The launching part of the U.S.S. Adirondack took place Jan. 13, 1945. Pictured left to right are Mr. P.F. Halsey; Mrs. Harry T. Johnson; Mr. E.L. White; Mrs. L.B. Grainger; W.S. McMahon; Mrs. J. Chadbourne and Mrs. E.L. White, sponsor.
North Carolina, Brunswick County, boats, marsh, rivers, Mercury and Evinrude motors, boating, fishing
L.T. Smith, left, holds his boat (NC 6244 AS)in place as Roy Varnum jockeys his boat (NC 91278 J)out of a tight place in the Lockwood Folly River at Varnamtown. The landing is near Garland's Seafood. "Tasha D." a shrimp boat is moored behind...
Wilmington police officers, J.D. Wright, and B.L. Daniels, prepare their report following a school bus/car collision at the intersection of 13th Street and Wooster Street early Wednesday morning. The bus driver, Larry Lloyd, had just dropped off a...
Greek Revival style house built for Wilburn L. Trask (1836-1866), Wilmington & Weldon Railroad engineer; and wife, Sarah R. Pitman (1843-1883), native of Chatham County. In 1904 purchased as rental property by Charles D. Yarborough (1864-1948),...
Neoclassical Revival style house built for E.L. Mathews, Sr. (1880-1964), native of Florence County, SC, founder of E.L. Mathews Candy Co.; and wife, Elizabeth J. Rogers (1880-1918), native of Sampson County. Purchased in 1949 by Herbert Rinton...
Believed to be built by Henry M. Bishop in 1846. Later bought by William L. Smith as his family residence. Miss Mamie L. Alderman operated a private school here from 1904 until her death in 1934. The school was continued by her niece, Laura...
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, Warehouses, Waterfront
This b&w photograph features an aerial view of the A.C.L. Freight Warehouse and portions of the "A" building warehouse--both of which would later serve as home of the Wilmington Railroad Museum.
Cape Fear River, Sprunt Compress, Champion Compress, Cotton, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, Warehouses
This divided back postcard features two illustrations which depict both the Sprunt Compress Warehouses and the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Warehouses.
Located at 100 South 3rd Street, (and Dock Streets), the home of Mary Bridgers (granddaughter of John Haywood, treasurer of North Carolina and descendant of Richard Eagles whom Eagles Island is named after) and widow of Preston L. Bridgers, son of...
Launching of the S.S. Edward B. Dudley on Feb. 13, 1943. Mrs. L.E. Keith (holding bottle), matron of honor Mrs. L.H. Flowers of Newport News, VA, and maid of honor Johanna E. Rehder (far right) wait for the launching of the 67th ship built by the...
Launching part of the S.S. Midnight. Pictured left to right are Miss T. McMahon, Mrs. W.S. McMahon, attendant; Mr. W.S. McMahon, assistant vice president and general manager of the NC Shipbuilding Co.; Mr. S.P. Ware, secretary of NC Shipbuiliding...
Pictured from left to right are Mrs. L.K. Hoxton, Mr. L.K. Hoxton, assistant purchasing agent of the NC Shipbuilding Co.; Mr.s C.J. Robinson, sponsor and sister of Mrs. Hoxton and Mr. S.P. Ware (far right). Lauching party for the S.S. Sirocco on...
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.
Megan St. Ledger stands at attention with her team mates during the national anthem before the Winter Park - Whiteville baseball game at Hardee Field in Wilmington. N.C. Megan is the bat girl, and her father, Jeep St. Ledger, is the coach.