New Hanover County Public Library Digital Archives

Parrish Caine Brakes Sign
Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, advertisements, Kettle pancake, Bullard State Farm insurance, Bradley & Smith realty, Ernie's hair salon, Frontier, school buses, delivery truck, beauty shops, speed limit 45 sign, Wesley Memorial...
Shows billboards, restaurants, realtors, insurance companies and traffic at the intersection of Oleander Dr. and College Rd. [looking towards UNC-W].
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Bellamy Mansion Tours (3)
Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, Historic district, historical houses, John D. Bellamy, slave quarters, museum, tourist attraction, antebellum architecture, tours
Photograph of the front of the Bellamy Mansion taken from across Market St. near the corner of 5th and Market St. House needs painting and repair work. A sign that says "Bellamy Mansion 1859 open" is attached to one of the large white colums near...
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Bridger Store, Bladenboro, NC
Blande County, North Carolina, retail shops, farm supplies, general stores, historic buildings, businessmen, prominent families
The Bridger Corporation, at 100 Main St., located in a large 2-story brick building in downtown Bladenboro has annouced its closing. The sign in the window announces a "liquidation sale early in May" . There is yard equipment in the showroom window...
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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,...
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Virgina Slims Sign
Wilmington, New Hanover county, North Carolina, advertisements, cigarettes, ladies,
Mark Hoge, of Naegele Outdoor Advertising, works from a very tall ladder placing another billboard sign up on N. 23rd St. The message "Virginia Slims- you've come a long way, baby"
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All American City, Wilmington, NC
Wilmington Jaycees, ceremonies, Miss Wilmington, welcome signs, Green Meadows
Jaycees chat with Miss Wilmington Jeanne Hardin after she cut the ribbon at the new welcome sign near Green Meadows. Burt Flowers, Cliff Reaves (second from left).
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Boy Scouts Camp
Scouting, crafts, badges, camping, outdoors, organizations,
Tents pitched, American and troop flags displayed, scouts are working in different groups. In the foreground are the beginnings of tee pees, a totem pole and a sign with "grizzo" written on it.
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Brunswick County ""Shothouse""
Alcohol Law Enforcement, bars, Brunswick County, North Carolina
ALE (Alcohol Law Enforcemement) Agent Tom Parker examines a sign inside a Brunswick County "shothouse" Friday afternoon.
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Brunswick Technical College
Community Colleges, Brunswick County, NC
"Fleging Brunswick technical College now has a temporary home and a sign at Supply. The temporary home, the school's first, is the former county extension office building. Joseph Bailey Carter, newly named "charter" president of the college,...
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Carolina Savings Bank
New Hanover County, North Carolina, banks, banking, mergers
As the final act of their bank merger, BB&T put its sign up at the former headquarters of the Carolina Savings Bank at the corner of south 3rd and Princess Streets. Wilson based BB&T bought the former savings and loan which was founded in...
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Doral Cigarettes Billboard
Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, advertisements, automobiles, streets, smokers, cigarettes,
Naegele sign "new! Doral full flavor, generic prices" located by the Will Rheder florist building where Dawson, Oleander and Wooster merge. Road construction at this site. Across the street is an office furniture outlet with a billboard looming...
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Frank Block Sign
Wilmington, New Hanover and Pender counties, Democrat, 7th district, advertisements, signs, Naegele
The new image of Franklin Block peers down from a billboard off Oleander Dr., declaring his run for the N.C. senate.
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Greenfield Lake Duck Crossing
Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, lakes, birds, driving hazards, tourist attractions
A woman motorist stops her station wagon for ducks and geese that are crossing the road on West Lake Shore Dr. There is an informational sign that tells motorists it is a duck crossing.
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Hardee's and Cows
fast food, restaurants, cows, trees, advertisements
Large billboard on edge of the woods saying "Hardee's 5 miles ahead on left" with 10 head of cattle standing under sign.
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Oil Refinery Sign
advertisement, signs, Brunswick County, North Carolina, non-profit, citizens group
Schloss billboard in a weeded area "The oil refinery, the more you know about it, the less you're gonna like it. Coastal Carolina Crossroads
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Oleander Rd. at Bradley Creek
Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, creeks, marinas, bridges, bikers, cyclists, safety issues, 5 lane highway, Boathouse Rd., bike lane
A share the road sign on the right side of Oleander Dr.(heading N NE) near Bradley Creek Bridge. This area of road has a wide shoulder to accomodate bikes.
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Painting Entrance to Airlie Gardens
Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, advertisements, azaleas, billboards, tourist attractions, flowers, gardens, Intracoastal Waterway
David King of Naegele outdoor advertising hand paints a new Airlie Gardens entrance sign at the corner of Airlie Rd and Oleander Dr., near Wrightsville Beach.
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