Martha Johnson and John Winfield Schenck
Martha Johnson, a Duke Power appliance saleswoman.
FIRST UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ARCHIVES.
Right: John Winfield Schenck, Assistant U.S. Attorney General of Boston, c. 1930.
THELMA M. COLSTON.
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Cordelia Russell Stiles
Cordelia Russell Stiles was born into a Mecklenburg County farming family and attended Myers Street School, Barber Scotia College, Columbia University and New York University. An educator in various schools for twenty-five years, she served as supervisor of elementary education for Charlotte City black schools. From: The Sam Kirkpatrick Family, PLCMC.
Samuel and Cecelia Richardson
Samuel Richardson, one of the first black firemen in Charlotte, c. 1885.
CECELIA WILSON.
Right: His wife, Cecelia Richardson, a seamstress, was well-known for her dress designs.
CECELIA WILSON.
Fifth Annual Session Colored Undertakers of North Carolina
Fifth Annual Session Colored Undertakers Association of North Carolina, May 25-26, 1932. The group is pictured on South Brevard Street in front of the Alexander Funeral Home.
MRS. KELLY M. ALEXANDER, SR.
A Late 1940s Street Scene in Brooklyn
A late 1940s street scene in Brooklyn. Businesses in the 400 block of East 2nd Street included Fred Patton's restaurant, Helms Grocery, Jimmie's Place and the Automatic Cafe.
EVA C. HOUSTON.
The Excelsior Club and Its Board of Directors
The Excelsior Club on Beatties Ford Road, 1944.
MINNIE McKEE.
Right: Excelsior Club Board of Directors, 1944. Left to right: Reuben McKissick, Samuel Moore, Harry Mills, Harry Plater, Arthur Bass, Roy Perry.
MINNIE McKEE.
The Hotel Alexander
The Hotel Alexander on McDowell Street was the only hotel serving blacks in Charlotte during the 1940s. Visiting celebrities stayed there and it served as a center for the social life of the community.
PLCMC.
Joseph Richmond and Ned Davis
Joseph Richmond Johnson was a composer and violinist, c. 1929.
ALICE H. KIBLER.
Right: Ned Davis was an actor, barber, and entrepreneur, c. 1930.
KENNETH VINSON.
Construction Workers and Coal Deliverymen
Building houses in Myers Park, c. 1912.
PLCMC.
Right: Employees at Yarbrough and Bellinger Ice and Coal Company, 1912.
CHARLOTTE OBSERVER LIBRARY.
Caldwell W. Phifer and His Crew
Caldwell W. Phifer, a prominent contractor, poses with his crew at the Caswell Apartments construction site on September 29, 1927.
PLCMC.