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Cape Fear River - Eagles Island.
Cape Fear River, Eagles Island
A freighter passes Eagles Island. Eagles Island is located on the west bank of the Cape Fear River, directly opposite downtown Wilmington. The seven mile long island was named for Richard Eagles, a native of Bristol, England, who was granted a...
Louis T. Moore Collection

U.S. Army Reserve Training Center, Wilmington, NC (2)
Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, reservists, Naval Reserves, Greenfield Lake,
A group of Army soldiers look on as a group of civilians are seated waiting for a program to begin in the parking lot beside the building. Flag is flying at full mast. Two military cars are in the foreground, one has "U.S. Army 1 E 9785 for...
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Whale - Wrightsville Beach, 1928.
Wrightsville Beach, Beaches, Whale
A large fifty-ton sperm whale washed up on the beach (pictured center). The whale measured fifty-four feet in length and thirty-three feet in girth. Its tail was fourteen feet wide and the lower jaw was ten feet long and contained forty-six teeth....
Louis T. Moore Collection

Wrightsville Beach - Whale - April 1928.
Wrightsville Beach, Beaches, Whale
A large sperm whale washed up on the beach (pictured center). The whale measured fifty-four feet in length and thirty-three feet in girth. Its tail was fourteen feet wide and the lower jaw was ten feet long and contained forty-six teeth. The whale...
Louis T. Moore Collection

Whale - Wrightsville Beach, 1928.
Wrightsville Beach, Beaches, Whale
A large sperm whale washed up on the beach (pictured center). The whale measured fifty-four feet in length and thirty-three feet in girth. Its tail was fourteen feet wide and the lower jaw was ten feet long and contained forty-six teeth. The whale...
Louis T. Moore Collection

Wrightsville Beach - Whale - April 1928.
Wrightsville Beach, Beaches, Whale
A large sperm whale washed up on the beach (pictured center). The whale measured fifty-four feet in length and thirty-three feet in girth. Its tail was fourteen feet wide and the lower jaw was ten feet long and contained forty-six teeth. The whale...
Louis T. Moore Collection

Wrightsville Beach - Whale - April 1928.
Wrightsville Beach, Beaches, Whale
A large sperm whale washed up on the beach (pictured center). The whale measured fifty-four feet in length and thirty-three feet in girth. Its tail was fourteen feet wide and the lower jaw was ten feet long and contained forty-six teeth. The whale...
Louis T. Moore Collection

Wilmington, NC - Aerial view.
Wilmington, Aerial, Custom House
A panoramic aerial view taking in most of downtown Wilmington from the Cape Fear River to roughly Fifth Avenue, including a portion of Eagles Island on the west side of the river. Note the Coast Guard cutter docked at the Government Wharf at the...
Louis T. Moore Collection

Cape Fear River.
Cape Fear River, Eagles Island, Point Peter, Steamer
A steamer is in the river in front of Eagles Island. Point Peter is in the background. The Native Americans called the river, "Sapona," which is formed by the junction of the Haw and Deep Rivers in Chatham County, NC, and flows southeasterly...
Louis T. Moore Collection

Cape Fear River.
Cape Fear River, Tugboat, Tanker, Standard Oil, Speedboat
A tugboat escorts a Standard Oil tanker into the port of Wilmington. A speedboat races down the river at center.
Louis T. Moore Collection

Crowded beach scene at Carolina Beach
Carolina Beach
A view of the visitors and buildings of Carolina Beach. A crowd watches near the front center of the photo as two women appear to be joking around with each other.
Louis T. Moore Collection

New Hanover County Airport Traffic Controllers
Air Traffic Control, Airports, New Hanover County
Air Traffic Controllers Ed King (right), Bill Farabee (left), and Glenn Ray (center) at work in tower of New Hanover County Airport Tuesday afternoon.
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North Second Street and Chestnut Street.
Post Office Park, Cape Fear Motel, Dr. Thomas Fanning Wood House, Cape Fear Club, N. Second Street, Chestnut Street
An unidentified man stands next to a flower bed in Post Office Park. At left is the corner of the Cape Fear Hotel. The Dr. Thomas Fanning Wood House is on the northeast corner, with the Cape Fear Club in the center across Second Street.
Louis T. Moore Collection

Market Street, 300 block, north side of the street, between Third and Fourth streets.
Market Street, Third Street, Fourth Street, YMCA
At center is the red brick, four-story Y.M.C.A. Building, which was constructed in 1912-1913. This was the second home of the organization, which previously had occupied a structure on the northwest corner of North Front and Grace streets. The new...
Louis T. Moore Collection

Post Office Park - Corner, North Second and Chestnut streets.
Post Office Park, N. Second Street, Chestnut Street, Murchison Building, Cape Fear Hotel, Cape Fear Club, Post Office
At left is the old stone post office, with the Murchison Building towering in the background. The tops of the Murchison Bank/Acme Buildings, the Morning Star Building and the Friendly Cafeteria are from left to right on Chestnut Street. The Cape...
Louis T. Moore Collection

Post Office Park
Post Office Park, Post Office, Murchison Building, Cape Fear Hotel
At left, buildings line Post Office Alley. The stone post office, with the Murchison Building is at center. The side of the Murchison/Acme Building and a portion of the Cape Fear Hotel is at left.
Louis T. Moore Collection

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

View of the Wilmington harbor, looking east at the foot of Chestnut Street.
Cape Fear River, Waterfront, Chestnut Street, Thelma
At the center on the river is the fire boat station. At right is The Thelma, one of the paddlewheel steamers which plied the river as far as Fayetteville. In the distance (from left) are the Murchison Building, the side of the Cape Fear Hotel and a...
Louis T. Moore Collection

Northeast Cape Fear River Bridge, soon after completion.
Northeast Cape Fear River Bridge, Bridges
Bridge center spans are raised. The photo was taken from a vessel in the River. On December 10, 1929, the twin bridges over the Northeast and Northwest Cape Fear River were opened to traffic. They replaced ferries, which had been the only mode of...
Louis T. Moore Collection

Carolco Studios Back Lot
tours, movie studios, Wilmington, NC
Capt. Lynn Stallbaumer (center) leads sixth graders down the deserted streets of the studio back lot. Spot 24.
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