Public Works Department, City Hall, Thalian Hall, N. Third Street, New Hanover County Courthouse
The employees of the Public Works Department of the City of Wilmington display their equipment in front of City Hall. J. E. L. Wade, Commissioner of Public Works, is third from left. The New Hanover County Courthouse is in the background.
Atlantic Paint and Varnish Works, S. Fifth Avenue,
Atlantic Paint and Varnish Works, Inc., was located on South Fifth Avenue, corner of Martin Street. Milton Calder was president, Louis T. Moore, acting secretary and P. W. Davis, acting treasurer (Wilmington City Directory, 1924,1930).
Public Works, City Hall, Thalian Hall, Courthouse, N. Third Street
The man in the suit is James E. L. Wade (1889-1980), Public Works Commissioner during the 1920s and later Mayor (1949, 1958-1959). The red brick Courthouse is in the background at right.
Waterfront, Cape Fear River, Tidewater Gas Works, Castle Street
Steamer arrives in port on a National holiday. Tall smokes stacks, at left, are those of the Tidewater Gas Works, located at the foot of Castle Street.
The Native Americans called the river, "Sapona," which is formed by the junction of the Haw and...
Waterfront, Cape Fear River, Freighter, American Molasses Terminal, Tidewater Gas Works, Castle Street
A molasses freighter is tied up at the American Molasses Terminal. The three smoke stacks of the Tidewater Gas Works at the foot of Castle Street, can be seen at left.
Greenfield Lake, Motorboats, Rowboats, Overlake Pavilion, Herbst Boat Works
Motorboats and rowboats on Greenfield Lake with the Overlake Pavilion and cypress trees in the background. The powerboats were made at Herbst Boat Works in Wilmington
Greenfield waterfall on the site of the old mill spillway, with fountain in the center. Note the whitewashed trunks of some trees on the right.
During the Depression, construction workers built the five mile drive around the lake. It was...
Scene at the lake, showing the water, cypress trees and Spanish moss.
During the Depression, construction workers built the five mile drive around the lake. It was completed in July, 1931, as part of a Works Project Administration(W.P.A.) attempt...
View is from the spillway area, looking west toward South Third Street.
During the Depression, construction workers built the five mile drive around the lake. It was completed in July, 1931, as part of a Works Project Administration(W.P.A.)...
During the Depression, construction workers built the five mile drive around the lake. It was completed in July, 1931, as part of a Works Project Administration(W.P.A.) attempt to put a portion of the numerous area unemployed to work. In colonial...
View of lake before Community Drive was completed.
During the Depression, construction workers built the five mile drive around the lake. It was completed in July, 1931, as part of a Works Project Administration(W.P.A.) attempt to put a portion of...
W. P. A. workers developed land for the public park in addition to building the road around the lake.
During the Depression, construction workers built the five mile drive around the lake. It was completed in July, 1931, as part of a Works Project...
Part of the gardens at the lake in the spillway area.
During the Depression, construction workers built the five mile drive around the lake. It was completed in July, 1931, as part of a Works Project Administration(W.P.A.) attempt to put a portion...