Reading, military, packages, New Hanover County, North Carolina
Caroleen Hall packs paperback books into cardboard boxes to be weighed before they are shipped to service men and servicewomen overseas. She is an employee of Cape Fear Bonded Warehouse, where the books are being packed.
Craftsman style house built for Hiram Houston Merritt (1870-1945), Atlantic Coast Line Railroad employee; and wife, Dessie Cline (1852-1946). Purchased in 1925 by Joseph R. Jones (1881-1944), Atlantic Coast Line Railroad conductor; and wife, Lula...
Modified Craftsman style bungalow and nursery business built by Eelco Idzard Tinga (1882-1973), native of Sappemeer, the Netherlands, founder of Tinga Nursery, Inc.; and wife, Tjitske Hinnes ( 1884-1977), native of Outkerk, the Netherlands. Notable...
Queen Anne style house built as rental property by Erna C. Boesch (1864-1935), native of Hannover, Germany. Residence from 1946 to 1956 of Meadowlark George Lemon, Jr. (1913-1952), native of South Carolina and employee with Wilmington Waste Paper...
Bungalow built for Charles R. Blomme (1870-1942), draftsman for Leslie N. Boney, architect; and wife, Leida Whitney (1868-1941), native of Charleston, SC. Purchased in 1975 by Robert Lee Joe (1930- ), employee with Corbett Pakage Company; and...
Queen Anne style cottage built as investment property for Preston Cumming (1843-1914), saw and planing mill owner. Purchased in 1910 by John Peele Quelch (1871-1918), native of Durham, England, officer of Chadbourn Lumber Co.; and wife, Mary Ganzer...
This divided back postcard features two photographs capturing views from the beach of Wrightsville. One image shows a crowd of beachgoers and the other shows the sunset.
McEachern Dairy Farm in New Hanover County.
For decades, the McEachern farm, known as Echo Farms, produced milk for thousands of New Hanover County families. Located on Carolina Beach Road, it was owned by Alexander O. McEachern (1869-1962)....
For decades, the McEachern farm, known as Echo Farms, produced milk for thousands of New Hanover County families. Located on Carolina Beach Road, it was owned by Alexander O. McEachern (1869-1962). McEachern was a pioneer in the diary business,...