New Hanover County Public Library Digital Archives

St. James Graveyard - Corner, South Fourth and Market streets.
St. James Church, Churches, Temple of Israel, Cemeteries, S. Fourth Street, Market Street
Grave of Cornelius Harnett (1723-1781), Revolutionary patriot and statesman. Harnett was born in Wilmington and was an early supporter of independence. He served in the Continental Congress as a delegate from North Carolina from 1777 to 1780. He...
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

Panoramic view of Third Street, looking southeast.
Third Street, Courthouse, Annex, City Hall, Thalian Hall, Colonial Apartments, St. James Episcopal Church, Churches, First Baptist Church, St. Paul's Evangelical Church
View is from what looks to be from a roof top or upper floor of one of the buildings on the west side of the 300 block of North Third Street. The City Hall, New Hanover Courthouse and Annex and the Colonial Apartments are among the buildings seen...
Louis T. Moore Collection

The Potter House - Market Street, 100 block, between Second and Third streets.
Potter, Market Street, Second Street, Third Street
The frame house, with double piazzas (center) was located on north side of Market Street between Second and Third streets. It was here on April 10, 1844, that the famous legislator, Henry Clay (1777-1852), spoke to local citizens from the second...
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

Market Street and Fifth Avenue - 400 and 500 block of Market Street.
Market Street, Fifth Avenue, Carolina Apartments, Bellamy Mansion, First Baptist Church, Dawson
On the left side of the street is the front and side porch of the John Dawson House, (1857), the side of the Carolina Apartments (1906-1907). The Kenan Memorial Fountain (1921) is in the center of the intersection of Market and Fifth Avenue. On the...
Louis T. Moore Collection

Confederate Memorial - Plaza, intersection of South Third and Dock streets.
Confederacy, Memorial, S. Third Street, Dock Street, Bridgers
The monument, center, has a wreath in front, possibly marking a patriotic holiday. At right, is the Bridgers House (100 South Third Street) and the MacRae-Dix House (108 South Third Street). Built by J. C.Wood, R. B. Wood and James F. Post, the...
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

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

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

Intersection of North Front and Chestnut streets, looking north.
N. Front Street, Chestnut Street, Murchison Building, Murchison/Acme Building, Cape Fear Hotel
Murchison Building is on left corner, with Murchison/Acme Building at center. The north side of Chestnut Street includes: Morning Star Building, Friendly Cafeteria and the Cape Fear Hotel. Streetcar tracks are visible on the pavement.
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

Cape Fear River - Up river from Wilmington.
Cape Fear River, Boats
One large boat and several small boats on either the Northeast or Northwest Rivers, north of Wilmington. It appears to be some sort of excursion or outing; note the number of men on the river's bank (center).
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

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

NCRPC0811
North Carolina Shipbuilding Company
Launching of the S.S. Hutchinson I. Cone on June 30, 1943. Mrs. J.C. Metzel, daughter of Mr. Hutchinson I. Cone, is pictured center.
North Carolina Shipbuilding Company, 1941-1946

NCRPC0852
North Carolina Shipbuilding Company
Launching part of the S.S. Torrance on June 6, 1944. Pictured left to right are W.H. Blakeman, assistant director of the U.S. Maritime Commission; Mrs. Land; Mrs. DeKay; Admiral Jules James, United States Navy commandant of the VI Naval District;...
North Carolina Shipbuilding Company, 1941-1946

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