The Tate family lived in this elegant home at 504 East 7th Street. Thaddeus Tate opened a barber shop in 1882 which prospered for over sixty years. He co-founded several of Charlotte's leading black businesses, including the Afro-American Mutual Insurance Company and the Mecklenburg Investment Company.
LAURA M. BOOTON.
The Tate Family, c. 1910.Left to right, front row: Aurelia (Midge), William, Thaddeus L. Tate, Sr.,Mildred, Mary Butler Tate, Talmadge, Edwin.Second Row: Thaddeus Jr., Maggie, Estelle, Cora. Inset: Guion.
LAURA M. BOOTON.
Dr. and Mrs. James A. Pethel, in 1910, with their son James Jr. who also became a physician.
NANCY PETHEL.
Rufus and Mary Reid, c. 1915. Rufus Reid worked as a roofer for G. G. Ray and Company. He and his wife lived on Poplar Street.
ANITA BALDWIN.
The Kirkpatrick family on the porch of their farmhouse, c. 1910.
From: The Samuel Kirkpatrick Family by Addie Pettice and Josephine Wade
An all girl 3rd grade class at Myers Street School in the 1920s. The Myers School was located in the vicinity of the Acquatic Center on Stonewall Street. Physical Description: Publisher: Unknown
Alice H. Kibler at about 7 months old. Physical Description: Publisher: Unknown
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
Girl Reserve Club at Second Ward High School in the 1940s. Physical Description: Publisher: Unknown
From left to right: Grace Marie Haynes age 3months, Mable Haynes Futone, 4 years, Alice Haynes Kibler, 2 years, and father, Brevard H. Haynes. Physical Description: Publisher: Unknown