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The Rock Hill Buggy Company's Anderson Automobile | History Of SC Slide Collection
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Starting A Car By Hand Crank | History Of SC Slide Collection
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Early automobiles did not have self-starters. In this posed picture, the children of Columbia photographer Walter L. Blanchard are turning the crank of their family automobile in front of their home...
Traveling Salesmen And Automobiles | History Of SC Slide Collection
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Traveling salesmen were using automobiles to travel across South Carolina as early as 1915. This photograph of the Dillon Wholesale Grocery shows horse-drawn transportation alongside such an...
The Saluda Speedway Postcard, 1913 | History Of SC Slide Collection
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This postcard view of a roadway outside of Rock Hill in 1913 is titled "The Saluda Speedway." Courtesy of the Howard G. Woody Postcard Collection.
A "Good Roads Tour," 1914 | History Of SC Slide Collection
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A "Good Roads Tour," organized around 1914, promoted the building of better highways by traveling across the country dramatizing road conditions. Curious crowds in Anderson inspect the vehicles on the...
A Three-Wheel Police Motorcycle Squad, 1949
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Greenville policemen Paul Brandon, John Duncan, Charles W. Mitchell, Simpson, Harry Hopkins, and Woodall made up a three-wheel motorcycle squad around 1949. Courtesy of the Greenville County...
Motorcycle Delivery Vehicle For Scurry Nixon | History Of SC Slide Collection
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An unidentified boy rides a motorcycle delivery vehicle for Scurry Nixon in Greenville, 1932. Photo by Elrod. Courtesy of the Greenville County Historical Society.
Winthrop College Girls Ride Bikes Across Campus In Rock Hill | History Of SC Slide Collection
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Winthrop college girls ride bicycles across campus in Rock Hill in 1965. Courtesy of the Winthrop University Archives.
Guests At Sedgewick House Pose With Their Wheelchair And Bicycle | History Of SC Slide Collection
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"Mr. Fisher, Julie, and Hosie," guests at Sedgewick House, one of a number of boarding houses that were part of the Aiken Winter Colony, pose with their wheelchair and bicycle in 1896. Courtesy of the...
Trolley System In Columbia, 1908 | History Of SC Slide Collection
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This photograph of the retail section of Columbia in 1908 shows the trolley system in use in the city. Courtesy of the South Caroliniana Library.