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  • F. Transportation in South Carolina | History of SC Slide Collection

E. Automobiles

A "Good Roads Tour," 1914 | History Of SC Slide Collection
A "Good Roads Tour," 1914 | History Of SC Slide Collection
Episode 1

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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 Car Accident On An Unpaved Road, In 1913 | History Of SC Slide Collection
A Car Accident On An Unpaved Road, In 1913 | History Of SC Slide Collection
Episode 2

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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...
The Saluda Speedway Postcard, 1913 | History Of SC Slide Collection
The Saluda Speedway Postcard, 1913 | History Of SC Slide Collection
Episode 3

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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.
Traveling Salesmen And Automobiles | History Of SC Slide Collection
Traveling Salesmen And Automobiles | History Of SC Slide Collection
Episode 4

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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...
Starting A Car By Hand Crank | History Of SC Slide Collection
Starting A Car By Hand Crank | History Of SC Slide Collection
Episode 5

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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...
The Rock Hill Buggy Company's Anderson Automobile | History Of SC Slide Collection
The Rock Hill Buggy Company's Anderson Automobile | History Of SC Slide Collection
Episode 6

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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...
Ford Motor Company Showroom, In Greenville, 1934 | History Of SC Slide Collection
Ford Motor Company Showroom, In Greenville, 1934 | History Of SC Slide Collection
Episode 7

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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."...
A Convertible At A Rock Hill Gas Station In 1941 | History Of SC Slide Collection
A Convertible At A Rock Hill Gas Station In 1941 | History Of SC Slide Collection
Episode 8

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A convertible stops at a gas station in Rock Hill in 1941 to "fill 'er up." By the end of the year, World War II gasoline rationing severely restricted automobile pleasure travel. Courtesy of the...
Office, And School Truck At Vaucluse, S.C., 1910 | History Of SC Slide Collection
Office, And School Truck At Vaucluse, S.C., 1910 | History Of SC Slide Collection
Episode 9

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Office and school truck at Vaucluse, South Carolina, in 1910. Mr. J. Wesley Rearden is shown standing, with derby hat, on the far side at the front end of the truck. Courtesy of the South Caroliniana...
School Buses Pull Up At Sesquicentennial State Park, 1941 | History Of SC Slide Collection
School Buses Pull Up At Sesquicentennial State Park, 1941 | History Of SC Slide Collection
Episode 10

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School buses pull up to unload children for a day of recreation at Sesquicentennial State Park, near Columbia, in 1941. Courtesy of the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism.

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