Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, 5th and Market St.. fires, antebellum architecture, historic houses, historical district, mansions
Emma Bellamy Hendren, with lit cigarette and an instamatic camera (with flash bulb attached) in right hand and manilla envelope in left, stares at the charred walls as William Lloyd looks through the doorway back at Ms. Hendren.
Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, historic places, slave quarters, Market St and 5th St., mansions, fires, antebellum architecture
A burned area around one of the marbalized slate fireplaces on the ground floor in the Bellamy Mansion. 2 small glass containers and a framed needlepoint (God bless our home) rests on the mantle.
Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, historical district, historic buildings, 5th & Market St, mansions, fires, antique furniture, antebellum architecture
The terrible destruction caused by a fire in the Bellamy Mansion is shown by the debris littered floor, peeling wallpaper, scorched furniture [sideboards, table holding condiment containers, silver water pitcher and silver covered dish] in what...
Wrightsville Beach, New Hanover County, North Carolina, hotels, lobbies, Civil war, war ships, Atlanitc Ocean, Banks Channel, furniture
Shows the lobby of the Blockade Runner Hotel. There is a simple map carved out of wood attached to one wall. It shows the coastline, islands and rivers of the Cape Fear Region. A Confederate blockade runner ship, seagulls and 2 Confederate flags...
The Backman Elizabeth sputtered to port here recently, 3 pumps rhymically chugging water out of its belly. Harold Varnum built and launched his creation in 1971.
Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, marinas, waterways, boating, cemeteries, boat storage, Oleander Dr., businesses
An aerial veiw of the Bradley Creek Marina showing boat slips, a barge and the dry storage facility as construction continues. Oleander Memorial Gardens is seen at the top of the photo.
C. Donald Zearfoss reads a newspaper as Larry Colvin cuts his hair at the Cape Fear Hotel Barber Shop on 2nd Street in downtown Wilmington, N.C. Zearfoss has been getting his hair cut by Colvin for 12 years.
Jason Collins, 7, (left) waits his turn to have his hair cut as Bill Stokes finishes up with Jason's brother, Donald Collins, 9, at the Cape Fear Hotel Barber Shop on 2nd Street in downtown Wilmington, N.C. The boys were at the barber shop with...
Bob Lambertz, left, and Robert Fox pull on a line as Harold Hilton operates a tractor to pull up an old utility pole at the Carolina Beach Boardwalk at Harper Ave. The men work for the town of Carolina Beach and were removing the pole because it is...