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This card signifies the membership by the person named on the reverse to 13-13. Membership is not transferable, and may be revoked at the discretion of the management of 13-13, based upon adherance to the rules and policies of 13-13

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.

Article in Creative Loafing, a Charlotte based newspaper, explaining why the Double Door Inn is moving to a new location. expresses the hopes of the owners and the pitfalls of their old location, shows an expanding Charlotte music scene.

This photograph of the Old Salem Orchestra, is from a book called "The Salem Band", by Bernard J. Pfohl. In the photograph fourteen bandmenbers can be seen and their names are listed below:
Seated: H.V. Leinbach, W.P. Ormsby, George F. Markgraff,…

Postcard image of First Presbyterian Church in Charlotte NC, located at 200 West Trade street. This site originally housed Charlotte's first town church which was dedicated in 1923 to serve all denominations. The town church became First…

This is a print advertisement that circulated around Charlotte in a promotional magazine following the 1940 census that highlighted WSOC as a premier music and news station.

This is page 35 of "Sketches of Charlotte", a promotional pamphlet that was published by the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce in 1904. On the page is a photograph titled "Scenes on South Tryon Street". The photograph shows stores and other businesses.…

This is the back cover of a program from the Miss Universe North Carolina 1961 pageant hosted in Charlotte and sponsored by WSOC. This station was known for its music, especially in terms of showcasing local talent as well as the latest hits.

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…

This article from Charlotte Magazine gives readers a taste of the history of the WSOC-AM, which began in Gastonia in 1930. Back then, the station was known by its original call letters, WRBU. It moved to Charlotte in 1932 and became a home for a…