New Hanover County Public Library Digital Archives

Cape Fear Cyclists
New Hanover County, North Carolina, bikers, bicycles, races, clubs, elected officials, holidays, Revolutionary War site, historical sites, Cape Fear River, Water St.
Seven participants in the Cape Fear Cyclist's Hot 100 Fun Ride string out along Highway 421 on the first leg of their 100 mile ride. The Labor Day weekend ride, with Mayor Don Betz acting as official starter, began at Riverfront Park in downtown...
Star-News Image Archive

Bridgers House
Neoclassical Revival style house built for Elizabeth Eagles Haywood (1857-1932), widow of Preston L. Bridgers. Remained in Bridgers family until 1944. Headquarters of American Legion Post #10 from 1944 to 1972.
Port City Architecture

Third Street, south - 0 and 100 blocks, west side.
Third Street, Wooster, Bridgers
At right is the Wooster House on the northwest corner of Third and Dock streets. Across Dock Street on the southwest corner is the imposing stone Bridgers House. Behind the tree in the center of the plaza is the Confederate Memorial, designed by...
Louis T. Moore Collection

South Third Street - 100 block; intersection of Third and Orange streets.
Latimer House, First Presbyterian Church, S. Third Street, Orange Street
At left on the northwest corner is the Zebulon Latimer House; and, at right is the First Presbyterian Church, rebuilt after a fire destroyed the sanctuary in 1926. The First Presbyterian Church has been plagued by at least three fires in its...
Louis T. Moore Collection

First Presbyterian Church - South Third Street - 100 block and Orange Street.
First Presbyterian Church, Churches, S. Third Street, Orange Street
The First Presbyterian Church has been plagued by at least three fires in its history. Dating from 1818, the first church was located in the 100 block of South Front Street between Dock and Orange streets. It burned in 1819 and another church was...
Louis T. Moore Collection

North Second Street - 100 block.
Post Office Park, Cape Fear Hotel, Cape Fear Club, N. Second Street, Chestnut Street
This is a view across Post Office Park of the 100 block of North Second Street. From the left, is the front facade of the Cape Fear Hotel and the Cape Fear Club, located on the southwest corner of Second and Chestnut streets.
Louis T. Moore Collection

South Third Street - 100 block; Orange Street, 300 block.
First Presbyterian Church, S. Third Street, Orange Street
First Presbyterian Church (1859-61, Samuel Sloan, architect) is in ruins, following a disastrous fire on December 31, 1925. Dating from 1818, the first church was located in the 100 block of South Front Street between Dock and Orange streets. It...
Louis T. Moore Collection

South Fifth Avenue - 100 Block
S. Fifth Avenue
Ulysses Hankins stands in front of Louis T. Moore’s residence in the 100 block of South Fifth Avenue. Mr. Hankins was the organist at St. Luke’s A.M.E. Zion Church on South Seventh Street.
Louis T. Moore Collection

Children on bicycles, decorated for a Decoration Day parade in the 100 block of Church Street.
Parade, Church Street, Decoration Day
Children on bicycles, decorated for a Decoration Day parade in the 100 block of Church Street. Note brick pavement on street.
Louis T. Moore Collection

"State Champions" in a truck in front of the Wilmington Morning Star's offices in the 100 block of Chestnut Street, with the Cape Fear Hotel in the background.
Chesnut Street, Cape Fear Hotel, Wilmington Morning Star
"State Champions" in a truck in front of the Wilmington Morning Star's offices in the 100 block of Chestnut Street, with the Cape Fear Hotel in the background. This could possibly be one of the championship teams of New Hanover High School, which...
Louis T. Moore Collection

Fifth Avenue, south - 100 block.
S. Fifth Avenue, Louis T. Moore
Sadie with a basket on her head was photographed probably in the 100 block of South Fifth Avenue behind Louis T. Moore’s house.
Louis T. Moore Collection

American Legion Hut in Post Office Park, Chestnut Street, 100 block. Front of the Cape Fear Hotel is at left.
Post Office Park, American Legion, Cape Fear Hotel, Chestnut Street
American Legion Hut in Post Office Park, Chestnut Street, 100 block. Front of the Cape Fear Hotel is at left.
Louis T. Moore Collection

Feast of Pirates parade float in front of the Sorosis Building, 100 block, North Third Street.
Feast of Pirates, Parade, Sorosis Building, N. Third Street, City Hall, Thalian Hall
Feast of Pirates parade float in front of the Sorosis Building, 100 block, North Third Street.
Louis T. Moore Collection

Bridger Store, Bladenboro, NC
Blande County, North Carolina, retail shops, farm supplies, general stores, historic buildings, businessmen, prominent families
The Bridger Corporation, at 100 Main St., located in a large 2-story brick building in downtown Bladenboro has annouced its closing. The sign in the window announces a "liquidation sale early in May" . There is yard equipment in the showroom window...
Star-News Image Archive

Marines Prepare Machine Gun
Training, Camp LeJeune, NC
Sweltering in near 100 degree heat, Marines in foxholes on Onslow Beach prepare .50-caliber machine gun for anti-aircraft use. While Hawk surface-to-air missiles were the primary line of defense against drones playing the part of enemy aircraft ,...
Star-News Image Archive

Volunteers Sort Food
Cape Fear Gospel Mission
Volunteers L.E. Boyd (left) and Pete Styron (right) begin early Thursday morning as they sort out several long lines of food stuffs in the chapel at Cape Fear Gospel Rescue Mission. Volunteers gathered to distribute bags of food, turkeys, clothes...
Star-News Image Archive

Home of Mrs. Preston L . Bridgers
Bridgers family, 3rd Street, Dock Street
Located at 100 South 3rd Street, (and Dock Streets), the home of Mary Bridgers (granddaughter of John Haywood, treasurer of North Carolina and descendant of Richard Eagles whom Eagles Island is named after) and widow of Preston L. Bridgers, son of...
Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection

First Presbyterian Church, Present Day
churches, presbyterian churches, First Presbyterian Church
The First Presbyterian Church has been plagued by at least three fires in its history. Dating from 1818, the first church was located in the 100 block of South Front Street between Dock and Orange streets. It burned in 1819 and another church was...
Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection

Dr. J. B. Sidbury, Jr. and Dr. George M. Koseruba
Koseruba family, Sidbury family, physicians, medicine, Rayle family
Dr. James Buren Sidbury, Jr., son of James Buren, Sr. and Willie Daniel Sidbury, was born January 13th, 1922, in Wilmington, North Carolina. His father James and sister, Rowena S. Hall Lenart, were also Physicians (Pediatrics). He married Ms....
Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection

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