This divided back postcard features a photograph by Cecil Brandon, Jr. which captures beachgoers sunbathing near Johnnie Mercer Pier at Wrightsville Beach.
Robertson family, Powell family, physicians, medicine, hospitals, Cancer hospitals
Dr. James Farish, Robertson, Jr. (1888-1975), son of James Farish Robertson, Sr., M.D. and Mary Elizabeth Grattan Robertson, was born in Culpepper, Virginia July 27th, 1888. His first wife was Juliette Howard Albright (1916); his second wife,...
Newclassical Revival style school opened in 1922 with an enrollment of 840 students, the largest in North Carolina. Leslie N. Boney, architect, designed the wings, 1930; the Princess Street gymnasium, 1940; and Brogden Hall, 1954. Notable students...
Late Gothic Revival style church built for St. Andrews Presbyterian congregation. Sunday School annex (1910-1911) given by William H. Sprunt (1857-1939). In 1944, congregation merged with Church of the Covenant at Fifteenth and Market streets....
Dr. Edwin Julius Wells, Jr. (1923-), son of Edwin Julius, Sr. and Mamie Highsmith Wells, was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, September 1st, 1923. He married Miss Louise Warner and attended UNC-Chapel Hill (1944) and The University of...
Robertson family, physicians, Albright family, Sanderson family, Cancer Hospital
Dr. James Farish, Robertson, Jr. (1888-1975), son of James Farish Robertson, Sr., M.D. and Mary Elizabeth Grattan Robertson, was born in Culpepper, Virginia July 27th, 1888. His first wife was Juliette Howard Albright (1916); his second wife,...
Koseruba family, Sidbury family, physicians, medicine, Rayle family
Dr. James Buren Sidbury, Jr., son of James Buren, Sr. and Willie Daniel Sidbury, was born January 13th, 1922, in Wilmington, North Carolina. His father James and sister, Rowena S. Hall Lenart, were also Physicians (Pediatrics). He married Ms....
Dr. Auley McRae Crouch, Jr. (1919-1969), son of Auley McRae and Muriel Lee McFales Crouch, was born in Raleigh, N.C., August 24th, 1919. His father, Auley Sr. and brother, Walter Lee, were also M.D.'s (Ped.) He received his M.D. from Jefferson...
Eaton family, Burnett family, physicians, General Practioners, civil rights, integration
Dr. Hubert Arthur Eaton, Jr., son of Chester A. Eaton, M.D., and Estelle A. Eaton, was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina. He married Celeste Burnette, daughter of Foster F. Burnett, M.D. and they had a son, Hubert A. Eaton, Jr. M.D. He attended...
Hooper family, Johnson family, physicians, medicine
Dr. Joseph Ward Hooper, Sr. (1887-1952) was born February 17th, 1887 in Baltimore, Maryland. He married Miss Louise Samllbones and they had a son, Joseph Ward Hooper, Jr., M.D. (Urologist). He was a practicing Physician from 1912-1952. He was on...
Mebane family, Lounsbury family, physicians, medicine
Dr. William Carter Mebane, Jr. (1907-1971), son of Susan Mott and William Carter Mebane, Sr. (M.D., Urologist) was born September 25th, 1907 in Mount Airy, North Carolina. He married Miss Pauline Eckert and attended Duke and UNC. He received his...
Hooper family, physicians New Hanover County Commissioners, New Hanover County Repulican Party
Dr. Joseph Ward Hooper, Jr. (1921-), son of Joseph Ward Hooper, Sr., M.D. and Louise Smallbones Hooper, was born in Wilmington, N.C., September 30th, 1921. He married Miss Nell Trask, and attended Princeton (1943) and Harvard Medical School, where...
Fales, James Benjamin Franklin Fales (1859-1925), 6th St., Castle St., Davis family, Margaret Williams Davis, C.B. Davis, Jr.
Pictured is a painting of the house done by Margaret Williams Davis, wife of C. B. Davis, Jr., M.D. (Dr. Davis is a nephew of Dr. Fales). The house, located at 518 Castle St. on the SW corner, was built in 1909. The Fales family lived there until...
Dr. David Bryan Sloan, Jr., (1937-), son of David Bryan and Christine Futchs Sloan, was born in Wilmington, North Carolina, July 6th, 1937. He married Miss Emily Reeves. His father, David Bryan Sloan, Sr., and brother, James Boykin Sloan, were also...
Dr. James Farish, Robertson, Jr. (1888-1975), son of James Farish Robertson, Sr., M.D. and Mary Elizabeth Grattan Robertson, was born in Culpepper, Virginia July 27th, 1888. His first wife was Juliette Howard Albright (1916); his second wife,...
Dr. Auley McRae Crouch, Sr., received his M.D. from Jefferson College in 1916. He married Miss Muriel Lee Fales and together they had two sons, Auley McRae Crouch, Jr. and Walter Lee Crouch, who also became Physicians. Notable achievements:...