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Wilmington, a city that spans across continents and offers a diverse range of attractions

Background imageWilmington Collection: USA, Delaware, Winterthur Gardens. Close-up of azalea flowers and buds on limb. Credit as

USA, Delaware, Winterthur Gardens. Close-up of azalea flowers and buds on limb. Credit as: Jay O Brien / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

Background imageWilmington Collection: USA, Delaware, Wilmington, Quarry Garden

USA, Delaware, Wilmington, Quarry Garden. Flower abound in garden. Credit as: Jay O Brien / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

Background imageWilmington Collection: USA, Delaware, Wilmington. Cherry blossom tree in spring bloom

USA, Delaware, Wilmington. Cherry blossom tree in spring bloom. Credit as: Jay O Brien / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

Background imageWilmington Collection: USA, Delaware, Wilmington. Credit as: Jay O Brien / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

USA, Delaware, Wilmington. Credit as: Jay O Brien / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

Background imageWilmington Collection: Alligator Gorge in Mount Remarkable National Park. Flinders Ranges, South Australia

Alligator Gorge in Mount Remarkable National Park. Flinders Ranges, South Australia

Background imageWilmington Collection: Alligator Gorge in Mount Remarkable National Park

Alligator Gorge in Mount Remarkable National Park. Flinders Ranges, South Australia

Background imageWilmington Collection: Alligator Gorge in Mount Remarkable National Park. Flinders Ranges, South Australia

Alligator Gorge in Mount Remarkable National Park. Flinders Ranges, South Australia

Background imageWilmington Collection: WWII: BASEBALL, 1943. George Stovall, former manager of the Cleveland Indians, and Vince DiMaggio

WWII: BASEBALL, 1943. George Stovall, former manager of the Cleveland Indians, and Vince DiMaggio, former Pittsburgh Pirate

Background imageWilmington Collection: NEW YORK: LAKE PLACID. View of Whiteface Mountain and Wilmington High Falls Road in Lake Placid

NEW YORK: LAKE PLACID. View of Whiteface Mountain and Wilmington High Falls Road in Lake Placid, New York. Photograph, c1909

Background imageWilmington Collection: DELAWARE: HIGH SCHOOL, 1939. Pierre S. Dupont High School in Wilmington, Delaware, 1939

DELAWARE: HIGH SCHOOL, 1939. Pierre S. Dupont High School in Wilmington, Delaware, 1939

Background imageWilmington Collection: Digitally restored Civil War print depicting the Union Armys capture of Fort Fisher

Digitally restored Civil War print depicting the Union Armys capture of Fort Fisher. The capture of Fort Fisher was a joint assault of Union Army and Naval forces

Background imageWilmington Collection: John Dickinson (engraving)

John Dickinson (engraving)
KW1073694 John Dickinson (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Dickinson, 1732-1808)

Background imageWilmington Collection: USA, North Carolina, Wilmington, The Cotton Exchange

USA, North Carolina, Wilmington, The Cotton Exchange

Background imageWilmington Collection: USA, North Carolina, Wilmington, Battleship USS North Carolina, BB-55, late afternoon

USA, North Carolina, Wilmington, Battleship USS North Carolina, BB-55, late afternoon

Background imageWilmington Collection: USA, Wilmington, Delaware. Inside of day lily plant

USA, Wilmington, Delaware. Inside of day lily plant. Credit as: Jay O Brien / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

Background imageWilmington Collection: USA, Wilmington, Delaware, Winthure Gardens. Close-up of cosmos flower and bud. Credit as

USA, Wilmington, Delaware, Winthure Gardens. Close-up of cosmos flower and bud. Credit as: Jay O Brien / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

Background imageWilmington Collection: DELAWARE, c1787. View of the country between Wilmington and the Delaware River

DELAWARE, c1787. View of the country between Wilmington and the Delaware River. Etching, c1787

Background imageWilmington Collection: DELAWARE: NEWSBOYS, 1910. Girls and boys selling papers at Wilmington, Delaware

DELAWARE: NEWSBOYS, 1910. Girls and boys selling papers at Wilmington, Delaware. Photograph by Lewis Hine, May 1910

Background imageWilmington Collection: DELAWARE: NEWSBOYS, c1910. A gang of newsies or newsboys at the office of the

DELAWARE: NEWSBOYS, c1910. A gang of newsies or newsboys at the office of the newspaper Every Evening, Wilmington, Delaware. Photographed by Lewis Hine, c1910

Background imageWilmington Collection: MAP: AMERICAN SOUTH, 1864. Coltons Rail Road and County Map of the Southern States

MAP: AMERICAN SOUTH, 1864. Coltons Rail Road and County Map of the Southern States Containing the Latest Information. Published by Joseph Hutchins Colton, 1864

Background imageWilmington Collection: TELEGRAPH MESSENGER, 1910. A 14-year-old telegraph messenger in Wilmington, Delaware

TELEGRAPH MESSENGER, 1910. A 14-year-old telegraph messenger in Wilmington, Delaware. Photograph by Lewis Hine, May 1910

Background imageWilmington Collection: DELAWARE: NEWSBOYS, 1910. A young boy and girl selling papers at Wilmington, Delaware

DELAWARE: NEWSBOYS, 1910. A young boy and girl selling papers at Wilmington, Delaware. Photograph by Lewis Hine, May 1910

Background imageWilmington Collection: DELAWARE: NEWSBOYS, 1910. A group of newsboys in front of the Evening Journal Office

DELAWARE: NEWSBOYS, 1910. A group of newsboys in front of the Evening Journal Office, Wilmington, Delaware. Photograph by Lewis Hine, May 1910

Background imageWilmington Collection: DELAWARE: NEWSGIRLS, 1910. Girls selling papers at Wilmington, Delaware. Photograph by Lewis Hine

DELAWARE: NEWSGIRLS, 1910. Girls selling papers at Wilmington, Delaware. Photograph by Lewis Hine, May 1910

Background imageWilmington Collection: DELAWARE: NEWSBOYS, 1910. A group of newsboys sitting on a stoop with newspapers at 4th

DELAWARE: NEWSBOYS, 1910. A group of newsboys sitting on a stoop with newspapers at 4th and Market Streets, Wilmington, Delware. Photograph by Lewis Hine, May 1910

Background imageWilmington Collection: CHILD LABOR: BOOTBLACK, 1910. Michael Mero, a 12-year-old bootblack in Wilmington, Delaware

CHILD LABOR: BOOTBLACK, 1910. Michael Mero, a 12-year-old bootblack in Wilmington, Delaware. Photograph by Lewis Hine, 1910

Background imageWilmington Collection: CARTOON: CIVIL WAR, 1865. Blessings in Disguise

CARTOON: CIVIL WAR, 1865. Blessings in Disguise. Cartoon showing Confederate president Jefferson Davis surrounded by the fallen cities of Savannah, Charleston, Atlanta, Columbia, Richmond

Background imageWilmington Collection: The Long Man of Wilmington, East Sussex

The Long Man of Wilmington, East Sussex. Formerly thought to originate in the Iron Age (or even the neolithic period), more recent archaeological work has shown that the figure may have been cut in

Background imageWilmington Collection: Arrival of Hermosa - Avalon, Catalina Island, California, US

Arrival of Hermosa - Avalon, Catalina Island, California, US
Arrival of the SS Hermosa II (of the Wilmington Transport Company) - Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, California, USA Date: circa 1902

Background imageWilmington Collection: Mixed ethnic children Greenfield Lake, Wilmington, North Carolina

Mixed ethnic children Greenfield Lake, Wilmington, North Carolina

Background imageWilmington Collection: Bald cypress trees, Greenfield Lake, Wilmington, North Carolina

Bald cypress trees, Greenfield Lake, Wilmington, North Carolina

Background imageWilmington Collection: Picture No. 10741244

Picture No. 10741244
Long Man of Wilmington, East Sussex, England Date:

Background imageWilmington Collection: Picture No. 10741174

Picture No. 10741174
England - Aerial view, Long Man of Wilmington, East Sussex Date:

Background imageWilmington Collection: Greeting Card from Wilmington, Delaware. ca. 1937, Wilmington, Delaware, USA

Greeting Card from Wilmington, Delaware. ca. 1937, Wilmington, Delaware, USA, Wilmington is the County Seat of New Castle County, Delaware

Background imageWilmington Collection: Sears Cook Walker (1805-1953) American astronomer, mathematician and classicist, born at Wilmington

Sears Cook Walker (1805-1953) American astronomer, mathematician and classicist, born at Wilmington, Massachusetts. Engraving 1896

Background imageWilmington Collection: State of Delaware, United States, Relief Map

State of Delaware, United States, Relief Map
Relief map of the State of Delaware, United States. This image was compiled from data acquired by LANDSAT 5 & 7 satellites combined with elevation data

Background imageWilmington Collection: State of Delaware, United States, True Colour Satellite Image

State of Delaware, United States, True Colour Satellite Image
Satellite view of the State of Delaware, United States. This image was compiled from data acquired by LANDSAT 5 & 7 satellites

Background imageWilmington Collection: Nylon pilot production factory, 1940s C018 / 0665

Nylon pilot production factory, 1940s C018 / 0665
Nylon pilot production factory. Pilot plant in which the nylon process was proved out and tested before it was put into large-scale commercial use

Background imageWilmington Collection: Bellanca Airfield, 1929 C018 / 0623

Bellanca Airfield, 1929 C018 / 0623
Bellanca Airfield. Aerial photograph of the airfield founded in 1928 by Italian-US aircraft engineer Giuseppe Mario Bellanca (1886-1960) and US industrialist Henry Belin du Pont (1898-1970)

Background imageWilmington Collection: Discovery of nylon, 1941 re-enactment C018 / 0675

Discovery of nylon, 1941 re-enactment C018 / 0675
Discovery of nylon, 1941 re-enactment. DuPont chemist Julian Hill (1904-1996) carrying out a re-enactment in 1941 of the discovery of nylon in 1935

Background imageWilmington Collection: DuPont Experimental Station, 1950s C018 / 0626

DuPont Experimental Station, 1950s C018 / 0626
DuPont Experimental Station, aerial photograph. This research site for the DuPont company is located on the banks of the Brandywine Creek in Wilmington, Delaware, USA. It was established in 1903

Background imageWilmington Collection: Early nylon research, 1940s C018 / 0676

Early nylon research, 1940s C018 / 0676
Early nylon research. DuPont research chemist working with nylon 6-6, the original nylon polymer discovered in 1935. First synthesized in February 1935, this new polymer was later commercialised

Background imageWilmington Collection: Wallace Carothers, US chemist C018 / 0621

Wallace Carothers, US chemist C018 / 0621
Wallace Hume Carothers (1896-1937), US industrial chemist, handling a sample of neoprene. Carothers studied at the University of Illinois, receiving his doctorate in 1924

Background imageWilmington Collection: DuPont research, 1950s C018 / 0678

DuPont research, 1950s C018 / 0678
DuPont research. Industrial research chemist watching an organic reaction. The program of fundamental research in organic chemistry at DuPont began in 1927

Background imageWilmington Collection: Long Man of Wilmington chalk figure, Wilmington, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Long Man of Wilmington chalk figure, Wilmington, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Background imageWilmington Collection: USA, Delaware, Wilmington. Flowering trees in Winterthur Gardens

USA, Delaware, Wilmington. Flowering trees in Winterthur Gardens

Background imageWilmington Collection: USA, Delaware, Wilmington. Rainbow reflects in Winterthur Garden pond

USA, Delaware, Wilmington. Rainbow reflects in Winterthur Garden pond

Background imageWilmington Collection: North Carolina, Wilmington. Historic antebellum Bellamy Mansion, c. 1861, Classic Revival

North Carolina, Wilmington. Historic antebellum Bellamy Mansion, c. 1861, Classic Revival and Italianate-style carriage house, now used as the Visitors Center




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Wilmington, a city that spans across continents and offers a diverse range of attractions. In the USA, North Carolina's Wilmington proudly boasts the title of hosting the World's Largest Living Christmas Tree, a magnificent sight that fills the air with holiday cheer. The Oceanic Pier stands tall as an iconic landmark in this coastal city, inviting visitors to soak up breathtaking views of the Atlantic Ocean. Across the pond in England, another Wilmington awaits discovery. Nestled in East Sussex, this quaint village is home to The Long Man, an ancient hill figure etched into the landscape for centuries. As you wander through fields near Wilmington in East Sussex, England, your gaze will be captivated by stunning vistas stretching out before you. Delaware also has its own gem named Wilmington. Winterthur Gardens showcases a stone barn on the edge of a serene lake during winter months—a picturesque scene straight out of a fairytale. Meanwhile, Cape Fear Memorial Bridge gracefully connects communities over scenic waters in North Carolina's Wilmington. Traveling back in time to 1853 America reveals an enchanting wood engraving showcasing Wilmington's harbor and cityscape—an artistic glimpse into its rich history and maritime heritage. And if you're seeking something unique within this bustling metropolis like no other place on Earth—look no further than Bank Vault—a hidden treasure waiting to be explored. Nature enthusiasts will find solace amidst Delaware's lush landscapes where close-ups of hen and chick plants reveal intricate beauty at every turn. Finally, gazing upon Wilmington Delaware Skyline evokes awe-inspiring feelings as towering skyscrapers paint an impressive backdrop against vibrant sunsets. Whether it's marveling at colossal trees or exploring historical landmarks spanning continents; whether it's immersing yourself in nature or admiring modern architectural wonders—Wilmington truly offers something for everyone who seeks adventure and beauty wherever they may roam.