The legendary steamer, Wilmington, was owned by John W. Harper (1856-1917), who was also her captain. Capt. Harper began taking passengers down the Cape Fear River from Wilmington to Southport about 1887. He owned two boats - the Passport and the...
Cape Fear River, Feast of Pirates, Boats, Pirates, Waterfront
This divided back postcard features an illustration which depicts a mock battle between ships taking place on the Cape Fear River during the annual Feast of Pirates in 1929.
Cape Fear River, steamer ships, exports, cotton, Alexander Sprunt & Sons
Slide taken from Brunswick side of river (Eagles Island), showing 3-4 Tramp Steamers, taking on cotton for export to Europe from Sprunt's. Also Clyde Line Steamer, Freight and Passenger, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad office buildings in background.
North Carolina, Ships, New Hanover County, Ocean Liners, Businesses,Trains, Docks
An image taken from the Brunswick side of the river (on Eagles Island) looking toward Wilmington. Shows 3-4 tramp steamers taking on cotton from Sprunt's warehouse for export to Europe; and a Clyde Line steamer, (freight and passenger). The...
Cape Fear River, exports, cotton, Alexander Sprunt & Sons, Atlantic Coast Line Rail Road, steamer ships
Slide taken from Brunswick side of river (Eagles Island), showing 3-4 Tramp Steamers, taking on cotton for export to Europe from Sprunt's. Also Clyde Line Steamer, Freight and Passenger. ACL (Atlantic Coast Line Railroad) office buildings in...
Side view of house in mill village on Wrightsville Avenue at Kent Street.
During the Civil War, the site, where the Delgado (Spofford) Cotton Mill would eventually be built, was used as a camp for Confederate troops. Entrenchments were built...
Spofford Mill employees enjoy an oyster roast at the sound. Mr. J. Holmes Davis (1883-1969), President of the Mill, is the first man at the right hand side of the middle table.
During the War Between the States, the site, where the Delgado...
Waterfront, Cape Fear River, Point Peter, Tobacco, Freighter, Northwest Cape Fear Bridge, Bridges
A freighter, taking on a cargo of tobacco for England, is tied up to a wharf on the river. At left in the background is the Northwest Cape Fear River Bridge and Point Peter.
Wrightsville Beach, Beaches, Swimsuit Contest, Feast of Pirates
Contestants in the Feast of the Pirates bathing beauty contest pose on the beach. The Feast of the Pirates was held for three years, 1927-1929, taking its theme from the eighteenth century buccaneers, who frequented the coastal areas of the Lower...
Coca-Cola, Coke, Plant, N. Tenth Street, Princess Street, Hutaff
In the early 1880s, Henry Hutaff (1834-1893), a native of the Province of Hannover, Germany, was bottling soda water, ginger pop and sarsaparilla, taking advantage of a new invention whereby ordinary water was charged with carbon dioxide which...
During the War Between the States, the site, where the Delgado (Spofford) Cotton Mill would eventually be built, was used as a camp for Confederate troops. Entrenchments were built there to protect Wilmington from possible land invasion from the...
During the War Between the States, the site, where the Delgado (Spofford) Cotton Mill would eventually be built, was used as a camp for Confederate troops. Entrenchments were built there to protect Wilmington from possible land invasion from the...
During the War Between the States, the site, where the Delgado (Spofford) Cotton Mill would eventually be built, was used as a camp for Confederate troops. Entrenchments were built there to protect Wilmington from possible land invasion from the...