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This photo was submitted by Jason Bordeaux.
Attached is a photo of a Sunday School group in front of a church in Wilmington. My grandmother, Margie Wright Bordeaux, is not sure of the identity of the church. Her grandfather, Mellon Watts from Tabor City, is squatting 5th from the left in the front with the black hat. He was working with the railroad at the time. This photo had to have been taken around 1900. Mellon was born in 1880 and married about 1902. Maybe someone who is good with antique cars can date the photo.
Updated info on this photo:
The photo of the men in front of the church-- this is a photo of Delgado Baptist Church, c. 1915. Michael Whaley a library patron identified it. He is working on a program about the Delgado Cotton Mill which operated in Wilmington from 1899 to 1967 (it became Spofford Mill in 1931) The church was built in the mill village in 1914. The church was renamed Gibson Ave. Baptist Church in 1926 and it is still in existence. The old building has been torn down.
Sunday School Group
This photo was submitted by Betsy Casey.
I am believing this to be a J.F. Stanland but not sure. Can anyone help???
These photos were submitted by Sloan Mason.
I believe them to be from the SLOAN family of Duplin County, N.C. but am not sure. If anyone can identify them that would be great.
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