Millican Pictorial
History Museum
East 37 Woodrow Avenue
Paul Ford Recreation Building, Belmont, NC 28012
Parking behind museum Phones: 704-829-8033 or 980-297-1604 mobile
Email: allenmillican45@gmail.com
Open Monday – Saturday 10:30 am – 5:00 pm

Stanley Boys Club Little League Champions 1955 & 1956 ( “Cowboys” ) won 14 lost 4 in 1956, Stanley, NC

City Buses in Gastonia in 1961, Gastonia, NC

Students at Lowell High School posing with their banners for a school picture circa 1915, Lowell, NC

Belmont Foursquare Church on Easter Sunday, 530 attendees in Sunday School in 1950, Belmont, NC

Hudson Silk Hosiery Company Home of The “Hudson Peak Heel” Full Fashioned Hose founded by Fritz Seifart in 1924 in New Jersey, it was moved to Charlotte, NC in 1926 & became a large industry with plants in four other cities in NC, after World War I Mr. Seifart & his cousins built factories in Stuttgart, Germany & throughout West Germany. This picture was from the year 1929, Charlotte, NC

Highland High School Sixth Graders playing on the playground during May Day, with people watching in the background, Gastonia, NC.

Highland High School First Graders playing on the playground during May Day, with people watching in the background, Gastonia, NC.

Highland High School First Graders playing on the playground during May Day, with people watching in the background, Gastonia, NC

Rhyne Family was posing for a 1926 Christmas Family Picture outside The Historical Laboratory Cotton Factory owned by brothers Laban and Daniel E. Rhyne. front row left-right: Ermintrude Little, Jonathan Rhyne, Paul Rhyne Jr., Charles Little, Robert Little, Dan Stowe & Laban Rhyne. Back row left-right: Florence Little, ML Little, James Little, Lena Little, Clarence Little, Lena Little, Paul Rhyne Sr., Agnes Rhyne, Bill Pharr, Catherine Stowe Pharr, Robert Stowe Jr., Rhyne Little & far right Uncle Dan Rhyne, Lincolnton, NC

Aerial view of Cy Nixon’s Boulevard Shell Service Station & his kerosene tank & home heating oil tank, Belmont Automotive Distributors, Bishop’s Motel and B & B Motel in front of Belmont Automotive Dist., circa 1960s, Belmont, NC

Clyde Wilson “Cloudy” McClain Jr. a well known weatherman on WBTV called “The Master Communicator” for his three decades of broadcasting work in NC. To some he was known as the first tv weatherman in Charlotte & host of WBTV’S “Top of The Day”. “Cloudy” McClain was a household name, 1925 – 1987, Charlotte, NC

The Hudson Hosiery Mill Ladies Basketball Team became City Champions in 1936, Charlotte, NC

Suttle’s Swimming Pool was created by Ralph Suttle & his wife, Beatrice Sutttle, so many people have so many special memories of Suttle’s Swimming Pool & Recreation, Thanks to Ralph Suttle & his wife, Beatrice Suttle for all these wonderful memories, the original 60 square foot pool opened in 1930 with a sandy bottom & oak wood walls & later it was enlarged to A 100 foot X 200 foot concrete pool, it closed in 1993 & was covered over, & is now under the site of Fieldridge Acres. It was located on the Highways 29 South & 74 West ( Wilkinson Boulevard ), Charlotte, NC

The Henry M. McAden House is located at 920 Granville Road, Mr. Louis Asbury designed the house & was completed in 1920, Mr. McAden was an owner of the McAden Mills & President of First National Bank of Charlotte, Charlotte, NC

Aerial View of New Hanover High School, located at 1307 Market Street, circa 1950s, designed by William J. Wilkins & completed in 1922, Wilmington, NC.

Aerial View of New Hanover High School, located at 1307 Market Street, circa 1950s, designed by William J. Wilkins & completed in 1922, Wilmington, NC

Aerial View of Riverside Apartments opened in 1945 & showing The Starway Drive – In, operated 1952 – 1984. 2346 Carolina Beach Road, Wilmington, NC

Charles Reid’s Park – n – Shop “The Wonder Store” also where The Famous Hilton Twins worked 3512 Wilkinson Boulevard, Charlotte, NC

The Children of John Dickson & Julia Dickson, Left – Right: Archie Dixon, Fred Dixon, Bill Dixon, Graham Dixon, John Dickson, Frank Dixon, Nell Dixon, Clarence Dixon, Ela Dixon & Herman Dixon ( deceased not in picture ), in 1948. ( spelling of Dickson name changed to Dixon because of schooling error ), Belmont, NC.

First Presbyterian Church Boy Scout Troop 7 located at 27 Catawba Street across the street from Dixon Motors, late 1940s, Belmont, NC

Dixon Tire Company management & employees, located at 36 North Main Street next to Garrison’s, circa 1940, Belmont, NC

The Josiah Quincy Hall House, at 129 Central Ave., is a substantial two-story plantation farm house with wrap-around porch. Built in 1910 by J.Q. Hall, who owned Montbell Ice & Fuel Co. It was located on Mill St. behind Sammy’s. J.Q.’s father, Rev. James Davidson Hall, was a long-time pastor of Goshen Presbyterian Church. His children & grandchildren were community leaders in Christian Faith, textiles, education, business, finance & utilities. Belmont, North Carolina.

A skyline view of Charlotte from Mark Oil Company at 1115 N. Church Street, looking between two columns that supported the railroad tracks where the train delivered coal when it was H.V. Johnson & Son Coal & Heating Fuel Company, founded in 1908, in the late 1960s it became Mark Oil Company, Charlotte, NC.

A skyline view of Charlotte from Mark Oil Company at 1115 N. Church Street, looking between two columns that supported the railroad tracks where the train delivered coal when it was H.V. Johnson & Son Coal & Heating Fuel Company, founded in 1908, in the late 1960s it became Mark Oil Company, Charlotte, NC

Josiah Quincy Hall House, at 129 Central Ave., is a substantial two-story plantation farm house with wrap-around porch. Built in 1910 by J.Q. Hall, who owned Montbell Ice & Fuel Co. It was located on Mill St. behind Sammy’s. J.Q.’s father, Rev. James Davidson Hall, was a long-time pastor of Goshen Presbyterian Church. His children & grandchildren were community leaders in Christian Faith, textiles, education, business, finance & utilities. Belmont, North Carolina.

Mayor C.W. Kale in office 1925 – 1947 through The Great Depression & World War II, Belmont, NC
Millican Pictorial History Museum
37 East Woodrow Avenue
Paul Ford Recreation Building
Belmont, NC
We have moved the museum into the Paul Ford Recreation Building. We are operating out of four small areas now but soon we will have the whole building. We are the caretaker of the Bannernews hardback journals ( total of 90, 1945 – 2013 ). We are looking for 2014 – 2022 Bannernews papers to complete our museum library to preserve our history. We are also looking for old magazines such as Life, Post, Look, Popular Mechanics & Time, city directories, phone books, school annuals & old history pictures of all the surrounding areas as well as the Charlotte area. We are trying to preserve as much history as possible. You can drop any of the above off to the museum or ship it to the address above. We are also looking for wood cabinets ( usually 5 foot long & 4 foot tall ) that are used to display women’s hosiery like were in Belk’s & Dillard’s. 8 ½ x 11 historical prints will fit perfectly in them. We are also looking glass display units to display historical items.
Any items that you can donate to help our museum grow would be appreciated. Thank you so much.
Allen Millican
Millican Pictorial History Museum
If you need more information you can contact Allen Millican at email: allenmillican45@gamail.com or call 704-829-80333 or 980297-1604 cell.
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