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Map of Taylor's Farm, or the original survey plat of Columbia. Before the Revolution, the newly established settlements in the Upcountry of South Carolina did not have much voice in the government of...
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This view of Columbia from across the Congaree River appeared in the New York "Illustrated News" on January 5, 1861. Courtesy of the South Caroliniana Library.
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This Columbia view of Main Street, looking south, in 1906. Originally named "Richardson Street," the name was changed to Main Street in 1892, since the street had become the city's main central hub of...
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Main Street, Columbia, as it appeared at night with its electric street lights in 1910. Courtesy of the Howard G. Woody Postcard Collection.
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This view of the Congaree River and the Columbia Canal was drawn by the artist A. Grivevald in 1859. Courtesy of the Columbia Museum of Art.
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The Columbia skyline as seen from across the Gervais Street Bridge in 1952. (Compare with The Congaree River Bridge, 1910) Courtesy of Mary Taylor.
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The African-American nursemaids, in this postcard view of Senate Street around 1910, push their young charges in baby buggies past elegant Victorian mansions of the Columbia well-to-do. The red brick...
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The Congaree River Bridge carries Gervais Street across the river to Lexington County. This panorama of Columbia looking east from the bridge shows the development of the capitol city around 1910...
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President William Howard Taft visited Columbia in 1910. This post card view from the State House grounds during the Taft visit shows an extensive vista up Main Street as well. The building on the left...
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Main Street, Columbia, looking south, around 1930. The white Palmetto Building, constructed in 1912-1913, dwarfs the Berringer building behind it as one looks toward the State House. Courtesy of the...