Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, John D. Bellamy, tourist attractions, historical sites, antebellum architecture, gifts,
Picture taken at the corner of 5th and Market St on the Carolina Apts. side. The Kenan Plaza Fountain,in the intersection of 5th & Market St., was given to the city by William Rand Kenan Jr. in 1921. The Bellamy Mansion sits in the background...
Cape Fear River, Waterfront, Three-masted Sailing Vessel, Ferry, Boats, Eagles Island
This b&w photograph captures two three-masted sailing vessels anchored on the west of the Cape Fear River at Eagles Island. Also in the picture is a ferry transporting cargo. This image is taken from Scenes in North Carolina, Published in Twelve...
churches, Episcopal churches, St. James Episcopal Church, South Third Street
St. James Episcopal Church, located at One South Third Street, was acquired by the congregation from Armand deRosset (the rest of the land was acquired over the years). It's design and construction involved at least 10 different architects and...
Dancers on the 2nd floor of Lumina ballroom. Strings of lights hanging from the ceiling, wooden dance floors, a large arched area holds the band and is decorated with potted palms. Men are in suits or sportscoats and women are in long dresses,...
Cape Fear River, New Hanover County, Brunswick, diseases
Picture of the Cape Fear Quarantine Station at Southport. All vessels coming into port had to stop and be checked for contagious diseases. Infected individuals were quarantined here and their ship was sprayed with sulfur before continuing to the...
Wrightville Beach, N.C., Tide Water Power Company, Tide Water
Tide Water Power and Light Company built this large red-shingled auditorium in 1916. Since Baptists throughout the state used it for their programs, it was also known as the Baptist Seaside Assembly Building. During World War I, it was used by...
Railroad tracks, New Hanover County, North Carolina, Train terminals
An aerial view of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Buildings on Front and Red Cross Streets in Wilmington. The Union Station is also visible in the picture. ACL left the city in the 1960's and the Union Station was demolished in 1970.
nurses, James Walker Memorial Hospital, nursing schools
Both Florence Hayes (Mrs. Morris Caldwell), Alberta Robinson (pictured) of Dunn, N.C., were the only two members of the first graduating class of nurses from the nursing school located at James Walker Memorial Hospital.
Saint John's Episcopal Church, located at 3rd and Red Cross Streets. This picture us from "Ballou's Pictorial Directory," and was mislabled as "New Presbyterian Church." The corner location is 3rd and Red Cross Streets, not Front and Orange.