Cape Fear River, Waterfront, Champion Compress, Sprunt, Cotton, Shipping, Boats
This b&w image features two photographs of ships anchored in front of the Champion Cotton Compress in 1875 and 1912 taken from The City of Wilmington, The Metropolis and Port of North Carolina, Its Advantages and Interests.
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, Warehouses, Waterfront
This b&w photograph features an aerial view of the A.C.L. Freight Warehouse and portions of the "A" building warehouse--both of which would later serve as home of the Wilmington Railroad Museum.
Cape Fear River, Waterfront, Downtown Wilmington, Custom House, Federal Building
This b&w photograph captures a view of the Cape Fear River and Wilmington's waterfront. Featured in the photograph are buildings belonging to the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, the Murchison building, and the Federal Building or Custom House.
This b&w photograph, which originally appeared in the "Future Land Use Plan" for Wilmington, North, Carolina, features an aerial view of the Cape Fear River.
Cape Fear River, Point Peter, Northeast Memorial Bridge
This b&w photograph, which originally appeared in the "Future Land Use Plan" for Wilmington, North Carolina, features an aerial view of the Cape Fear River and downtown Wilmington and includes both Point Peter and the Cape Fear River Bridge.
Cape Fear River, USS North Carolina, Battleship, Berthing
This b&w photograph captures a view of onlookers watching as tugboats maneuver the USS North Carolina up the Cape Fear River to be berthed as a museum.
This b&w panoramic photograph of the Cape Fear River was taken from the top of the Murchison Building. It shows the southern half of the waterfron in 1914.