Walter Lewis McNair Collection

Anita Mears Rivers
This photograph, printed in an unknown publication, shows the young Anita Mears Rivers standing in front of the McNair drugstore.
Article on East Greensboro druggists
This article discusses various druggists and drugstores in East Greensboro, including W.L. McNair.
Baby on porch
Baby is sitting in a seat, or carrier, on the porch of the McNair home at 429 East Washington Street.
Dr. Walter Lewis McNair
Portrait of Dr. Walter Lewis McNair (1868- ), he first African American druggist in Greensboro, North Carolina
Girl and man on a tricycle
Unidentified girl and man, sitting on a tricycle, on the porch of the McNair home at 429 East Washington Street.
Girl on porch with a tricycle
Unidentified girl on the porch of the McNair home at 429 East Washington Street in Greensboro.
Page from Sanborn fire insurance survey
This page depicts the 100 block of Fayetteville Street in Greensboro (later Asheboro Street, and still later Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive). W.L. McNair's business was first located at 106 Fayetteville Street.
Page from Sanborn fire insurance survey
This page from a Sanborn Map gives an overview of Greensboro, especially the area where the McNair family lived and worked.
Pages from Greensboro city directory
This photocopy of page 275 of the Greensboro City Directory indicates that Walter McNair had moved his business to 223 East Market Street.
Pages from Greensboro city directory
This photocopy of page 170 of the Greensboro City Directory lists Walter McNair's drugstore at 106 Fayetteville Street and his home at 429 East Washington Street.
Pages from Greensboro city directory
This photocopy of page 229 of the Greensboro City Directory lists information about Walter McNair.
Photograph of four unidentified people
This undated photograph shows people posed in front of the McNair drugstore on East Market Street. Of particular interest is the motorized bicycle used for deliveries.
W. L. McNair, retail druggist
This page from an unidentified Greensboro, North Carolina publication provides details about Walter McNair.
W. L. McNair, retail druggist
This information, from an unidentified publication, highlights Walter L. McNair
Woman and baby on porch steps
Unidentified woman and baby on the porch of the McNair home at 429 East Washington Street.