Hooper family, physicians New Hanover County Commissioners, New Hanover County Repulican Party
Dr. Joseph Ward Hooper, Jr. (1921-), son of Joseph Ward Hooper, Sr., M.D. and Louise Smallbones Hooper, was born in Wilmington, N.C., September 30th, 1921. He married Miss Nell Trask, and attended Princeton (1943) and Harvard Medical School, where...
Lewis Davis and William Simms beat out a rhythmic sound as they drive spikes into a new section of track at the state port. Watching is supervisor Guy Williams. The workers were setting the "frog," a 4000 lbs piece of the switching mechanism that...
Dr. Solomon Sampson Satchwell (1821-1892), son of James and Elizabeth Windley Satchwell. He was married to Elizabeth Vanderveer of New Jersey; Ann Victoria Moore, daughter of Alfred L. Moore of New Hanover County; Sara Bell, daughter of Fletcher...
Dr. Solomon Sampson Satchwell (1821-1892), son of James and Elizabeth Windley Satchwell. He was married to Elizabeth Vanderveer of New Jersey; Ann Victoria Moore, daughter of Alfred L. Moore of New Hanover County; Sara Bell, daughter of Fletcher...
The massive yellow brick building was built 1920-1922 by W. J. Wilkins & Co.,Architects. The building formally replaced Wilmington High School, which was located in the Tileston School building at Fifth and Ann streets. In 1922, with an enrollment...
Visitors to the New Hanover International Airport examine a giant cookie decorated to make a map of the new facility. Hundreds toured the airport Sunday for the second day of grand opening ceremonies.
Pete Lewis (left), from the Agricultural Extension Service, looks at some of Pete Miars (right) squash plants. Miars will be running a U-pick operation this season and Lewis was examining some squash that was produced by using new a new watering...
Site preparation work continues for the New Hanover County Airport terminal building X. MAC Construction of Shallote are the general contractors on the job for the site preparation, but the contract for the building has not been awarded at this...
Dr. Joseph Ward Hooper, Jr. (1921-), son of Joseph Ward Hooper, Sr., M.D. and Louise Smallbones Hooper, was born in Wilmington, N.C., September 30th, 1921. He married Miss Nell Trask, and attended Princeton (1943) and Harvard Medical School, where...
Arrivals off of Flight 1850 from Charlotte arriving at 4:27 p.m., are greeted by family and friends as other passengers await their flights at the New Hanover County Airport.
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.