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Academy of Music Playbill published by the News Publishing Co., Charlotte N.C. Styalized cover shows the name of the manager of the Academy of Music as S.G. Leath and the business manager as S.A. Schloss.

Program for September 26th 1907 show at The Academy of Music titled Joe Weber's Production of "Dream City" with Grand Opera Prima Donna, Mm Lilian Blauvelt.

Program for The Charlotte Community Concert Association performance of Gladys Swarthout, Mezzo-Soprano, Metropolitan Opera Association held in the City Auditorium (Armory), January 25th, 1945.

Program for Charlotte Symphony Orchestra's spring concert to he held at the Armory-Auditorium, April 29th, 1948. The Sypmphony conductor is Guy Hutchins.

Charlotte Symphony Orchestra Tenth Anniversary Program, 1931-1941, cover and eight interior pages. The program lists members of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra Society Inc. There is a full page photograph or painting of the founder and director of…

This is a page from a promotional magazine for WBT-FM and WBTV that was released during the station's 30th anniversary celebration (1952). "Chronology of WBT" and "Spencer Mountain Tower" highlight the expansion of the station since 1945, the year…

Program for Community Christmas Service at Armory Auditorium, December 22, 1940.

Following the national trend, Charlotte held its first Music Festival on June 13th -14th 1890. At a time when there was no way to record music, such festivals played a significant role in increasing the exposure of the American public to a wide…

This is the front cover of the Miss Universe North Carolina 1961 pageant, sponsored by WSOC Charlotte. We chose to include this because, again, it shows that radio stations were not stuck in the studio; they were active in the community. Music is an…

During the First World War community musical activities in Charlotte were heavily influenced by the army training camp on Charlotte’s west side known as Camp Greene. Many of Charlotte’s church choirs performed for the entertainment of the troops and…