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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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A granite quarry in operation in Fairfield County, near Winnsboro, in the 1930s. From the files of the Works Progress Administration. Courtesy of the South Caroliniana Library.
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The production line at Darlington Brick Company in Society Hill, around 1912. Courtesy of the Darlington County Historical Commission.
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"A Birds-eye View of the Rock Hill Buggy Company." The brochure for which this engraving was drawn boasted around 1900: "This company was started here in 1886 with a little hand power plant and about...
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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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Office work changed from being primarily a male occupation to one dominated by women between the early 20th century and this 1960s photograph of a Winthrop College student in typing class. Courtesy of...
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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...