New Hanover County Public Library Digital Archives

People's Bank & Trust Co., November 9, 1909, Taft's Day
banks, People's Bank & Trust Co., Presidents, William Howard Taft
People's Bank & Trust Co., November 9, 1909, "Taft's Day," when President William Howard Taft visited Wilmington
Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection

Bellamy Mansion Tours (3)
Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, Historic district, historical houses, John D. Bellamy, slave quarters, museum, tourist attraction, antebellum architecture, tours
Photograph of the front of the Bellamy Mansion taken from across Market St. near the corner of 5th and Market St. House needs painting and repair work. A sign that says "Bellamy Mansion 1859 open" is attached to one of the large white colums near...
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Cape Fear Hotel Barber Shop
New Hanover County, businesses
Jason Collins, 7, (left) waits his turn to have his hair cut as Bill Stokes finishes up with Jason's brother, Donald Collins, 9, at the Cape Fear Hotel Barber Shop on 2nd Street in downtown Wilmington, N.C. The boys were at the barber shop with...
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Marine Vessel Research Group
North Carolina, boats,
From left, Jack Neelon, Bob Neelon, and Fran Morey stand in the driveway with one of their "1st Response" rescue boats at Marine Vessel Research Group.
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Reenactors on 3rd Street
Reenactments, Historic Homes, Tours, Wilmington, NC
Chuck Clark, (left), ,George Cole, (right), and Aaron Ritter, (back 1), are members of the 23rd NC State Confederacy Troop Company that is protecting the St. of Wilmington tonight as tonight was the start of the Old Wilmington by Candlelight Tour,...
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Ted Parker Homes
Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, advertisements, Naegele, signs, draw bridges, Cape Fear River, Brunswick County, Robeson County, mobile homes, trailers
Ted Parker homes Lumberton billboard saying "we'll beat the pants off any deal!"showing a gentleman with his pants down. Sign is over the Cape Fear Memorial bridge in Wilmington.
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Wilmington Boxing Center (1)
Wilmington, North Carolina, youth, sports
Matt Ward waits for the second round to start during a boxing demonstration by the Wilmington Boxing Center at the Cape Fear Museum. The club was exhibiting their skills in connection with a photographic display at the museum - "Athletes:...
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Auditorium, Harbor Island, near Wilmington, N.C.--9
Wrightsville Beach
This divided back postcard features an illustration depicting the auditorium on Harbor Island, near Wrighstville Beach.
Postcard Collections

St. James Episcopal Church, 1844
churches, Episcopal churches, St. James Episcopal Church, South Third Street
St. James Episcopal Church, located at One South Third Street, was acquired by the congregation from Armand deRosset (the rest of the land was acquired over the years). It's design and construction involved at least 10 different architects and...
Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection

Oakdale Cemetery - Gravesite and marker for Hon. George Davis.
Oakdale Cemetery, Cemeteries, Graves, George Davis
The Honorable George Davis of Wilmington, was a distinguished lawyer and Attorney-General of the Confederate States of America. Inscription on slab: "George Davis, born March 15th 1820; died February 23, 1896. "Statesman, yet friend to truth and...
Louis T. Moore Collection

Portrait of George Davis (1820-1896).
George Davis, Portrait
The Honorable George Davis of Wilmington, was a distinguished lawyer and Attorney-General of the Confederate States of America. Inscription on slab: "George Davis, born March 15th 1820; died February 23, 1896. "Statesman, yet friend to truth and...
Louis T. Moore Collection

CG Cutter Modoc in front of U.S. Custom House
Custom House, Coast Guard, Modoc, Waterfront, Cape Fear River
U.S. Custom House, 1916 (now known as the Alton A. Lennon Federal Building after a former U.S. Congressman from North Carolina’s Seventh Congressional District). A U. S. Custom House has been on this site (Water Street, north, between Market and...
Louis T. Moore Collection

Thomas Cowan, Jr. to Thomas Cowan, Sr. circa May 9, 1862
Cowan, Civil War, Correspondence, Bolles Battery, Fort Fisher
Thomas Cowan, Jr. writes a letter to his father from Fort Fisher, describing the fort.
Cowan and Denson Family Papers

Thomas Cowan, Jr. to Thomas Cowan, Sr. circa May 9, 1862
Cowan, Civil War, Correspondence, Bolles Battery, Fort Fisher
In this letter, Thomas Cowan, Jr. provides a description of Fort Fisher to his father.
Cowan and Denson Family Papers

Thomas Cowan, Jr. to Thomas Cowan, Sr. circa May 9, 1862
Cowan, Civil War, Correspondence, Bolles Battery, Fort Fisher
In this letter, Thomas Cowan, Jr. provides a description of Fort Fisher to his father.
Cowan and Denson Family Papers

Josiah A. Denson to Matilda Cowan Denson February 9, 1863
Denson, Cowan, Correspondence, Wedding, Marriage
In this brief letter, Josiah Denson congratulates Matilda Cowan Denson on her marriage to Claude and welcomes her into the family.
Cowan and Denson Family Papers

A. H. Dickinson to Matilda Cowan January 9, 1863
Dickinson, Cowan, Denson, Civil War, Correspondence, Marriage, Wedding
Dickinson congratulates Matilda Cowan Denson on her wedding and assures her she was correct in not postponing the marriage any longer.
Cowan and Denson Family Papers

A. H. Dickinson to Matilda Cowan January 9, 1863
Dickinson, Cowan, Denson, Civil War, Correspondence, Marriage, Wedding
Dickinson congratulates Matilda Cowan Denson on her wedding and assures her she was correct in not postponing the marriage any longer
Cowan and Denson Family Papers

Mary Ashe Cowan to Matilda Cowan Denson September 9, 1851
Ashe, Cowan, Denson, Correspondence, Socializing, Dancing
Mary Ashe Cowan writes to Matilda Cowan about her brothers’ social lives. Thomas, Jr. and James enjoy going to dances while their father disapproves of the time they spend with young women.
Cowan and Denson Family Papers

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