North Carolina, New Hanover County, Rowan County, boats, waterways, Intracoastal, marshes, beaches
Hoover Lingle, left, and his wife Carolyn ply the shallow waters of a marshy area near Carolina Beach Inlet in their 400 horse power air boat, which they use for fishing. The couple lives in Salisbury and own a cottage at Carolina Beach.
New Hanover county, North Carolina, parades, hotels, Gulf gas station, clubs, fraternal organizations
The Sudan drum and bugle corps, in full costume with fezzes march down 3rd St. just past the Boucan restaurant during the 1982 Wilmington Azalea Festival.
Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, bars, games, competitions, sports
Keith Sheppard cheers on Sam Watkins, in ball cap, and Bubba Strickland in an arm wrestling match @ 6:00 on Sunday 9/20 at Bulldog's Lounge on Market St.
Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, games, bars,
Sherry Brewer, 24 year old seamstress at Century Mills, wins the woman's match as Sam Watkins looks on. The competitions were held at Bulldog's Lounge on Market St.
Gaye McClanahan and her husband, Bill, serve chowder up to the hordes of people attending the 6th annual Azalea Coast Chowder Contest. Their restaurant is the the Terrace Inn.
Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, antebellum architecture, 5th and Market St., historic houses, tourist attractions, renovations, painters,
One lone workman from Tinney Painting climbs scaffolding as restoration work is being done at the rear of the mansion.
Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, automobiles, cars, D. West jewelers, Dan's fan city, Shell Island oceanfront, Naegele, Rip-Lin book exchange, Captain D's seafood & hamburger, Putt-Putt, miniature golf courses, Cape Fear motors,...
Shows existing billboards, businesses and traffic at the corner of Oleander Dr. and 41st st.
Joyce Grear, left, Gene Motley and Cathy Gant rehearse a scene from Wine in the Wilderness written by Alice Childress, as part of the festivities of the Umoja Festival, which is an African American cultural celebration.
Wrightsville Beach, New Hanover County, North Carolina, Motts Channel, waterway, boats, yachts
Two couples in formal attire celebrate the blessing on board their boat, the Suspense IV out of Chapel Hill, in high style (linens, candelabra and cocktails) while othe boaters look on.
Shawn Youmans uses a tractor to mow the grass beneath the pecan trees at the NC Boys Home at Lake Waccamaw. Shawn spent 4 years there as a boy, and now has a summer job there before returning to college.
Pete Peterson who lives in the 500 block of Canal Drive at Carolina Beach drove his car as far as he could and then walked the rest of the way out of the flooded area. He said many were trapped by the high water. Peterson was walking through the...