Field Workers in Cotton
Field hands working in cotton fields Physical Description: 4x5 negative Publisher: Unknown
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Robinson-Spangler North Carolina Room Image Collection
United States Post Office
Entrance to the United States Post Office in Charlotte. Between 1875 and 1917, the United States Post Office in Charlotte was located at West Trade and Mint Streets. The Shipp Monument is visible.
Physical Description: 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 mounted print35 mm negative
Publisher: Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County
Cotton Worker
Worker marking bales of cotton as sold. Physical Description: Original from Tompkins Papers Collection - 4x5 negative Publisher: Unknown
Cotton gin
Picture shows workers hauling cotton to the gin. Physical Description: 4x5 negative Publisher: Unknown
Views of Myers Park and Providence Road
Scenic views of rural Charlotte. Features horse drawn carriage and tree lined, dirt roads.
Physical Description: 6 1/2 by 2 mounted print35 mm negative
Publisher: Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County
Sharecropper's home
Photograph of a typical sharecropper or tenant farmer's home in Mecklenburg County Physical Description: Original from Tompkins Collection4x5 negative Publisher: Unknown
Cotton machines
Cotton gin house with the cotton screw/press on the right. A typical gin house like this produced three bales of cotton a day. Physical Description: 4x5 negative Publisher: Unknown
Views of Myers park and Providence Roads
Myers ark and Providence Road at one time were in the county.
Physical Description: 6 x 3 1/2 mounted print35 mm negative
Publisher: Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County
Cotton machinery
Machines like this were used for picking cotton. Physical Description: 4x5 negative Publisher: Unknown
Cotton Machine
Cotton gin house with the cotton screw/press on the right. A typical gin house like this produced three bales of cotton a day. Physical Description: 4x5 negative Publisher: Unknown