Showing Off A Favorite Horse | History Of SC Slide Collection

Patrick Henry Corley, Sheriff of Lexington County, poses proudly with his horse on the main street of Lexington around 1910. The purpose of photographs such as this postcard view was usually to show off a favorite horse, much as young men today pose with a prized car.

Courtesy of the Lexington County Museum.

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