North Carolina Room
New Hanover County Public Library
201 Chestnut Street
Wilmington, North Carolina 28401
Collection: Allegood Photograph Collection
Call Number: Sp. Coll. # 1251
Processed by: Meagan Burnett
Completion Date: 22 October 2010
Size: One (1) Box
Restrictions: None
Provenance: Contents were donated to the North Carolina History Room by James Linton Allegood‟s son, Carlton Ward Allegood.
Biographical Note: James Linton Allegood (1897-1991) was born on October 19, 1897 in Moultrie, Georgia. He graduated from the Norman Institute in 1917 and attended the University of Georgia before serving his country in World War I. Prior to starting his career in Wilmington he worked on the publishings, Coal Kings of West Virginia, Oklahoma and the Mid-Continental Oil Field, and Men and Motors of Michigan. Allegood became a distinguished member of New Hanover County, serving as the advertising director for the Wilmington Morning Star, now Star News, for 41 years. In addition he served as President of the Newspaper Advertising Executives Association of the Carolinas, the Cape Fear Sales Executive Club, and the Wilmington Exchange Club. In 1989, Allegood was recognized for holding the longest Exchange Club membership in North Carolina. He was married to Martha Ward Allegood for 51 years and had three children. James Linton Allegood died in Wilmington, North Carolina on July 7, 1992 at the age of 94.
Description: The collection contains one box of photographs taken by James Linton Allegood. The photographs center on New Hanover County and surrounding areas. Most date from the 1930‟s through the 1950‟s.
Contents:
File Number
Format
Date
Description
001
Photograph
Undeveloped river, aerial
002
Photograph
Greenfield Lake – Taylor Colquitt Wood Preservation, aerial
003
Photograph
Princess Place Dr., aerial
004
Photograph
Seagate, aerial
005
Photograph
Unidentified residential, aerial
006
Photograph
Godwin Lumber Co., aerial
007
Photograph
Greenfield Lake – Lake Village Sunset Park – Legion Stadium, aerial
008
Photograph
Lake Village, aerial
009
Photograph
Unidentified apartment housing, aerial
010
Photograph
New Hanover High, aerial
011
Photograph
Devon Park, aerial
012
Photograph
Downtown residential, aerial
013
Photograph
Unidentified riverfront with railroad, aerial
014
Photograph
Industrial, „Credit Line Bob Roberts (Pilot) Carolina Skywords‟, aerial
015
Photograph
Wilmington airport, aerial
016
Photograph
Pinecrest Parkway, aerial
017
Photograph
Unidentified residential, aerial
018
Photograph
Unidentified residential, aerial
019
Photograph
Unidentified Docks, aerial
020
Photograph
Industrial Riverfront docks, aerial
021
Photograph, 3x5
Unidentified island, aerial
022
Photograph
Atlantic Coastline passenger train
023
Photograph
Atlantic Coastline freight train
024
Photograph, 4x6
Atlantic Coastline freight train
025
Letter
1955, Dec
Atlantic Coastline public relations news release
026
Photograph
Lumina at Wrightsville Beach
027A-B
Postcard
Technicolor postcard of „Enjoying the Sun and Bathing at one of South Eastern North Carolina Famous Beaches.‟
028
Photograph
Beach scene, Carolina Beach
029
Photograph
Recreation fishing boats
030
Photograph
Unidentified apartment/condo housing
031
Photograph
Camp Lejeune sail boats
032
Photograph
Recreation intercostals‟ boat dock
033
Photograph
034
Photograph
Glass Bottom Boat Sightseeing, Comrade II
035
Photograph
Carolina Beach Restaurant, „Fresh Seafoods – with Cornbread‟
036
Photograph
Carolina Inn
037
Photograph
Kitty Cottage
038
Photograph
Seaforth Inn
039
Photograph
Mira Mar Pier Restaurant, 703 S. Lumina
040
Photograph
Ocean Terrace
041
Photograph
Beach, aerial
042
Photograph
Carolina Inn, „Rooms-Meals‟
043
Photograph
Newell‟s Shopping Center, Wrightsville Beach
044
Photograph
Cape Fear Welding and Fabricating: warehouse and assembly plant
045
Photograph
Cape Fear Welding and Fabricating: pipe fabrication
046
Photograph
Cape Fear Welding and Fabricating: packing water pipe assemblies
047
Photograph
Cape Fear Welding and Fabricating: assembling of water pipe
048
Photograph
Cape Fear Welding and Fabricating: crating of plumbing units
049
Photograph
1954
Carolina Power and Light Co., aerial
050
Photograph
1954
Carolina Power and Light Co., generating plant and 200ft stack
051
Photograph
1954
Carolina Power and Light Co., steam electric station
052
Photograph
Carolina Power and Light Co., giant generator in Lumberton, NC
053
Photograph
Carolina Power and Light Co., transformers at Eagle Island substation
054
Photograph
Carolina Power and Light Co., canal from Cape Fear River leading to generating plant
055
Photograph, portrait
JR Casey, Jr.
056
Photograph, portrait
CW Casey
057
Photograph, portrait
SW Casey
058
Photograph, portrait
JR Casey, Sr.
059
Photograph
Farmland, industry and RR, aerial
060A-C
Photograph, panoramic
EW Godwins Sons Builders Supplies (view from Cobett property)
061
Photograph
EW Godwins Sons Builders Supplies, lumber building
062
Photograph
EW Godwins Sons Builders Supplies, two men framing a window
063
Photograph
EW Godwins Sons Builders Supplies, man sanding window frame
064
Photograph
EW Godwins Sons Builders Supplies, two men framing windows
065
Photograph
Masonboro Ramblers, Dennis Melton
066
Photograph
Masonboro Ramblers, Howard Stephenson
067
Photograph
Masonboro Ramblers, WM Liggett
068
Photograph
Masonboro Ramblers, Herman Farrow – Outfielder
069
Photograph
Masonboro Ramblers, Aubrey Wallace
070
Photograph
Masonboro Ramblers, Howard Pepper - Pitcher
071
Photograph
Masonboro Ramblers, JG Maner – Mgr.
072
Photograph
Masonboro Ramblers, Gregory Farrow
073
Photograph
Masonboro Ramblers, Donald Pepper – Outfielder
074
Photograph
Masonboro Ramblers, Charlie George – Bat Boy
075
Photograph
Masonboro Ramblers, James Croomis
076
Photograph
Masonboro Ramblers, WA Brown - Pitcher
077
Photograph
Masonboro Ramblers, Johnie Kirkham - Outfielder 078
Photograph
Masonboro Ramblers, Football Smith – Pitcher
079
Photograph
Masonboro Ramblers, Dan George -Catcher
080
Photograph
Masonboro Ramblers, Joe Wilson
081
Photograph
Masonboro Ramblers, Earl Todd
082
Photograph
Masonboro Ramblers, Burney Couington
083
Photograph
Masonboro Ramblers, James Fauir – Short Stop
084
Photograph
Masonboro Ramblers, B. Foles
085
Envelop
Alligood Morning Star News. Masonboro Ramblers – Wilmington NC‟
086
Photograph
Rooks Meat Products, building and trucks
087
Photograph
O.C. Moore Meat Packer, sign
088
Photograph
Butcher and meat packing machinery
089
Photograph
Delivering meats
090
Photograph
Butcher wrapping a chicken
091
Photograph
Butcher stacking meats
092
Photograph
Butcher with cigar salting ham hocks
093
Photograph
Butcher slicing pork with machinery
094
Photograph, portrait
VB Batson
095
Photograph
WD Boss, WB Cherry
096
Photograph
Meat Packing workshop
097
Photograph
Meat Packing workshop
098
Photograph
Oil tower
099
Photograph
Two men surveying land
100
Photograph
Gasoline truck filing tractor in cotton field, two children on pony
101
Photograph
Man with stacks of motor oil outside barn
102
Photograph
Workers lying a pipeline
103
Photograph
Gasoline truck fueling an airplane
104
Photograph, 4x6
Large holding tanks
105
Photograph, 4x6
Large holding tanks by fueling station
106
Photograph, 4x6
Large holding tank by fueling station
107
Photograph, 4x6
Train transporting gasoline 108
Photograph, 4x6
Fueling stations for transport
109
Photograph, 4x6
Shell gasoline truck at fueling station
110
Photograph, 4x6
Fueling station
111
Photograph, 4x6
Industrial view, holding tanks
112
Photograph, 4x6
Cropped picture of holding tanks, coastal terminal top of photo
113
Photograph, 4x6
American Amoco Gas holding tank
114
Photograph, 4x6
Texaco Gas Company holding tanks
115
Photograph, 4x6
Crown holding tank
116
Photograph
New construction at Coastal Terminals, men on top of large holding tank
117
Photograph
Construction, S&G Co.
118
Photograph
Butone Gas Co., man and four trucks
119
Photograph
Butone Gas Co., truck and holding cylinders
120
Photograph
Fountain Oil Co., Gasoline truck and tanks
121
Photograph
Trains at fueling station
122
Photograph, 4x6
2/12
Riegel Carolina, logging
123
Photograph, 3x5
1954
Riegelwood Community Center building, completed 1954
124
Photograph, 3x5
1954
Riegelwood Community Center opening community picnic. VP CE Hartsford addresses a group of local residents and employees.
125
Photograph, 4x6
Riegel Carolina, two men at work pose for picture.
126
Index Card, 3x5
“This has been approved by Ward”
127
Envelop
1947
From Southland Manufacturing Co., Inc and addressed to “Sgt. Joesph M Block
128
Envelop
1947
Envelop addressed to Wm Block
129A-C
Christmas card, photograph - portrait
1947
Christmas card, invite for The Blocks to attend an Annual Christmas Party at the Plantation Club, portrait of elderly man.
130
Photograph
Blocks, two women at work with sewing machines
131
Photograph
Blocks, four men; Amos Carter, Joe Maultsby, Leon Ward 132
Photograph
Blocks, Hanover St., linen factory
133
Photograph
Blocks, women at „Singer‟ sewing machine
134
Photograph
Blocks, Greenfield St., factory with women sewing at two male supervisors
135A-B
Photograph
Blocks, Greenfield St., factory with women sewing
136
Photograph, portrait
Portrait of Katie Burris, Supervisor in collar department
137A-B
Photograph
Mechanic in white coat standing in middle of garage
138
Photograph
Car showroom with two Lincolns
139
Photograph
Ocean Motor, „Mercury Mike Lincoln‟ garage
140
Photograph, 4x6
Goodyear Tire store
141
Photograph, 4x6
Everett‟s Auto service
142
Photograph
HC Smith Chevrolet Company
143
Photograph
Clark Motor Company
144
Photograph
De Soto Plymouth
145A-B
Photograph
Harris Fuel Co., Esso fuel oil
146
Photograph
Potter Motor Company
147
Photograph
Edens and Hollis Autoparts
148
Photograph
Purse display at Belks (?)
149
Photograph
Su Ann Shoe Store
150
Photograph
Wonder Shop, clothing store
151
Photograph
Nathan‟s Sales force, eight posed sales associates
152
Photograph
Fashion Center, clothing store
153
Photograph
Busy clothing store
154
Photograph
Shawls displayed for sale
155
Photograph
Jewelry displayed for sale
156
Photograph
Linen displayed for sale
157
Photograph
Rugs and cushions displayed for sale
158
Photograph
Rugs and cushions displayed for sale
159
Photograph
Children‟s clothing displayed for sale
160
Photograph
Nathan‟s, suites for sale
161
Photograph
Clothing for sale, „Herbert Sondheim Troy Stix‟
162
Photograph
Collection of women‟s hats 163
Photograph
Fashion Center, women‟s hats and clothing
164
Photograph
Wonder Shop, clothing for sale
165
Photograph
Beauty Parlor
166
Photograph
Gregg Bros, Home goods for sale
167
Photograph
Sears Roebuck, catalog sales
168
Photograph
Sinks for sale
169
Photograph
Home furniture for sale
170
Photograph
Variety shop
171
Photograph
Outdoor furniture for sale
172
Photograph
Home interior design shop
173
Photograph
Home furniture for sale
174
Photograph
Kerr Equipment Co., sample kitchen
175
Photograph
Sample dining room
176
Photograph
Wall display, candies for sale
177
Photograph
Holmes service store, food
178
Photograph
Home improvement store
179
Photograph
Belk Williams, home and closet shop
180
Photograph
City Optical, Mr. Lily
181
Photograph
Home décor shop
182
Photograph
Todd‟s Furniture Co., sample dinning room
183
Photograph
Wilmington Furniture Co., sample living room
184
Photograph
Todd‟s Furniture Co.
185
Photograph
Wilmington Furniture Co., sample bedroom
186
Photograph, portrait
Leon Todd
187
Photograph
Todd‟s Furniture Co., sample bedroom
188
Photograph
Furniture store, sample living room
189
Photograph
Todd‟s furniture Co., sample living room
190
Photograph
Linens for sale
191
Photograph
Mademoiselle on Lamode, dress shop
192
Photograph
Lanes Lake Forrest, pharmacy
193
Photograph
Stanley Jewelers, jewelry shop
194
Photograph
Firestone, automotive shop
195A-B
Photograph
People‟s Bank building
196
Photograph
Isaac Bear School 197
Photograph
Guyton‟s Food Store
198
Photograph, 3x5
Newton‟s Cleaners
199
Photograph
Farrar Transfer & Storage, warehouse and truck
200
Photograph
Garver Manufacturing Corporation, Kallman family
201
Photograph
Nehi Bottling Co., cropped photo
202
Photograph
The Fashion Center
203
Photograph
WA Simon Inc.
204
Photograph
X Dept. Store
205
Photograph
Port City Hosiery Co.
206
Photograph
EA Rusher Co., packing house products
207
Photograph
Courthouse
208
Photograph, 4x6
The Bank of Wilmington
209
Photograph, 3x5
Snow White Dry Cleaning
210
Photograph
Snow White Laundry & Cleaners
211A-B
Photograph
MacDonald Inc., gowns and frocks
212
Photograph
Horne‟s Club
213
Photograph
Riley‟s Motor Court
214
Photograph
S & G Concrete
215
Photograph
Harrell Coble Funeral House
216
Photograph
Yopp Funeral House, „80th‟
217
Photograph
Roebuck‟s meats and groceries
218
Photograph
Brooklyn Pharmacy
219
Photograph
Seller‟s Furniture Co.
220
Photograph
Lane‟s Drugs, market st.
221
Photograph
Sears Roebuck
222
Photograph
JC Penny Company
223
Photograph
City Laundry Company, First Federal Building
224
Photograph
Unidentified building
225
Photograph
Unidentified building
226
Photograph
Port City, Stanley construction
227
Photograph
Municipal golf course construction
228
Photograph
Construction on North Carolina‟s only barge building shipyard
229
Photograph
France Neckware Plant construction, S. 13th
230
Photograph
Construction, Atlantic Paint & Varnish 231
Photograph
Construction, off Market St.
232
Photograph
Construction, brick church
233
Photograph
Construction, brick
234
Photograph
Construction, brick with car
235
Photograph
Construction, brick with large tree
236
Photograph
Construction, workers framing a roof, “Service men”
237A-B
Photograph
Construction, brick
238
Photograph
Construction, foundation. Supervisor and man with wheelbarrow
239
Photograph
Palettes of concrete cinder blocks outside warehouse
240
Photograph, portrait
Middle aged man in suit and black tie
241
Photograph, portrait
Man in chef uniform, „S.C.‟
242
Photograph, portrait
Buddy Newton
243
Photograph, portrait
EL White
244
Photograph, portrait
Sam Berger in dark suit
245
Photograph, portrait
Sam Berger in pinstriped suit
246
Photograph, portrait
Raynor Wilson
247
Photograph, portrait
E. Fird
248
Photograph, portrait
Older man in glasses
249
Photograph, portrait
Young man in suit and plaid tie
250
Photograph, portrait
Middle aged man in checkered suit, „S.C.‟
251
Photograph, portrait
Ronald Lane
252
Photograph, portrait
Wahl
253
Photograph, portrait
Woman with bird broach
254
Photograph, portrait
Man with stripped suit and wired rim glasses
255
Photograph, portrait
Young man with pinstriped suit and wavy hair
256
Photograph, portrait
Older man with dark suit and wire rimmed glasses, „S.C.‟
257
Photograph, portrait
Photo in cardboard cover of man with wavy hair
258
Photograph, portrait
Man in wired rim glasses and wavy hair, „S.C.‟
259
Photograph, portrait
Man in dark suit, „Block‟
260
Photograph, portrait
Bald man in pinstriped suit, „Block‟ 261
Photograph, portrait
„Bootsie Lefkowitz‟
262
Photograph, portrait
Chrisly Reggie, „S.C.‟
263
Photograph
HL Green lunch counter in store
264
Photograph
Green Restaurant
265
Photograph, 2x3
Recreational boat
266
Photograph
Bon Ton Beauty Shop
267
Photograph
Jewel Box appliance department, stove and washing machine for sale
268
Photograph
Firestone, sundry
269
Photograph
Sunshine Dry Cleaners, factory with black female workers
270
Photograph
Luggage display, for sale
271
Photograph
1948
Big Ike Shoe Repair
272
Photograph
Sunset Park residential area, Woodlawn Ave.
273
Photograph
Sunset Park residential community
274
Photograph
Unidentified dirt road through wooded area
275
Photograph
Springer oil truck outside barn silo
276
Photograph
“Dredge Talcott now working in Cape Fear River – Cof Evergreens”
277
Photograph
“20in. pipeline Dredge Captain Huston, now working in the Cape Fear River below Wilmington – Cof Evergreens”
278
Photograph
Cessna single pilot airplane, NC 41684
279A-C
Photograph, 4x6
Queen City Trailways, passenger bus to Wilmington
280
Photograph
National Trailways, Raleigh Express passenger bus from Norfolk
281
Photograph
EW Godwin‟s, barn with men working
282
Photograph
C.S. Newton Mules and Horses, auction house with truck
283
Photograph
C.S. Newton Mules and Horses, auction house with men and animals outside
284
Photograph
C.S. Newton, auctioning off horse
285
Photograph
People‟s Bank, woman receptionist with man standing over desk
286
Photograph
5/27
Faircloth‟s Oyster Roast, building view from water with boat and truck
287
Photograph
Three Star-News newspaper holders
288
Photograph
Altered factory photograph
289
Photograph
S&G concrete company trucks on company property to be filled
290
Photograph
CSN Dirt truck with two men beside. „E.S. Herston ad‟
291
Photograph
1941
Lake Forrest, “Project NC-31021” from point across Lake Drive.
292
Photograph
Hobb‟s Cottages Motor Court
293
Photograph
Unidentified home beside industrial center
294A-E
Photograph
Unidentified indoor basketball court with scoreboard
295
Photograph
Group of supervisors and mailmen posed outside Post Office building on Front St.
296
Photograph
Line of mailmen and trucks outside post office on Front St. and Chestnut
297
Photograph
Wilmington Transit Authority, outside garage with buses and trucks
298
Photograph
1946
New Piper Club, airplane
299
Photograph
Plantation Club banquet room with stage
300
Photograph
Substandard dwellings demolished for project housing
301
Photograph
Substandard dwellings out of the 91 demolished for project housing
302
Photograph
1938
Construction on the Taylor Homes housing project taking up four city blocks
303
Photograph
Car Bench Highway Bridge
304A-B
Photograph
Unidentified building
305
Photograph
Unidentified industrial building
306
Photograph
Vacant building next to The Hellen Beauty Shop
307
Photograph
Unidentified wholesale store (possibly hardware)
308
Photograph
Unidentified quanset hut industrial building 309
Photograph
Industrial machinery (possibly Cape Fear Welding and Fabricating)
310
Photograph
Plantation Club
311
Photograph
Joe‟s Club
312
Photograph
White Ice Cream plant, aerial
313
Photograph
Carolina Power and Light, Mrs. Marion Du Bose at stove
314
Photograph
Unidentified brick building
315
Photograph
Old US Marine Hospital, demolished 1950
316
Photograph
Young men gathered around employment notice for Oil Company
317
Photograph
Wahl‟s Clothing Store, ladies clothes
318
Photograph
Bon Ton Beauty Shop, lady receiving perm
319
Photograph
Ingram‟s Bowling at 17th and Dawson
320
Photograph
Bon Ton Beauty Shop, lady receiving perm
321
Photograph
E.W. Godwin‟s Sons Lumber Truck with men
322
Photograph
Queen City Trailways passenger bus to Wilmington
323
Photograph
Exchange Club Popularity Contest “Kiddys” Arnold Neuwirth and Romona
324
Photograph
HL Greens lunch counter
325
Photograph
Receptionist at Bon Ton Beauty Shop
326
Photograph
Murchison Building, housed StarNews
327
Photograph
Bailey Theatre, showing The Big Sleep with Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall
