Places to Visit in S.C.

Columbia Duck Mill Textile Plant, 1935 | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Columbia Duck Mill textile plant, photographed in 1935. Constructed next to the Columbia Canal in 1893, the Mount Vernon Mill, also known as the Columbia Duck Mill because it manufactured heavy "duck"...

Main Street, Columbia, Looking South, Around 1930 | History Of SC Slide Collection

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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...

President William Howard Taft's Visit To Columbia, 1910 | History Of SC Slide Collection

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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...

The Congaree River Bridge, 1910 | History Of SC Slide Collection

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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...

African American Nursemaids In Senate Street View Postcard, 1910 | History Of SC Slide Collection

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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...

The Columbia Skyline As Seen From Gervais Street Bridge | History Of SC Slide Collection

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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.

Main Street At Night, 1910 | History Of SC Slide Collection

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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.

Main Street, 1906 | History Of SC Slide Collection

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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...

View Of Columbia From Across The Congaree River | History Of SC Slide Collection

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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.

Map Of Taylor's Farm | History Of SC Slide Collection

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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...