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New Women's Dormitories In Home For The Aged | History of SC Slide Collection
New Women's Dormitories In Home For The Aged | History of SC Slide Collection

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The WPA provided funds to help build new women's dormitories for a county home for the aged in Spartanburg County. The residents in 1938 seem to like their new rooms. Courtesy of the National Archives...
The Confederate Soldiers Home | History of SC Slide Collection
The Confederate Soldiers Home | History of SC Slide Collection

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The Confederate Soldiers Home was a state-supported institution for elderly veterans of the Civil War. This photograph was taken in the late 1930s shortly after the grounds had been relandscaped as...
The State Asylum in Columbia | History of SC Slide Collection
The State Asylum in Columbia | History of SC Slide Collection

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The State Asylum, Columbia, later known as the State Hospital, as it appeared around 1850. Designed as a "Lunatic Asylum" by Robert Mills and completed in 1828, it was noted for its innovative ideas...
The Charleston Orphan House | History of SC Slide Collection
The Charleston Orphan House | History of SC Slide Collection

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The Charleston Orphan House was founded in the late 18th century, but the main building pictured here was constructed between 1853 and 1855. The city abandoned the building in 1948 in favor of less...
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