The Osborne Oak was located at West Trade and Graham Street. It was more than a 100 years old when this photograph was taken. The home belonged to Dr. Sam Hayes who married an Osborne.
Physical Description: 3x3 mounted print35 mm negative
Publisher: Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County
Cotton Mill that manufactured yarn. Physical Description: 4x5 negative Publisher: Unknown
Cotton pickers waiting to load the wagons. Physical Description: 4x5 negative Publisher: Unknown
This wagon with cotton and machinery in the back was probably a traveling ginnery. Physical Description: Print in Tompkins collection 4x5 negative Publisher: Unknown
Elizabeth College student and young man posing together. Caption reads, The End. Ain't ig good?
Physical Description: Original in scrapbook
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At one time Minor C. Mayer (1849-1916) residence was located at 302 North College Street seen here. The family moved to a house at 802 South Tryon Street soon after this picture was taken. Mayer owned a large grocery store at 47-49 South Tryon Street.
The bicycles in front of the houses reportedly belong to Mayer's sons, Robert A. and Clinton R. Mayer. The latter owned a drugstore at 301 North Tryon Street.
Physical Description: 8 x 10 black and white with 4 x 5 negative
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Row of mill houses somewhere in Charlotte. Physical Description: 4x5 negative Publisher: Unknown
Elizabeth College student posing with her beau in 1901. Caption below picture reads, The Beginning.
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The North Carolina Medical College was chartered in 1892 at Davidson College. The upper graduates moved to Charlotte in 1903 because of the new Presbyterian Hospital. The entire medical college moved into this building Charlotte in 1907. It is located on the southeast corner of Sixth and Church Streets. The school closed in 1913. Today the building has been renovated for apartments.
This image of the North Carolina Medical College was taken on April 10, 1916.
Physical Description: 8x10 glossy 4x5 negative
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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