Historic Marker
This historic marker is the site where Jefferson Davidson stood on Tryon Street when he learned of President Abraham Lincoln's death on April 15, 1865. Physical Description: 8x10 glossy Publisher: Unknown
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Biddle University Students
Students and graduates of Biddle University's Theological Seminary. Physical Description: 5x7 glossy Publisher: Unknown
Underpass at South Boulevard
This is the entrance to the tunnel or underpass that once connected South Boulevard and East Morehead Street. It enabled students from Alexander Graham Jr. High School to cross the street safely. The building in the background is the Dowd Flats. Physical Description: 8x10 glossy Publisher: Unknown
Sanitary Laundry Truck
Rowland Stewart Ferguson (1889-1966) stands by his laundry truck at 210 North Cecil Street. (The latter is now known as Kings Drive.) Physical Description: 8x10 glossy Publisher: Unknown
Draper Home Interior Shot
An interior shot of the Earl W. S. Draper House around 1928. He was the resident landscape architect for Myers Park.
ID Number: H_2000_01_268_00
Image Year: 1928
Physical Description: 8x10 glossy
Category: Hornet's Nest
Format: Black and White
Image Negative: 1
Print: 1
Donor: Mary Boyer
Copyright: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Publisher: Unknown
Photographer: Margaret Phillips
Mayor Samuel Sylvanus McNinch (1867-1929)
Born in Chester, South Carolina, Samuel S. McNinch was living in Charlotte by 1880 and eventually became President of the Charlotte Brick Company. He and his wife Julia McNinch resided at 507 North Church Street. The house now serves as a restaurant. McNinch served as Mayor of Charlotte from 1905 to 1907.
Physical Description: 8x10 glossy
Publisher: Unknown
Intersection of Morehead Street, Baldwin Avenue, and Kings Drive
A photograph of the intersections of East Morehead Street, Kings Drive and Baldwin Avenue around 1947. The entrance to the Boar's Head Restaurant is located in the lower right of the photograph. Physical Description: 8x10 glossy Publisher: Unknown
Belk House (William Henry Belk)
The residence of William Henry Belk (1862-1952) was located at 120 Hawthorne Lane. It was built in 1925 by the Theis-Smith Company. Charles C. Hook (1869-1934) was the architect. Today the house is used by Presbyterian Hospital. Physical Description: 8x10 glossy Publisher: Unknown
Alexander Graham Junior High School on Morehead Street
Looking east past the intersection of Morehead Street and South Boulevard. The end of one wing of the D.H. Hill School can be seen at the corner. The rest of it extended southward on South Boulevard. The Alexander Graham Jr. High School stands just beyond it, running eastward along Morehead Street. Physical Description: 8x10 glossy. Publisher: Unknown
East Trade Street
By looking east down Trade Street, once can see the Belk Brother's Department Store on the left. Physical Description: 8x10 glossy Publisher: