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Banner Card for Charlotte

Banner card for Charlotte - these types of postcards were created with the name of the city or town inside the banner. They usually featured Dutch children speaking in fake accents. Cards date between 1912 and 1916.

Physical Description: 3 x 5 postcard

Publisher: Dutch Kid Pennant

Charlotte Motor Speedway

Charlotte Motor Speedway is located between Charlotte and Concord, North Carolina.

Physical Description: postcard packet

Publisher: Dexter Press

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte was founded in 1946 and gained university status in 1965. It is located in northeast Charlotte.

Physical Description: postcard packet

Publisher: Dexter Press

Historic Sites and Markers

This is the cover of the postcard packet which displays historic sites and markers.

Physical Description: 3 x 5 postcard

Publisher:

Hezekiah Alexander Homesite

The Hezekiah Alexander House is the oldest extant house in Charlotte. It is located off of Shamrock Drive near the Methodist Home.

Physical Description: postcard packet

Publisher: Dexter Press

Johnson C. Smith University

 
First known as Biddle University, Johnson C. Smith University was founded in 1870 on Beatties Ford Road. Colonel W.R. Myers donated the land. The school was named for its financial benefactor, Mary Biddle. On March 1, 1923, the school changed its name to Johnson C. Smith University in honor of another donor. In the center of the postcard is Biddle Hall (1884), and on the right is the Carnegie Library (1911).

Physical Description: 3 x 5 postcard

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