Joni Cox, Denise Squires, and Renee Casella (left to right) line up in front of the judges at the Atlantic Physique Championship at Kenan Auditorium at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.
New Hanover County, festivals, parades, gardens, beauty contests, pageants,
Miss Wilmington Angela Jenness, wearing her crown and a corsage (right) and North Carolina Azalea Festival Princess Tricia Parker (Hoggard H.S. graduate) talk with each other during an outside Azalea function as a group of festival goers look on.
Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, fund raisers, 5th and Market St., historical district, antebellum architecture
Mrs. Emma Bellamy Williamson Hendren, ( in winter doublebreasted coat and purse) of the Bellamy Mansion, Inc. stands in front of the ornate wrought iron gates and fencing as the historic house looms in the background.
Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, civic/social/fraternal organizations, clubs, meeting halls, games
Multiple tables full of bingo players, mostly women of various ages, are using markers to keep up with the calls at the BPO Elks Club #532 (NC East District # 6600) at 5102 Oleander Dr.
New Hanover County, North Carolina, churches, pets, St. Francis of Assisi, services, animals, pastors, priests
Parents and children watch as Scotty Jenkins of Wilmington has her parakeet (Peter of St. Johns), in its cage, being blessed by Reverend Alfred Durrance of St. John's Episcopal Church during a blessing of the animals on the church grounds. The...
Wilmington, Carolina Beach, New Hanover County, North Carolina, churches, denominations, hotels, Wrightsville Beach, Intracoastal Waterway, priests, chalices
The Very Reverend Michael Karloutsos (front) from St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church (608 S. College Rd.) blesses some of the boats on the Blockade Runner dock in Banks Channel. The other 2 ministers are Reverend Robert Cook from St. James...
New Hanover County, North Carolina, tourist attractions, Civil War, War Between the States, Fort Fisher State Park, Atlantic Ocean, Cape Fear River, archaeologists, divers, diving expeditions, historical sites, Kure Beach
Mark Wilde-Ramsing of the underwater archaeology unit at Fort Fisher examines an artifact recovered from one of the blockade runners found during a recent dive.
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.
Trees line Bradley Creek Point Rd. which are threatened by construction of sewer lines in the Bradley Creek Point residential section off of Airlie Rd.
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.
Under Construction...the Northern part of Canal Dr. from the 1100 block to the North end is under construction as the asphalt has been taken up. Canal Dr. is being raised to control storm run-off. W.E. Blackmon out of Wilmington is the General...