New Hanover County, North Carolina, ships, Cape Fear River, soldiers, WW II, military
Left to right, CW2 Robert Blomerth, CW1 Victor Schoenhals and Sargent Richard Stephenson perform routine maintenance as they spend time on a U.S. Army landing craft The Brandywine, which docked in Wilmington for a time while on the way back to its...
North Carolina, Brunswick County, boats, marsh, rivers, Mercury and Evinrude motors, boating, fishing
L.T. Smith, left, holds his boat (NC 6244 AS)in place as Roy Varnum jockeys his boat (NC 91278 J)out of a tight place in the Lockwood Folly River at Varnamtown. The landing is near Garland's Seafood. "Tasha D." a shrimp boat is moored behind...
United States Navy, Airplanes, glidescopes, airports, New Hanover County Airport
A Navy plane lands at the New Hanover County Airport with the help of a glidescope which is in the building at the left in the foreground. The glidescope provides angular descent information to landing aircraft.
This b&w photograph captures Eagles Island, opposite Chestnut Street. Eagles Island causeway and ferry landing are at extreme left. Champion Compress (cotton) wharves are at right. The photograph was taken about 1935.
"Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon at Sneads Ferry for Dr. Lorenzo Dow Bryan, above, who died Sunday night. He practiced medicine for 40 years in Sneads Ferry, Fulchers Landing, Holly Ridge, Marines, Gillette, Hampstead and Haw."
Ferry landing/office and causeway road, looking east towards Wilmington. Coopering or barrel making building is at right. In the center is a Wilmington Chamber of Commerce sign.
Waterfront, Cape Fear River, Navy, Destroyer, Orange Street, Chestnut Street, USS Case
U.S. naval destroyer visits the port of Wilmington. Skyline of the city is between Orange and Chestnut streets. To the right of the destroyer is the ferryboat at its landing.
Eagles Island, opposite Chestnut Street. Eagles Island causeway and ferry landing are at extreme left. Champion Compress (cotton) wharves are at right.
Eagles Island is located on the west bank of the Cape Fear River, directly opposite downtown...
Exchange Corner, Front Street, Market Street, City Market, Finkelstein
From the eighteenth century, this corner was known as Exchange Corner, possibly because the original city market was located in the middle of Market Street, between Water and Front streets. In this photo, the building on the corner (at center) is...