Paul Minor parks his car right on the river at the foot of Castle St. and does some sunning. He is a student at CFTI and was on his lunch break. He says he goes there often. Minor lives at Wrightsville Beach.
A blind musician played in front of the Art Moderne style Friendly Cafeteria Building located on Princess Street. Playing the harp and guitar he worked alone during the week and his wife joined him on weekends. Both had beautiful voices and often...
A freighter passes Eagles Island.
Eagles Island is located on the west bank of the Cape Fear River, directly opposite downtown Wilmington. The seven mile long island was named for Richard Eagles, a native of Bristol, England, who was granted a...
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...
The west side of the 400 block of South Front Street (Block 99) contains from left the Thomas H. Smith House (No. 420), the Meares-Bridgers-Kerchner House(No. 416), the Forshee-Sprunt House (No. 410) and the Governor Dudley Mansion (No. 400). The...
Wrightsville Beach, Beaches, Lumina, Lumina Pavilion, Movie Screen
Silent movies were shown on an outdoor movie screen in the surf at Lumina, with spectators sitting on benches on the ocean side of the pavilion. The movies appealed especially to children for they were most often comedies or westerns. Bathers are...
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...
Eagles Island on the left and city wharves on right.
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 toward the Atlantic Ocean and the Cape...
View is from the roof of the Murchison Building. At left is the top of the 1916 U.S. Custom House.
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...
Thomas updates his sister on his recent activities and complains that the family does not write often enough. He asks that his parents and siblings send more letters to him while he is at school.
Thomas updates his sister on his recent activities and complains that the family does not write often enough. He asks that his parents and siblings send more letters to him while he is at school.
Thomas updates his sister on his recent activities and complains that the family does not write often enough. He asks that his parents and siblings send more letters to him while he is at school.
Owen, Barry, Smith, Louie, amorous gossip, Civil War, Lee
Page 1 of letter from Henry "Harry" Hungerford Smith to Louie, who is often mentioned in letters to his mother, Elizabeth Ann Noble Smith. Smith expresses relief to hear that his mother has recovered from an illness since his return to his...
Owen, Barry, Smith, Louie, amorous gossip, Civil War, Lee
Page 2 of letter from Henry "Harry" Hungerford Smith to Louie, who is often mentioned in letters to his mother, Elizabeth Ann Noble Smith. Smith expresses relief to hear that his mother has recovered from an illness since his return to his...