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Samuel Richardson

Samuel Richardson, one of the first black firemen in Charlotte. Physical Description: 5x7 Publisher: Unknown

Lakewood Park

People walking along Lakewood Park. The Pavilion can be seen in the foreground. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Carolina Card Company

Tryon Street

Intersection of Trade and Tryon Streets (Square) around the turn of the century. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Leighton & Valentine Company

Trade & Tryon Streets

The intersection of Trade & Tryon Streets (the Square) as it looked in the 1950s. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: General Sales Service

Queen Charlotte, Consort of King George III of England

This portrait of Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz by Allan Ramsay (1713-1784) was given to the Mint Museum of Art in 1936 by Mrs. Westray Battle. The painting captures Charlotte in her coronation robe. Born in 1774, she was the consort to King George III of England. Two of her fifteen children would rule as Kings of England: George IV and William IV Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Graham Photo Supply

South Tryon Business District

Black and white street scene of South Street featuring the Piedmont Building, the Trust Building, the 4Cs Building, the Y.M.C.A., and the Carson Building.. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Unknown

Reverend Daniel Jackson Sanders (1848-1907)

The Right Reverend Daniel J. Sanders was the first black president of Johnson C. Smith University. This photograph is also part of the African American Collection. Physical Description: 8x10 glossy Publisher: Unknown

William H. Peeps (1868-1950)

Born in London, England, William H. Peeps moved with his parents to Michigan in 1872. He studied architecture with Frederick W. Perkins in Chicago. Settling in Atlanta after his marriage, Peeps was hired by Edward Dilworth Latta to design an office building for the Charlotte Consolidated Construction Company. Peeps moved his family to Charlotte and established himself as an architect. One of his buildings the Latta Arcade is on the National Register of Historic Places. Physical Description: 8x10 glossy Publisher: Unknown

Women driving buggy

Two women driving a horse and buggy from Thomas B. Hoover's Livery Stable. This picture was taken in front of the Church Street entrance of the Selwyn Hotel. Physical Description: 8x10 glossy Publisher: Unknown

Farm Workers

This image of farm workers in Charlotte North Carolina was copied from a brochure entitled, `One of Mecklenburg's Good Roads.` These gentlemen are probably on their way to a ginnery to market to sell their cotton. Physical Description: 8x10 glossy Publisher: Unknown