Craftsman style bungalow built for Joseph J. Loughlin (1881-1918); and wife, Eleanor King (1885-1941), native of Philadelphia. He was secretary-treasurer and general manager of the New Hanover Transit Company, a primary developer of Carolina Beach....
beaches, hotels, Seashore Hotel, Wrightsville Beach, fires
One of the earliest hotels in Wrightsville Beach located where the Blockade Runner is today. It opened June 15, 1897. It was designed by Wilmington Architect Henry E. Bonitz. In 1910, a steel pier was constructed and was connected to the hotel...
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...
The Seashore Hotel is one of the earliest hotels in Wrightsville Beach, and was located where the Blockade Runner is today. It opened June 15, 1897. It was designed by Wilmington Architect Henry E. Bonitz. In 1910, a steel pier was constructed and...
Dr. James Breckinridge Lounsbury (1909-1974), son of Helen Beeks and Ralph Reed Lounsbury, was born in Wilmette, Illinois, June 29th, 1909. He married Miss Beatrice Thomen and was educated at Yale (1931) where he also received his M.D. (1935). He...
In June 1932, a shark was hung in front of J. B. Fales’ Fish House at 116 South Water Street.
Albert Franklin Fales (1891-1943) stands next to an eighteen foot porpoise at the entrance of his father’s business, J. B. Fales’ Fish House at 116...
A contractor, James Walker was a native of Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland, who came to Wilmington in 1857, after helping to construct one of the wings of the U. S. Capitol Building and the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, DC. He built the...
A contractor, James Walker was a native of Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland, who came to Wilmington in 1857, after helping to construct one of the wings of the U. S. Capitol Building and the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, DC. He built the...
A contractor, James Walker was a native of Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland, who came to Wilmington in 1857, after helping to construct one of the wings of the U. S. Capitol Building and the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, DC. He built the...
Members of the Azalea Coast Amateur Radio Club work contacting stations all over the country Saturday afternoon at the club's annual field day operations at the Battleship North Carolina gazebo. Members took turns while calling around the clock....
Men who used to be "boys" of the Boys Club on Vance St. from the years 1921-1923 in a group shot remembering their past at the club. This was at their monthly meeting, Monday, June 3 at 6 pm.
Moving day, boys from the Brigade Boys Club volunteer carrying boxes over from the old building to the new building on Friday. The new facility is to be dedicated on June 14th on Sunday.
This congregation, organized in 1869, was the first Episcopal Church consecrated by Bishop Atkinson for colored people in North Carolina, on June 18, 1875. The cornerstone was laid on March 23, 1871, and the edifice was completed under the...
This congregation, organized in 1869, was the first Episcopal Church consecrated by Bishop Atkinson for colored people in North Carolina, on June 18, 1875. The cornerstone was laid on March 23, 1871, and the edifice was completed under the...
Side view of James Walker Memorial Hospital showing the main building with its white-columned portico , the new colored wing and a large expanse of grassy lawn. The original building was completed on June 1st, 1901.
Dr. William Allen Phillips (1923-), son of Howard and Jessie Phillips, was born in Wheeling, West Virginia, June 5th, 1923. His father and brother were also Medical Doctors. His brother, Robert L. Phillips, was a Neurosurgeon. He married Miss...
Dr. James Henderson Dickson (1806-1862), was born June 17th, 1806. His brother, Robert D. Dickson, was also a Physician. He attended UNC (1823) and Columbia University, where he earned his M.D.
Notable accomplishments: Performed subcutaneous...
Dr. Frank Russell Reynolds (1920-), son of Benjamin Bradford and Katharine Russell Reynolds, was born June 15th, 1920 in Wilmington, North Carolina. He attended UNC-Chapel Hill (1941) and the University of Pennsylvania, where he earned his M.D....
Dr. David William Bulluck, Sr. (1853-1914) was born June 5, 1853 in Tarboro, North Carolina. He was married to Maude Southerland Braswell and had a son, Ernest Southerland Bulluck, M.D. who was a surgeon and a grandson, Matthew Heyer Bulluck, M.D....