New Hanover County, North Carolina, 3rd, explosives
Sgt. Daniel Howard of the Marine Corps Reserve Center carries an empty bomb shell to his van. The shell was spotted on Third Street in Wilmington. Police blocked a couple of blocks of Third Street until the bomb was removed. Captain Phil...
Queen Anne style house built for Lindsay A. Weedon (1864-1936), native of Guilford County, NC; and wife, Nellie (1864-1935), native of New York State. He owned a factory, located on the waterfront between Church and Castle streets that...
Military parade marches south on Front Street, possibly an Armistice Day celebration. Old stone post office (built 1889-1891) was on the southeast corner of Front and Chestnut streets. In the background is the Murchison National Bank/Acme Building...
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...
Sol Bear, Winery, Farrar Moving and Storage, S. Front Street, Marstellar Street
The large brick building on the corner of south Front and Marstellar streets was originally the Sol Bear Winery. The William Block family purchased the building from the Bears ca. 1930 and retained ownership until 1991. The Blocks leased it to...
The photo was taken shortly after the construction of the building on the 300-400 blocks of South Tenth Street, which opened on January 16, 1931. It was the first high school for Wilmington's black citizens. On May 6, 1936, a fire originating in...
New Hanover County Courthouse, Annex, City Hall, N. Third Street
North Third Street - 0 and 100 blocks, east side. The red brick New Hanover County Courthouse, is a Queen Anne building completed in 1892. A. S. Eichberg, Savannah, GA, was the architect; James F. Post, was the local supervising architect; and...
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, Terminal, N. Front Street
The railroad terminal and offices were located in the 400 and 500 blocks of north Front Street. (Note streetcar tracks.) The General offices moved to Jacksonville, FL, in 1960. The buildings were given to the City of Wilmington and most were...
Public Works Department, City Hall, Thalian Hall, N. Third Street, New Hanover County Courthouse
The employees of the Public Works Department of the City of Wilmington display their equipment in front of City Hall. J. E. L. Wade, Commissioner of Public Works, is third from left. The New Hanover County Courthouse is in the background.
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, N. Front Street, Red Cross Street
The General Offices and terminal of the railroad were in the 400-500 blocks of North Front Street. Taken from the intersection of Front and Red Cross, the photo documents Union Station. The concourse and clock tower are at center.
Since the...
Albert Franklin Fales (1891-1943) stands next to an eighteen foot porpoise at the entrance of his father’s business, J. B. Fales’ Fish House at 116 Water Street. The porpoise was harpooned by Capt. Will Moore on June 23, 1932. George Clark and...
In June 1932, a shark was hung in front of J. B. Fales’ Fish House at 116 South Water Street.
Albert Franklin Fales (1891-1943) stands next to an eighteen foot porpoise at the entrance of his father’s business, J. B. Fales’ Fish House at 116...
Albert Franklin Fales poses with an 18 foot dolphin in front of J. B. Fales Fish House, 116 South Water Street.
Albert Franklin Fales (1891-1943) stands next to an eighteen foot porpoise at the entrance of his father’s business, J. B. Fales’...
Courthouse, Annex, Princess Street, N. Third Street
Leslie N. Boney of Wilmington, with Herbert C. Chivers of New York, consulting architect, designed the stone-faced Neo-classical Revival Annex. The cornerstone was laid on February 6, 1925 and the structure was completed later the same year. The...