North Carolina, forests, rivers, swamps, old growth, bald cypress
Fred Annand leads a canoe expedition that includes David Stahle from the University of Arkansas. The 2 canoes navigate the Black River (near Atkinson) in Pender County. The cypress trees that line the banks date back 1500 years and are part of a...
Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, Wrightsville Ave., auctions, charities, bachelorette, radio stations, WGNI, crowd, audience
Peter Fensel, in tuxedo jacket and satin pants, reacts postitively as he is bid off to the highest paying female during Friday night's Bid for Bachelors at the Galleria near Wrightsville Beach. Auctioneer D.C. North leads his unidentified date to...
A close-up of a gigantic bald cypress tree in the Black River in Pender County. These trees are part of a true ancient forest which date back 1500 years.
Black and white photograph of Third Street activities during the Azalea Festival. No date listed. Man with camera pictured in foreground and a float is followed by a marching band as it approaches Texaco Station.
A marching band participates in the Azalea Festival Parade. Date not listed, but appears to be around 1960. Also pictured are businesses on North Front Street including: Brunswick Hotel, Roxy Cafe, Sears, Firestone, Sutton Council Furniture, and...
A marching band participates in the Azalea Festival Parade. Date not listed on black and white photograph, but appears to be from 1960. Also pictured is a large group of people lined up to watch parade on North Front Street in front of the...
A marching band makes its way down North Front Street during the Azalea Festival Parade. Date not listed, but appears to be around 1960. Pictured on the left are businesses including: Brunswick Hotel, Roxy Cafe, Sears, Firestone, Sutton Council...
A baton twirler marches by onlookers during the annual Azalea Festival Parade (date unkown). The side entrance of the Brunswick Hotel is pictured in the background along North Front Street.
Three baton twirlers dazzle the crowd during the annual Azalea Festival parade (date unknown). Robbins Gulf Station and Belk-Beery on North Front Street are depicted in the background.
A marching band participates in the Azalea Festival parade (date unknown) along North Third Street. Businesses depicted include the Gulf Station, American Amoco Co., and Ambassador Coffee Shop.
Members of the United States Coast Guard march along North Third Street past Cape Fear Lodge No. 2 during the annual Azalea Festival parade (date unknown).
This photograph shows a close-up of the Sealtest Foods float during the Azalea Festival Parade (date unknown) on North Third Street. The float is advertising the TV show Bat Masterson, an American Western television show that presented a...
Dancers on the 2nd floor of Lumina ballroom. Strings of lights hanging from the ceiling, wooden dance floors, a large arched area holds the band and is decorated with potted palms. Men are in suits or sportscoats and women are in long dresses,...
Northwest Cape Fear River Bridge, Bridges, Point Peter
View from the bridge looking southeast toward Wilmington waterfront and the confluence of the Northeast and Northwest branches of the river. Point Peter is on the left and Eagles Island to the right.
On December 10, 1929, the twin bridges over the...
Northwest Cape Fear River Bridge, Bridges, Point Peter
Northwest Cape Fear River Bridge, looking northeast, showing Point Peter and the Wilmington skyline in the distance.
At the confluence of the Northeast and Northwest Cape Fear Rivers, opposite Wilmington, was as early as 1764, called Negro Head...
The Henry Latimer House (1883), with its mansard roof, is on the left on the southwest corner of Third and Orange streets. It appears in the photograph that the house has a front porch across the front, which must have been removed at a later date....
Latimer House, First Presbyterian Church, S. Third Street, Orange Street
At left on the northwest corner is the Zebulon Latimer House; and, at right is the First Presbyterian Church, rebuilt after a fire destroyed the sanctuary in 1926.
The First Presbyterian Church has been plagued by at least three fires in its...
The cemetery, incorporated in 1872, is located on Princess Place Drive (formerly the Old New Bern Road), west of Burnt Mill Creek, and contains about fifteen acres. The date of the first burial is unknown, but by April of 1878, there appears...
Stall operators show off their wares in the interior of the market.
The City Market at 120-124 South Front Street, was built in 1879-1880 by the Wilmington Market Company and was sold to the City of Wilmington in 1882. The building was a two-story...
Cape Fear River, Eagles Island, Point Peter, Steamer
A steamer is in the river in front of Eagles Island. Point Peter is in the background.
The Native Americans called the river, "Sapona," which is formed by the junction of the Haw and Deep Rivers in Chatham County, NC, and flows southeasterly...