A stroke of luck and some kind generosity have led a group of photos from the late 1800’s to the Outer Banks History Center.

The pictures show wreckage from a major hurricane in 1899, and some have never been seen by local OBX historians.  Luckily, many of the photos contain hand-written captions describing the scene.  One of the photos shows a shipwreck washed ashore, and others display the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse and Hatteras Village.

If you have any old OBX pictures, the Outer Banks History Center would love to see them.