S.C. History

South Carolina's historical events, people and places. Content has been curated to meet South Carolina Social Studies Standards.

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...

Civil Rights Glossary | Road Trip!

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CIVIL RIGHTS - The rights of individuals to be free from unfair or unequal treatment (discrimination) in a number of settings, when that negative treatment is based on the individual's race, gender...

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 Car Accident On An Unpaved Road, In 1913 | History Of SC Slide Collection

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The car on the right in this 1913 accident on South Carolina's largely unpaved roads is a 1912-13 Oldsmobile; the car on the left is a 1912-13 Model T Ford. U.S. Bureau of Public Roads photo. Courtesy...

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.

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