New Hanover County Public Library Digital Archives

View of Downtown Wilmington from Belville, NC
Belville, Brunswick County, North Carolina, advertisements, businesses, historic buildings, churches, Cape Fear River,filling stations,vehicles
Shows traffic heading towards downtown Wilmington on the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge. The skylight of the city shows multiple church steeples, rooftops of houses and some businesses. On the Belville side a sign advertises Orton Motel & restaurant,...
Star-News Image Archive

Waterfront, Cape Fear River - Wilmington, looking east.
Waterfront, Cape Fear River, Tidewater Gas Works, Castle Street
Steamer arrives in port on a National holiday. Tall smokes stacks, at left, are those of the Tidewater Gas Works, located at the foot of Castle Street. The Native Americans called the river, "Sapona," which is formed by the junction of the Haw and...
Louis T. Moore Collection

Waterfront - Cape Fear River - Wilmington.
Waterfront, Cape Fear River, Freighter, American Molasses Terminal, Tidewater Gas Works, Castle Street
A molasses freighter is tied up at the American Molasses Terminal. The three smoke stacks of the Tidewater Gas Works at the foot of Castle Street, can be seen at left.
Louis T. Moore Collection

Waterfront - Cape Fear River - Wilmington.
Waterfront, Cape Fear River, Tidewater Gas Company, Castle Street
The three smoke stacks of the Tidewater Gas Company are located on the eastern bank of the Cape Fear River at the foot of Castle Street.
Louis T. Moore Collection

Waterfront, Cape Fear River - Wilmington - Between Wooster and Orange streets.
Waterfront, Cape Fear River, Wooster Street, Orange Street, Tidewater Gas Co.
Eagles Island government yard, with dredges are at left. Clyde Steamship Lines wharves and Tidewater Gas Co. with its two smokestacks are at right. The Native Americans called the river, "Sapona," which is formed by the junction of the Haw and...
Louis T. Moore Collection

Cape Fear River - Waterfront - Wilmington - Between Castle and Wooster streets.
Cape Fear River, Castle Street, Wooster Street, Wilmington Gaslight Company, Tide Water Gas Company, Clyde Steamship Line, American Molasses, Terminals
The three smokestacks (at left) are those of the Wilmington Gaslight Company (later the Tidewater Gas Company) plant at the foot of Castle Street. The Clyde Steamship Line terminal and the American Molasses terminal are also shown. The tanker (at...
Louis T. Moore Collection

Cape Fear River - Ferry crossing the river - March 1, 1912 (Date on back).
Cape Fear River, Ferry, Gas Launch, The Mary, Eagles Island
A ferry is poled across the river carrying a horse drawn cart. The man standing near the stern is William Jones. Jones and his son ran the ferry for owner, Oscar Durant. The gas launch was called, The Mary. Eagles Island is in the background.
Louis T. Moore Collection

Arab Shrine Club in Azalea Festival Parade
New Hanover county, North Carolina, parades, hotels, Gulf gas station, clubs, fraternal organizations
The Sudan drum and bugle corps, in full costume with fezzes march down 3rd St. just past the Boucan restaurant during the 1982 Wilmington Azalea Festival.
Star-News Image Archive

Bradley-Latimer Summer House
Greek Revival style house built for Richard Bradley, Jr. (1811-1892), first commodore of the Carolina Yacht Club and partner in a Savannah lumber mill; and wife, Sarah Jane Williams (1815-1898). Purchased in 1855 by Zebulon Latimer (1810-1881),...
Port City Architecture

Molasses Freighter
Cape Fear River, Waterfront, Molasses, Freighter, American Molasses Terminal, Castle Street, Tide Water Gas Works
This b&w photograph captures a molasses freighter is tied up at the American Molasses Terminal.
Wilmington Harbor Collection

Waterfront between Castle and Wooster Streets
Cape Fear River, Waterfront, Freighter, Wooster Street, Castle Street, Ships, Boats
This b&w photographs captures ships along the waterfront between Castle and Wooster Streets. Also shown are the Clyde Steamship Line terminal, American Molasses terminal and the Wilmington Gaslight Company (later the Tide Water Gas Company) plant.
Wilmington Harbor Collection

Crossing the Cape Fear River
Cape Fear River, Ferry, Gasoline Launch, Boats
This b&w photograph captures a ferry crossing the Cape Fear River. The man standing near the stern is William Jones. Jones and his son ran the ferry for owner, Oscar Durant. The gas launch was called, "The Mary."
Wilmington Harbor Collection

Tide Water Power Company
power companies, Tide Water
An unidentified man stands in front of the Tide Water Power Company building on 217-221 Princess Street, Wilmington, N.C. in 1922. The TWPC was a gas and electric service and Street railways company. A. E. Fitkin of New York, NY was president from...
Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection

Carolina Beach - Street scene.
Carolina Beach, Pure Oil, Gas Station
Pure Oil station. Carolina Beach is located on the Federal Point peninsula, bounded on the west by the Cape Fear River, and on the east and south by the Atlantic Ocean. An attempt was made to settle the area in the early 1880s by Joseph Winner...
Louis T. Moore Collection

North Third Street - 100 block - Looking north.
N. Third Street, Sorosis, MacMillan and Cameron Garage
MacMillan and Cameron Garage (automotive company) is at left center, showing its battery and electrical services section. Early gas pumps are closer to the corner. On the right is the North Carolina Sorosis Clubhouse, before brick was added to its...
Louis T. Moore Collection

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