Photographs
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Photographs
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Photographs related to Charlotte Music
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Charlotte Symphony 1930's
Photograph of the Charlotte Symphony performing in the 1930's. Until 1955 the symphony performed in school auditoriums.
Colonel Macomb, Staff and Officers with the Paris Symphony at Camp Greene on Tri-Color Day - standing in front of the house formerly known as Enderly, Nov 12th 1918
This photograph was taken on November 12th 1918 outside what is now known as the Dowd House on Charlotte's West Side of town. It shows Colonel Macomb, staff and officers with the Paris Symphony at Camp Greene on Tri-Color Day. Sydenham B. Alexander…
Chattie Hattie
Chattie Hatty Leeper was first black female DJ in North Carolina. In this photo she is reporting the news on WGIV in 1963.
Hotel Alexander
The Hotel Alexander was located on the coner of McDowell and Ninth Street. Visiting black celebrities stayed there and it served as a center for the social life of the community. The Hotel Alexander provided a key outlet for black musicians to…
Hi Fi Supper Club 1950's
Rare footage of the inside of the legendary Hi Fi Supper Club. This early 1950's photograph features a local band lead by Raymond "Flat Tire" Mason.
Charlotte YMCA
Photograph of Charlotte's first Y.M.C.A. building which was built on South Tryon Street between Third Street and Fourth Street in 1888. The auditorium was in the rear of the building and was known as Association Hall. On close examination you can…
Don Richardson
This photograph shows conductor Don Richardson playing a violin. Richardson came to Charlotte in 1900. He had a large impact on local music due to his position as the conductor for the house orchestra at the Academy of Music and his role as a music…
Panoramic photograph of downtown Charlotte NC, Sketches of Charlotte 1904
This panoramic photograph of South Tryon Street is taken from the County Court House in April 1899. The scene is very urban, except for one small house sandwiched beween the Piedmont Building on the extreme left of the photograph and the distinctive…