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- Hook and Ladder Fire Truck During Feast of Pirates
- fire trucks, parades, Feast of Pirates
- Hook and ladder fire truck during a parade during Feast of Pirates, 1927-29
- Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection
- Federal Point.
- Fort Fisher, Civil War, Federal Point, Battery Buchanan, The Rocks
- "Battery Buchanan" and "The Rocks," below Fort Fisher. A Confederate stronghold, Fort Fisher is located about twenty miles from Wilmington on the tip of the Federal Point peninsula. The fort protected the Port of Wilmington, which was the last...
- Louis T. Moore Collection
- Oakdale Cemetery - Hebrew Cemetery - Grave of Arthur Bluethenthal.
- Oakdale Cemetery, Hebrew Cemetery, Cemeteries, Graves
- The Hebrew Cemetery at Oakdale is enclosed with an iron gate and fence and was opened on March 6, 1855. Prior to this time, Wilmington's Jewish community had to be buried in Charleston if they wanted to be buried in consecrated ground. At center,...
- Louis T. Moore Collection
- Fort Fisher.
- Fort Fisher, Historic Marker
- Fort Fisher Beach and Hotel Café building. Note erosion. Written on the original photo: "Three years ago the rear end of this building stood at the point of this stake." (Stake marked with x) A Confederate stronghold, Fort Fisher is located about...
- Louis T. Moore Collection
- $Azalea Festival and Queens\03095$
- Azalea Festival and Queens\03095
- Azalea Festival
- The Azalea Festival queen is interviewed during the opening ceremonies of the festival. It appears to be Shelly Fabares, Azalea Queen XIV, during the 1961 festival.
- Azalea Festival Collection
- McGary-Worth House
- Probably constructed by James McGary (1816-1850), native of Fayetteville. Sold in 1850 to Owen D. Holmes (1824-1883), Brunswick County rice planter and magistrate. Purchased in 1854 by Thomas C. Worth (1817-1862), native of Randolph County, owner...
- Port City Architecture
- U.S. Post Office & Federal Building
- Construction of the Colonial Revival style federal building provided employment during the Great Depression. W.P.A. artist, William F. Pfohl, painted the mural inside the lobby and W.P.A. sculptor, Thomas Lo Medico, created the eight bas reliefs...
- Port City Architecture
- Tall Ship during Riverfest 2008
- Cape Fear River, Riverfest, Tall Ship, Barquentine, Peacemaker, Waterfront, Boats
- This photograph captures the barquentine, "Peacemaker," docked along Wilmington's waterfront during Riverfest 2008.
- Wilmington Harbor Collection
- Waterfront during Riverfest
- Cape Fear River, Riverfest, Crowd, Fireboats, Water Street, Battleship North Carolina, Boats
- This color photograph captures a view of crowds walking along Water Street during Riverfest in Wilmington.
- Wilmington Harbor Collection
- Pirates Ship During Feast of Pirates, Ready to Land in Wilmington
- Feast of Pirates, ships, festivals, pirate ships
- Another view of pirates ship during Feast of Pirates, about ready to land in Wilmington
- Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection
- Market Street During the Holiday Season
- holiday season, decorations, Market Street, Front Street
- Market Street lit up during the holidays, looking East from Front Street
- Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection
- Front and Red Cross Streets, During President Taft's Visit
- Front Street, Red Cross Street, Presidents of the United States, President William Howard Taft
- Front and Red Cross Streets, looking on Front Street, during President Taft's visit
- Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection
- Building Wooden Ships (Mast Vessels), During World War I
- shipbuilding, wooden ships, Brunswick County, Cape Fear River, World War I, mast vessels
- Wooden ship building during World War I, on the Brunswick side of the Cape Fear River
- Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection
- Modern View of the Burgwin-Wright House, Wilmington
- Burgwin-Wright House, John Burgwin, Lord Cornwalis, Judge Joshua Grainger Wright, Wright Family, Burgwin family, North Carolina Society of Colonial
- One of the few Georgian-style houses to survive in Wilmington, the house was built about 1770-1771, by John Burgwin (1731-1803), a prominent lawyer, merchant and owner of considerable area real estate. Prior to the purchase by Burgwin, the lot was...
- Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection
- Print, Burgwin-Wright House and St. James Church, Wilmington, 1847, Mr. Humphrey
- Burgwin-Wright House, St. James Church
- The Burgwin-Wright House was built about 1770-1771, by John Burgwin (1731-1803), a prominent lawyer, merchant and owner of considerable area real estate. The lot was previously the site of the New Hanover County jail, and according to local...
- Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection
- Henry Kermon and Mr. Hall With Boodhounds During Prohibition.
- Kermon, Hall, Bloodhounds, Prohibition
- Police bloodhounds tracked illegal stills during the Prohibition Era.
- Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection
- Union Station Area During Demolition, 1966
- Union Station
- Union Station area during demolition, 1966
- Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection
- Front View of The Lord Cornwallis House (Burgwin-Wright House)
- Historical Homes, Wilmington, North Carolina, Civil War period
- The Burgwin-Wright House was built about 1770-1771, by John Burgwin (1731-1803), a prominent Lawyer, Merchant and owner of considerable area real estate. The lot was previously the site of the New Hanover County jail, and according to local...
- Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection
- Destroying Whiskey During the 1920's
- Prohibition, whiskey
- Destroying whiskey during the 1920's-birds eye view
- Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection
- Another View, Destroying Whiskey During Prohibition
- Prohibition
- Another view, destroying whiskey during Prohibition
- Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection