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    • Boating on Cape Fear River

    • Boating on Cape Fear River

    • New Hanover County, Wilmington, Guilford, Randolph, Davidson and Forsyth counties, ships, rivers, tourist attractions, WWII, boating

    • The first boat over 30 feet to be built of fiberglass, the "Knit Wit", which is actually 41 ft, moves up the Cape Fear River in front of the battleship U.S.S. North Carolina. The boat was built by Hatteras Yachts in High Point in 1960.
    • Star-News Image Archive
    • Azalea Festival and Queens\03080

    • Azalea Festival and Queens\03080

    • Azalea Festival

    • Andy Griffiith, actor, made a guest appearance at the XIII Azalea Festival that took place from March 31 to April 3, 1960. Griffith is most famous for his roles on the hit TV shows Matlock and The Andy Griffith Show, a comedy set in the fictional...
    • Azalea Festival Collection
    • Azalea Festival and Queens\03082

    • Azalea Festival and Queens\03082

    • Azalea Festival

    • A marching band participates in the Azalea Festival Parade. Date not listed, but appears to be around 1960. Also pictured are businesses on North Front Street including: Brunswick Hotel, Roxy Cafe, Sears, Firestone, Sutton Council Furniture, and...
    • Azalea Festival Collection
    • Azalea Festival and Queens\03083

    • Azalea Festival and Queens\03083

    • Azalea Festival

    • A marching band participates in the Azalea Festival Parade. Date not listed on black and white photograph, but appears to be from 1960. Also pictured is a large group of people lined up to watch parade on North Front Street in front of the...
    • Azalea Festival Collection
    • Azalea Festival and Queens\03084

    • Azalea Festival and Queens\03084

    • Azalea Festival

    • A marching band makes its way down North Front Street during the Azalea Festival Parade. Date not listed, but appears to be around 1960. Pictured on the left are businesses including: Brunswick Hotel, Roxy Cafe, Sears, Firestone, Sutton Council...
    • Azalea Festival Collection
    • Azalea Festival and Queens\03085

    • Azalea Festival and Queens\03085

    • Azalea Festival

    • A Chrystler automobile pulls one of the floats along North 3rd Street during the Azalea Festival Parade circa 1960. A large crowd gathers in front of several businesses including Pickards Sporting Goods, Jewell-Strickland Auto Parts Co., a used...
    • Azalea Festival Collection
    • Azalea Festival and Queens\03099

    • Azalea Festival and Queens\03099

    • Azalea Festival

    • The Jacksonville High School Marching band from Jacksonville, North Carolina, participates in the Azalea Festival parade (c. 1960). A large crowd gathers to watch along North Front Street. Businesses depicted include Firestone, Sutton Council...
    • Azalea Festival Collection
    • Wright House, John M.

    • Wright House, John M.
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    • Built by John Maffitt Wright (1869-1906); and wife, Josie Whittaker (1866-1940). Boyhood home of Thomas Henry Wright, (1904-1997), Bishop of The Diocese of East Carolina from 1945 to 1974. House remained in the Wright family until 1960.
    • Port City Architecture
    • Smith-Gore House

    • Smith-Gore House
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    • Built for James C. Smith, (1830-1888) commission merchant as his residence. In 1853 he married Mary Ann Costin, daughter of Miles Costin. The property remained in family until 1890, when purchased by Daniel Lenox Gore and remained in family until...
    • Port City Architecture
    • Smith-Willoughby House

    • Smith-Willoughby House
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    • Shingle style house built for Lissette Smith (1853-1930), widow of Andrew T. Smith (1849-1907). Conveyed in 1922 to Julius E. Willoughby (1871-1944), Chief Engineer of Roadway, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. Remained in family until 1960.
    • Port City Architecture
    • Dye-Honeycutt House

    • Dye-Honeycutt House
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    • Craftsman style bungalow built as rental property for the Victory Home Company that provided housing for Carolina and Liberty shipyard workers. Purchased in 1940 by Earle Edward Dye (1904-1992), clerk for Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; and wife,...
    • Port City Architecture
    • Sternberger-Small House

    • Sternberger-Small House
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    • Craftsman style bungalow built by Solomon Sternberger (1870-1945), dry goods merchant, for son, Julius Earl "Jinx" Sternberger (1897-1966), World War I veteran, realtor, director of Carolina Savings & Loan; and wife, Sadibel Simon (1904-1983),...
    • Port City Architecture
    • None

    • None

    • Harbor Island

    • This divided back postcard features a photograph capturing the Marine Corrosion Testing Station of the International Nickel Co. on Harbor Island, near Wrightsville Beach.
    • Postcard Collections

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