Cape Fear River, Sprunt Compress, Champion Compress, Cotton, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, Warehouses
This divided back postcard features two illustrations which depict both the Sprunt Compress Warehouses and the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Warehouses.
Two freighters are tied up at an unidentified dock on the waterfront. The freighter at left is from Japan (note, flag). Inscription on back: "Cargo from west coast."
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...
Waterfront, Cape Fear River, Point Peter, Champion Compress
View from Point Peter looking southeast, between Campbell and Dock streets. Champion Compress (Cotton) wharves are at left.
The Native Americans called the river, "Sapona," which is formed by the junction of the Haw and Deep Rivers in Chatham...
Cape Fear River, Waterfront, Point Peter, Champion Compress
View from Point Peter looking southeast, between Campbell and Dock streets. The Champion Compress (Cotton) wharves are at left in this image taken about 1935.
Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, Train tracks, Fish, Buildings,
View of Muter's Alley and Water Streets looking North toward Dock Street, 1940. Railroad tracks are running along Water Street. On the right side is the Ice House, with 2 well-dressed men standing outside, and on the left is an extremely large...