Myers Park
Early development of Myers Park. Physical Description: 8x10 glossy, Publisher: Unknown
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Donor: Bill Summerville
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Dr. John Taylor ("J. T.") Williams (1859-1924)
Dr. John Taylor Williams (1859-1924) was a prominent figure in the history of African-Americans in Charlotte. Not only was he one of the first three black doctors licensed in North Carolina, Williams also served an educator and a businessman.
Fifth Mecklenburg County Courthouse
The fifth Mecklenburg County Courthouse is located at 700 East Trade Street. It first opened in 1928. Shipp Monument is in front. Physical Description: 8x10 glossy Publisher: Unknown
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Firemen
Firemen meet for dinner on the second floor of the City Hall in 1916. Physical Description: 8x10 gloss, Publisher: Unknown
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Thomas S. Franklin (1863-1926)
Born in Raleigh on December 24, 1863 , Thomas Skinner Franklin was the son of an Englishman, and his mother was from Virginia. He came to Charlotte in 1880, and married Luella Lidell in 1891. Franklin owned his own insurance company and was active in local politics. It was Franklin who played an instrumental role in obtaining Carnegie funding for the Charlotte's first public library, which opened in 1903. He served as Mayor of Charlotte from 1908-1910. Physical Description: 8x10 glossy, 4x5 negative, Publisher: Unknown
Firefighters
Group picture of Charlotte Firemen with Colonel Thomas LeRoy Kirkpatrick, who was Charlotte's Mayor from 1915-1917. Physical Description: 8x10 glossy4x5 negatives - 2 copies Publisher: Unknown
Jimmy Bassinger
Jimmy Bassinger was a popular Charlotte entertainer in the 1940s and 1950s. Physical Description: 8x10 glossy Publisher: Unknown
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Scottish Rite Consistory Class
Scottish Rite Consistory Class posed for this portrait on November 17, 1916. Standing: B. F. Withers, Sr., C.O. Kuester, J.A. Yarbrough, A. J. Crampton, Bob Keelser, Seated: Bob Hardage, W.S. Liddell, Baxter Ross (Others not identified.) Physical Description: 4x5 negative, Publisher: Unknown.
President Woodrow Wilson in Charlotte (1916)
President Woodrow Wilson was invited to Charlotte to speak at the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence Celebration on May 20,1916. To the left of the President is Governor Lockhead Craig and Mayor Thomas LeRoy Kirkpatrick. To the President's right are Governor Richard Manning of South Carolina and Patrolman T. J. ("Tom") Black of the Charlotte Police Department, identified by one of his descendants.
Myers House
The John S. and Mary Myers home at 804 East Avenue. Physical Description: 8x10 glossy Publisher: Unknown