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The retail section of Columbia, photographed in 1908. Courtesy of the South Caroliniana Library.
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J.H. Rivers ran a country store on his farm, photographed here around 1890. He later opened a general store in the town of Hampton. Courtesy of Mildred B. Rivers.
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This country general store and post office in the saw mill town of Ashepoo was photographed in June 1939 by Marion Post for the Farm Security Administration. Courtesy of the South Caroliniana Library.
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The Columbia retail district, Main Street, around 1908. Courtesy of the South Caroliniana Library.
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The interior of the Coca Cola Bottling Company of Sumter in the 1930s. Photograph from the Lecoq Studios. Courtesy of the Sumter County Museum Archives.
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The Sumter Telephone Company was established in the town of Sumter in 1896 by C.T. Mason, and by 1900 it boasted in its advertising that it was "one of the largest and best equipped factories in the...
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The Winburn Photo Studio, located on South Main Street in Sumter around 1900, illustrates the importance of this form of business in many South Carolina communities. The Studio advertises "Photographs...
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Mrs. D.W. Jones advertised her photographic studio in Greenville on this small card that she distributed in 1868. Courtesy of the Greenville County Historical Society.
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Interior of the Darlington County Bank and Trust in 1947. Courtesy of the Darlington County Historical Commission.
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The calendar on the wall of this office identifies the year as 1904. Samuel George, seated in the center, operated a number of businesses out of his Lexington County office. Note the old-fashioned...