Nesbitt Family, physicians, Neurologists, Nesbitt Court, Public Health Officers
Dr. Charles Torrence Nesbitt (1870-1938) was educated at the Baltimore Medical College and received his M.D. in 1903. He was in private practice as a Neurologist from 1907-1911 and from 1923-1938. He served as the Wilmington Superintendent of...
Nesbitt family, physicians, Neurologists, Public Health Officials, Housing projects, Nesbitt Courts, North Carolina Medical Society
Dr. Charles Torrence Nesbitt, (1870-1938), received his M.D. from Baltimore Medical College in 1903. He was Wilmington Superintendent of Health from 1911-1913, and in private practice as a Neurologist from 1907-1911 and 1923-1938. He advocated for...
French Frigate Picard, French destroyer escort La Bourdonnais
The French Frigate Picard is moved into a Wilmingotn dock. The French destroyer escort La Bourdonnais is also seen docked and flying the French flag in the foreground. The ships were in Wilmington to convey the official greetings from France to...
This is a aerial view of Wrightsville Beach, N.C. looking from Johnnie Mercer's fishing pier towards Masons Inlet. The Holiday Inn is visible from this shot.
Photograph is an aerial view of the Bald Head Inn. Sandbags line the edge of the property to protect the Inn from the Atlantic Ocean. The Inn later lost it's battle to erosion and the structure was taken down.
Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, department stores, malls, Independence Mall, Westfield Mall, clothing stores, Oleander Dr, merchants
Exterior shot of Belk Beery from Independence Blvd. Shows the 3 arches with mosaic tiled pictures of Baldhead Island lighthouse, sailboats and an ocean scene. A few cars and trucks dot the parking lot, both the state and American flags fly towards...
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, 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...
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.
CFTI boat-building class-Ned Finnegan and Colleen McKenna, students, fasten strip to jig for Massachusetts Mass. Bay HUSTLER class sloop they will build. Instructor Bruce MacKenzie checks the alignment.
This photograph captures the grand opening of the D & E Car Exchange on April 24, 1972 on Market Street in Wilmington, N.C. Pictured are R. Zimmerman, Jimmy Metts, Jimmy Flynn, L. E. LaMarsh, J. G. Slim Dubose, Martin Dubose, and Mrs. Edith...