Bridges, ships, Ideal Cement Company, Cape Fear River, Wilmington, NC
Henry Stewart and friend Marry Sutton wait out the Catfish & Rock while the Keva Ideal sails under the Memorial Bridge 1/12/72. By the way, they hadn't caught any fish, but both agreed that it was a nice way to pass the time.
A CSX Transportation Inc. bush cutter makes its way up the tracks that parallel Blue Clay Road Tuesday afternoon. The spider-like contraption uses blades on long metal arms to trim foliage off the right-of-way on and near the tracks.
Pete Peterson who lives in the 500 block of Canal Drive at Carolina Beach drove his car as far as he could and then walked the rest of the way out of the flooded area. He said many were trapped by the high water. Peterson was walking through the...
New Hanover County, North Carolina, ships, Cape Fear River, soldiers, WW II, military
Left to right, CW2 Robert Blomerth, CW1 Victor Schoenhals and Sargent Richard Stephenson perform routine maintenance as they spend time on a U.S. Army landing craft The Brandywine, which docked in Wilmington for a time while on the way back to its...
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"
CSX Transportation workers replace some of the tracks after Monday night's derailment in Warsaw in Duplin County (N.C.). The train's freight cars were loaded with corn, which was on its way to Carroll Foods when the derailment occurred.
A marching band makes its way down North Front Street during the Azalea Festival Parade. Date not listed, but appears to be around 1960. Pictured on the left are businesses including: Brunswick Hotel, Roxy Cafe, Sears, Firestone, Sutton Council...
A boat float representing the Wilmington Lions Club makes its way down North Front Street during the Azalea Festival Parade. Businesses pictured include Hufham's Clothiers, Singer Sewing Machine Co., and City Optical Co.
Representatives, including a beauty queen, from White Lake, North Carolina, make their way down North 3rd Street on a float that passes by Thalian Hall and the N.C. Sorosis building.
Neoclassical Revival bungalow built as rental property for Sallie Sholar Allen (1865-1929). Purchased in 1926 by Walter W. Way (1873-1936), heating and plumbing contractor; and wife, Juliet Orrell (1879-1967). Owned and occupied from 1950 to 1963...
social clubs, Wilmington, North Carolina, Cape Fear Club
Organized in 1852, the Cape Fear Club is reputed to be the oldest gentlemen's club in the South in continuous existence. The building, which was the James Dawson House located on the Northwest corner of Front and Chestnut Streets, was sold to the...