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- Parade of Returning First World War Soldiers
- First World War, 81st Division, parade, World War I, horse, horses
- Crowds line the West corners of North Front and Princess streets of Wilmington, N.C., for a parade of returning First World War soldiers in 1919. The center displays a horse drawn vehicle draped with the 81st "Wildcat" Division banner. The 81st...
- Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection
- Surrendered German Submarine U-boats
- U-boats, First World War, World War I, U.S. Custom House
- Surrendered German Submarine (U-boats) tied up at U.S. Custom House in Wilmington, N.C., after the First World War, 1918
- Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection
- Parade Day in Wilmington
- First World War, World War I
- Soldiers and sailors in First World War era uniforms form in front of City Hall on 3rd Street in Wilmington, N.C., possibly 1918.
- Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection
- Building Wooden Ships (Mast Vessels), During World War I
- shipbuilding, wooden ships, Brunswick County, Cape Fear River, World War I, mast vessels
- Wooden ship building during World War I, on the Brunswick side of the Cape Fear River
- Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection
- Rear Grounds of Old Post Officw, Looking Toward Dr. Thomas Wood Home and Cape Fear Club with Veterans, World War I, Armistice Day, 1919
- post office, World War I, veterans, Armistice Day
- Rear grounds of old Post Office, looking toward Dr. Thomas Wood Home and Cape Fear Club with Veterans, World War I, Armistice Day, 1919
- Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection
- Confederate Memorial Monument, World War I Plaza, 3rd and Dock Sts.
- historical monuments, Third St., Dock St., World War I Plaza
- Confederate Memorial Monument, World War I Plaza, 3rd and Dock Sts.
- Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection
- Launching Concrete Ship at Liberty Shipyard Co., World War I, Foot of Greenfield St.
- ships, shipyards, Liberty Shipyard, World War I, Greenfield St.
- Launching concrete ship at Liberty Shipyard Company, World War I, at the foot of Greenfield Street
- Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection
- Launching Concrete Ship at Liberty Shipyard During World War I at the Foot of Greenfield Street
- ships, shipyards, World War I, Greenfield Street
- Launching Concrete Ship at Liberty Shipyard During World War I, at the foot of Greenfield Street
- Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection
- Wood Shipyard, 4 mast schooner, Brunswick Side of River, World War I
- shipyards, schooners, ships, World War I, Cape Fear River
- wood shipyard, 4 mast schooner, Brunswick side of river, World War I
- Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection
- Hilton Park.
- Hilton Park, Christmas Tree
- On the north side of Wilmington, the World's Largest Living Christmas Tree, photographed in the snow. For many years, Wilmington's community Christmas tree was erected at the entrance to City Hall on Third Street. In the fall of 1928, James E. L....
- Louis T. Moore Collection
- World's Largest Living Christmas Tree - Hilton Park.
- Hilton Park, Christmas Tree
- For many years, Wilmington's community Christmas tree was erected at the entrance to City Hall on Third Street. In the fall of 1928, James E. L. Wade (1889- 1980), a city commissioner, came up with the idea to have a living Christmas tree. A...
- Louis T. Moore Collection
- World War I Memorial - Thirteenth and Market Streets.
- World War I, Thirteenth Street, Market Street
- Crowds and military units awaited the unveiling to the New Hanover County's monument to World War I dead on May 20, 1922.
- Louis T. Moore Collection
- Gillette House
- Neoclassical Revival style bungalow, built for George William Gillette (1888-1971); and wife, Pearl Marine (1891-1945), both natives of Marine, Onslow County. Gillettewas the electrical engineer with Tide Water Power Co., World War I and World War...
- Port City Architecture
- Surrendered U-Boats
- Cape Fear River, Waterfront, Custom House, World War I, U-Boats
- This b&w photograph captures surrendered German submarines (U-Boats) tied up at at the Custom House Wharf after World War I.
- Wilmington Harbor Collection
- Construction of Shipyard-1
- Cape Fear River, Liberty Ships, North Carolina Shipbuilding Company, North Carolina State Port, World War II
- This b&w photograph captures an aerial view of the World War II North Carolina Shipbuilding Company's shipyard under construction.
- Wilmington Harbor Collection
- Fort Caswell, 12 Inch Mortar (Gun), During World War I
- Fort Caswell, Oak Island, rifles, cannons, guns, World War I
- This postcard for Fort Caswell reads, "Twelve Inch Mortar, Fort Caswell, Near Wilmington, N.C."
- Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection
- Armistice Day Parade
- veterans, World War I, Armistice Day, parades, 3rd St., Princess St.
- World War I veterans parading on Armistice Day, 3rd and Princess St.
- Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection
- World War I Parade
- World War I, parade
- A special day in Wilmington, N.C.; Third Street near Princess Street, looking East, 1918?
- Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection
- World's Largest Christmas Tree
- Christmas trees, hotels, Hilton Hotel
- The world's largest Christmas tree, Hilton Hotel, foot of Grace St., in downtown Wilmington
- Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection
- Construction of Concrete Ship at Liberty Shipyard, 1918
- shipyards, Liberty Shipyard, World War I, Greenfield Street
- Construction of a concrete ship at Liberty Shipyard located at the foot of Greenfield Street during World War I
- Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection