New Hanover County Public Library Digital Archives

South Front Street - 100 block, west side.
S. Front Street, Pender's Market, St. Helena Dairy and Lunch Room, Seamen's Home and Bethel, Seamen's Bethel, Masonic Building
From left, Pender's Market, St. Helena Dairy and Lunch Room and the Seamen's Home and Bethel are some of the businesses that occupy the half-block between Muter's Alley and Dock streets. The 0 block of South Front Street is in the background. The...
Louis T. Moore Collection

St. John's Masonic Lodge Building, 114 Orange Street.
St. John's, Masonic Lodge, Orange Street
Built in 1803-1805, the Georgian building served as the lodge's home until 1825, when it was sold to Thomas W. Brown. It remained in the Brown family until 1943. For a time during World War II, a restaurant, called St. John's Tavern, was operated...
Louis T. Moore Collection

Godwin's Lumber Yard near Smith's Creek on Castle Hayne Road.
Godwin, Lumber Yard, Lumber, Smith Creek, Castle Hayne
Godwin's Lumber Yard near Smith's Creek on Castle Hayne Road. The Godwin Lumber Co. was organized in the middle 1920s by Eddie Walter Godwin (1873-1932), a native of Georgetown, Delaware. After the senior Godwin's death, the firm was known as E....
Louis T. Moore Collection

Orton Plantation Area - Brunswick County, NC.
Orton Plantation, Brunswick County
Orton Plantation in Brunswick County on the west bank of the Cape Fear River dates from 1725 and was built by "King" Roger Moore (ca. 1694-1751). It remained in the Moore family for three generations. Other owners were Richard Quince, General...
Louis T. Moore Collection

CG Cutter Modoc in front of U.S. Custom House
Custom House, Coast Guard, Modoc, Waterfront, Cape Fear River
U.S. Custom House, 1916 (now known as the Alton A. Lennon Federal Building after a former U.S. Congressman from North Carolina’s Seventh Congressional District). A U. S. Custom House has been on this site (Water Street, north, between Market and...
Louis T. Moore Collection

""Bird's Eye View"" of Wrightsville Beach, N.C.
Bird's Eye View
This divided back photograph features an illustration which depicts a bird's eye view of Wrightsvlle Beach.
Postcard Collections

S.S. Santa Barbara in Shipyard
Cape Fear River, Santa Barbara, Shipbuilding, Ships, North Carolina State Port
This b&w photograph captures the S.S. Santa Barbara under construction at the North Carolina Shipbuilding Company's shipyard, south of Wilmington, NC.
Wilmington Harbor Collection

People's Bank & Trust Co., November 9, 1909, Taft's Day
banks, People's Bank & Trust Co., Presidents, William Howard Taft
People's Bank & Trust Co., November 9, 1909, "Taft's Day," when President William Howard Taft visited Wilmington
Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection

Waterworks, City of Wilmington - Hilton Park.
Waterworks, Hilton Park
Hilton Railroad Bridge over the Cape Fear River. Hilton Park, located on Wilmington's north side, was named for the Hill family, who owned Hilton Plantation. The Hills sold the property to Cornelius Harnett (1723-1781), one of the Lower Cape Fear...
Louis T. Moore Collection

St. Philip's Church - Brunswick Town - Brunswick County, NC.
St. Philip's Church, Brunswick Town, Brunswick County
The town of Brunswick, one-half mile south of Orton Estate, was founded in 1725, by Colonel Maurice Moore (ca. 1682/86-1743) on the west side of the Cape Fear River. A plan for the town was set up, lots were sold and houses were built. When New...
Louis T. Moore Collection

St. Philip's Church - Brunswick Town - Brunswick County, NC.
St. Philip's Church, Brunswick Town, Brunswick County
The town of Brunswick, one-half mile south of Orton Estate, was founded in 1725, by Colonel Maurice Moore (ca. 1682/86-1743) on the west side of the Cape Fear River. A plan for the town was set up, lots were sold and houses were built. When New...
Louis T. Moore Collection

St. Philip's Church - Brunswick Town - Brunswick County, NC.
St. Philip's Church, Brunswick Town, Brunswick County
The town of Brunswick, one-half mile south of Orton Estate, was founded in 1725, by Colonel Maurice Moore (ca. 1682/86-1743) on the west side of the Cape Fear River. A plan for the town was set up, lots were sold and houses were built. When New...
Louis T. Moore Collection

St. Mary's Pro-cathedral, South Fifth Avenue and Ann Street.
St. Mary's Cathedral, Churches, Tileston School, Schools, S. Fifth Avenue, Ann Street
View of side of Tileston School. Students in costume are in school yard, before the front wings of the school were added. St. Mary's Catholic Pro-Cathedral is in the background. The original school building in the middle of the block was...
Louis T. Moore Collection

Hilton Park - City of Wilmington water works.
Hilton Park, Water Works, Railroad
The railroad bridge across the Northeast Cape Fear River can be seen at left. Hilton Railroad Bridge over the Cape Fear River. Hilton Park, located on Wilmington's north side, was named for the Hill family, who owned Hilton Plantation. The Hills...
Louis T. Moore Collection

"Old Ironsides" (U.S.S. Constitution) arrives at the Government Wharf in front of the U.S. Custom House for a goodwill visit to Wilmington on November 21, 1931.
Government Wharf, Custom House, U.S.S Constitution, Frigate
During her eight day stay, over 42,000 children and adults from all over North Carolina visited the famous ship. The three-masted frigate was commissioned in 1798 and participated in the War with Tripoli in 1803-1804. She was also a veteran of the...
Louis T. Moore Collection

NCRPC0901
North Carolina Shipbuilding Company
The name for U.S.S. Mount Katmai was suggested by Mrs. A.E. DeMaray, sponsor, whose husband had cognizance of the Katmai National Park. Mount Katmai is a volcano located in Alaska. Pictured from left to right are A.E. Demaray; Lula Disosway; Mrs....
North Carolina Shipbuilding Company, 1941-1946

NCRPC0831
North Carolina Shipbuilding Company
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...
North Carolina Shipbuilding Company, 1941-1946

Buzz's Barber Shop
barbers, hair cuts, New Hanover County, businesses
Jackie Potter of Leland is shown getting a hair cut from Buzz Davenport. Jackie's one of Buzz's regular customers. Buzz's Barber Shop is located on Carolina Beach Road in Wilmington, N.C.
Star-News Image Archive

U.S. Army Landing Craft
New Hanover County, North Carolina, ships, Cape Fear River, soldiers, WW II, military
Left to right, CW2 Robert Blomerth, CW1 Victor Schoenhals and Sargent Richard Stephenson perform routine maintenance as they spend time on a U.S. Army landing craft The Brandywine, which docked in Wilmington for a time while on the way back to its...
Star-News Image Archive

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