New Hanover County Public Library Digital Archives

1924 Aerial-2
Cape Fear River, Waterfront, Aerial, Federal Building, Custom House
This b&w aerial view was taken over Eagles Island looking toward downtown Wilmington.
Wilmington Harbor Collection

"Old Ironsides" (U.S.S. Constitution) arrives at the Government Wharf in front of the U.S. Custom House for a goodwill visit to Wilmington on November 21, 1931.
Government Wharf, Custom House, U.S.S Constitution, Frigate
During her eight day stay, over 42,000 children and adults from all over North Carolina visited the famous ship. The three-masted frigate was commissioned in 1798 and participated in the War with Tripoli in 1803-1804. She was also a veteran of the...
Louis T. Moore Collection

AIDS Quilt Displayed at UNCW
Art exhibits, UNCW
Volunteers prepare panels from the traveling Aids Quilt for display at UNC-Wilmington's Trask Coliseum Thursday afternoon. The quilt, made with panels that honor people who have died of Aids opened Thursday night. Crews worked worked most of the...
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Alfred Hargrove Monument - Pine Forest Cemetery.
Pine Forest Cemetery, Cemeteries, Hargrove, Monument, Blacksmith
Alfred Hargrove (1819-1898) was an African-American blacksmith, who practiced his trade in Wilmington for over fifty years. After his interment, his anvil was placed on a granite stone at his grave. The hammer, which he used, was welded to the...
Louis T. Moore Collection

Atlantic Coast Line Railroad - Freight Office - 501 Nutt Street.
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, Freight Office, Nutt Street, Wilmington Railroad Museum
The freight office of the ACL Railroad dates from about 1900 and is located on Nutt Street, near the Cape Fear River. (Formerly the Wilmington Railroad Museum). The warehouse at left (519 Nutt Street) dates from the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad...
Louis T. Moore Collection

Atlantic Coast Line Railroad - North Front and Red Cross streets.
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, N. Front Street, Red Cross Street
The General Offices and terminal of the railroad were in the 400-500 blocks of North Front Street. Taken from the intersection of Front and Red Cross, the photo documents Union Station. The concourse and clock tower are at center. Since the...
Louis T. Moore Collection

Atlantic Coast Line Railroad freight yard.
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, Train Yard
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad freight yard. The freight office of the ACL Railroad dates from about 1900 and is located on Nutt Street, near the Cape Fear River. (Currently [1999] the Wilmington Railroad Museum). The warehouse at left (519 Nutt...
Louis T. Moore Collection

Atlantic Coast Line Railroad General Offices and Depot - North Front Street.
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, N. Front Street, Nutt Street, Champion Compress, Point Peter
Since the mid-nineteenth century, Wilmington had been a railroad town, beginning with the Wilmington & Weldon Railroad, which was organized in 1838, and reportedly was at one time, the longest railroad in the world. Some years later, that railroad...
Louis T. Moore Collection

Atlantic Coast Line Railroad.
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, Train
Since the mid-nineteenth century, Wilmington had been a railroad town, beginning with the Wilmington & Weldon Railroad, which was organized in 1838, and reportedly was at one time, the longest railroad in the world. Some years later, that railroad...
Louis T. Moore Collection

Atlantic Coast Line Railroad.
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, Train Yard
The railroad's freight rail yards are depicted in this photo. Since the mid-nineteenth century, Wilmington had been a railroad town, beginning with the Wilmington & Weldon Railroad, which was organized in 1838, and reportedly was at one time, the...
Louis T. Moore Collection

Atlantic Coast Line Railroad.
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, Train Yard
The railroad's freight rail yards are depicted in this photo. Since the mid-nineteenth century, Wilmington had been a railroad town, beginning with the Wilmington & Weldon Railroad, which was organized in 1838, and reportedly was at one time, the...
Louis T. Moore Collection

Atlantic Coast Line Railroad.
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad,
Maintenance shop area. Since the mid-nineteenth century, Wilmington had been a railroad town, beginning with the Wilmington & Weldon Railroad, which was organized in 1838, and reportedly was at one time, the longest railroad in the world. Some...
Louis T. Moore Collection

Atlantic Coast Line Railroad.
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Maintenance shop area. Since the mid-nineteenth century, Wilmington had been a railroad town, beginning with the Wilmington & Weldon Railroad, which was organized in 1838, and reportedly was at one time, the longest railroad in the world. Some...
Louis T. Moore Collection

Atlantic Coast Line Railroad.
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, Union Station, N. Fourth Street
View of the railroad yards from Fourth Street, looking west toward Union Station. Since the mid-nineteenth century, Wilmington had been a railroad town, beginning with the Wilmington & Weldon Railroad, which was organized in 1838, and reportedly...
Louis T. Moore Collection

Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. Freight yards
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, Train Yard
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. Freight yards. Since the mid-nineteenth century, Wilmington had been a railroad town, beginning with the Wilmington & Weldon Railroad, which was organized in 1838, and reportedly was at one time, the longest railroad...
Louis T. Moore Collection

Azalea Coast Amateur Radio Club
amateur radio clubs, wilmington, nc
Members of the Azalea Coast Amateur Radio Club work contacting stations all over the country Saturday afternoon at the club's annual field day operations at the Battleship North Carolina gazebo. Members took turns while calling around the clock....
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Azalea Festival Air Show
Air shows, New Hanover County
Stunt pilot Ron Shelly flies over the New Hanover County Airport Saturday afternoon as workers set up booths, planes and exhibits on the ground below. Shelly will perform aerobatics in his Stearman trainer and will give a wing-walking demonstration...
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Bellevue Cemetery (1)
Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, cemeteries, graves, family plots, 17th Street and Princess Place Dr., gravesites,
Bellevue Cemetery in a state of disrepair, many of the tombstones have fallen over, all need cleaning , weeds and vines taking over area.
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Boating on Cape Fear River
New Hanover County, Wilmington, Guilford, Randolph, Davidson and Forsyth counties, ships, rivers, tourist attractions, WWII, boating
The first boat over 30 feet to be built of fiberglass, the "Knit Wit", which is actually 41 ft, moves up the Cape Fear River in front of the battleship U.S.S. North Carolina. The boat was built by Hatteras Yachts in High Point in 1960.
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Boys Club Volunteering
clubs, Wilmington, NC
Moving day, boys from the Brigade Boys Club volunteer carrying boxes over from the old building to the new building on Friday. The new facility is to be dedicated on June 14th on Sunday.
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