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Complete program of the Second Concert of the Third Season of the St. Cecelia Choral Society listing Mr. Gwilym Miles as Baritone, Mr. J.H. Craighill as Pianist, Mr. David Huyck as Organist, Miss Murial Porter as Accompanist. The performance took…

Cover of book of tunes, hymns, psalms, odes and anthems compiled by William Walker and published in 1850. The notation is in "shape notes", which was introduced in 1801 in order to facilitate congregational and community singing. The Southern…

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…

This picture postcard shows the scene looking north on South Tryon Street from Third Street. To the left of the photograph can be seen the Piedmont Building and next door the taller Trust Building which housed the Academy of Music. Beyond this can…

Picture postcard described as "Block showing Y.M.C.A. and Trust Building, Charlotte N.C." The scene shows the west side of South Tryon Street between Third Street and Fourth Street looking south. Urban buildings give way at the end of the block to…

This black and white photograph shows the scene looking north on South Tryon Street between Third Street and Fourth Street some time during the period between 1902 and 1911. On the left of the photograph can be seen the new Trust Building and two…

Color postcard of Charlotte NC in 1907 showing the residential-commercial mix of the Third Ward District. To the right of the postcard can be seen the YMCA with its distinctive turrets and brown granite stone. Next door is the office of Charlotte's…

This image, from a promotional section of Charlotte News 1954, shows the architect's model of Charlotte Colliseum and Oven's Auditorium.

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 detail from a photograph of the east block of South Tryon Street between Fourth and Third Streets showing the Opera House. The Opera House was a wide brick front gable building with businesses downstairs and an auditorium upstairs. The…