Major General Edward Cassity and Sargeant Major G.C. Beck (foreground) attach the meritorious unit commendation to the base colors at a ceremony Monday morning.
Chuck Clark, (left), ,George Cole, (right), and Aaron Ritter, (back 1), are members of the 23rd NC State Confederacy Troop Company that is protecting the St. of Wilmington tonight as tonight was the start of the Old Wilmington by Candlelight Tour,...
Cape Fear River, North Carolina Shipbuilding Company, Shipbuilding, Liberty Ship, Zebulon Vance, Ships
This b&w photograph of the Liberty Ship, USS Zebulon Vance, captures the christening ceremony for the first launching by the North Carolina Shipbuilding Company in 1941.
The Confederate Memorial Day observance was organized by the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Members of the Wilmington Light Infantry (WLI), Boys’ Brigade, the Spanish-American Veterans and the American Legion Auxiliary also participated in...
The Hebrew Cemetery at Oakdale is enclosed with an iron gate and fence and was opened on March 6, 1855. Prior to this time, Wilmington's Jewish community had to be buried in Charleston if they wanted to be buried in consecrated ground. At center,...
Confederacy, Monument, Memorial, Dock Street, S. Third Street, Bacon, Boney
Designed by Henry Bacon, the monument, located on the plaza at intersection of South Third and Dock streets was donated to the City of Wilmington in 1924, by Gabriel Boney. The sculptor of the two bronze figures, representing courage and...
Possibly dedication ceremony of the airfield in memory of Arthur Bluethenthal, first New Hanover County resident killed in action in World War I. Seated on the right is the Coast Artillery Corps Headquarters Band.
Matilda Cowan writes to Claude on the original date they plan for their wedding. She expresses her deep grief over the postponed ceremony and relates how her friends consoled her.
Matilda Cowan writes to Claude on the original date they plan for their wedding. She expresses her deep grief over the postponed ceremony and relates how her friends consoled her.
Matilda Cowan writes to Claude on the original date they plan for their wedding. She expresses her deep grief over the postponed ceremony and relates how her friends consoled her.