of Mint and Trade Streets across from the Selwyn Hotel. Physical Description: 8x10 glossy Publisher: Unknown
Central High School was built in 1923. Lockewood-Greene and Company were the architects, and J.A. Jones Company was the contractor. Located at Elizabeth Avenue and Cecil Street (now Kings Drive) the school is now part of Central Piedmont Community College's campus. Physical Description: 10.30.03 Publisher: Unknown
Located on West Trade Street, First Presbyterian Church was organized in 1832. This building opened in 1895.
ID Number: H_2000_01_264_34.
Image Year: 1975
Physical Description: 8x10 glossy
Category: Hornet's Nest
Format: Black and White
Image Negative: 1
Print: 1
Donor: Unknown
Copyright: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Publisher: Unknown
Photographer: Margaret Phillips
Dr. Annie Lowrie Alexander (1864-1929) was the first female physician in North Carolina. This photograph was taken in February 1908. Physical Description: 5x74x5 negative Publisher:
The Gem Restaurant was located in the Central Hotel at 7 South Tryon Street. Physical Description: 8x10 glossy. Not a good image. Publisher: Unknown
Ovens Auditorium and the first Charlotte Coliseum. Photograph taken on September 18, 1976.
ID Number: H_2000_01_265_35
Image Year: 1976
Physical Description: 8x10 glossy
Category: Hornet's Nest
Format: Black and White
Image Negative: 1
Print: 1
Donor: Margaret Phillips
Copyright: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Publisher: Unknown
Photographer: Margaret Phillips