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A Convertible At A Rock Hill Gas Station In 1941 | History Of SC Slide Collection
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Ford Motor Company Showroom, In Greenville, 1934 | History Of SC Slide Collection
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This Ford Motor Company showroom in Greenville provided potential customers a chance to look at the newest designs. In this 1934 photograph, signs advertise, "Now on Display: New Ford V-8 Truck."...
The Rock Hill Buggy Company's Anderson Automobile | History Of SC Slide Collection
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The model in this 1928 advertising photograph prepares to step into an Anderson Automobile in front of the Winthrop College main building in Rock Hill, where the Rock Hill Buggy Company, manufacturer...
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.