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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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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. 

Charlotte City Hall

This is Charlotte's first real City Hall. Built in 1891, 1, on the corner of Fifth and North Tryon Streets.

ID Number: H_2000_01_222_30

Image Year: 1900

Physical Description: 8x10 glossy

Category: Hornets' Nest

Format: Black and White

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Print: 1

Donor: Simmons

Copyright: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

Publisher: Unknown

Photographer: J.W. and Mary Moon 

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.

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

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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Mary Anna Morrison Jackson

Mary Anna Morrison Jackson (1831 - 1915) was the second wife of General Thomas `Stonewall` Jackson. She made her home on Trade Street following the death of her husband in 1863. Physical Description: 8x10 glossy4x5 negatives - 2 copies 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.

Jimmy Bassinger

Jimmy Bassinger was a popular Charlotte entertainer in the 1940s and 1950s. Physical Description: 8x10 glossy Publisher: Unknown

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