Title	U.S. Post Office and Mint Building, Charlotte, North Carolina
Subject	Historic buildings--North Carolina--Charlotte Trade Street (Charlotte, N.C.) Courthouses--North Carolina--Charlotte Post office buildings--North Carolina--Charlotte Mint of the United States Pedestrians--North Carolina--Charlotte Automobiles--North Carolina--Charlotte
Description	Color, white bordered postcard with view of the United States Post Office at 401 West Trade Street in Charlotte, NC. In 1891, the previous US Post Office building was razed in order that construction on its replacement could begin. The style is Renaissance Revival and the limestone structure was completed in 1918. View shows pedestrians on the sidewalk and early automobiles on the street. The Federal Branch Mint or U.S. Assay Office beside the post office building was the site where local miners brought their gold to be measured or assayed. The building was 2-story stuccoed-brick and gold was minted there in $5 and $2.50 coins with a "c" mintmark for Charlotte. Above the entrance was a huge 5' x 14' gold leaf covered eagle. S & H Kress & Co. 26107
Object Type	Still Image
Subject - Location	Charlotte (N.C.) Mecklenburg County (N.C.)
Date of material	1899-1979
Publisher	Charlotte, N.C.: J. Murrey Atkins Library University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Genre	Picture postcards
Format	image/tiff
Identifier	mb121_2_4_77f
Source	Mary Boyer Collection. J. Murrey Atkins Library University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Relation	Forms part of: Mary Boyer Collection, 1899 - 1979
Language	eng
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Category	Public buildings, Courthouses, City Hall
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