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E. Automobiles

The Cooper River Bridge | History Of SC Slide Collection
The Cooper River Bridge | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Aerial view of the Cooper River Bridge, named after Mayor John P. Grace, who was instrumental in having it built in 1929. Originally a toll bridge operated by the private Cooper River Bridge Company...
Pacolet Mill Workers Cross The Iron Bridge | History Of SC Slide Collection
Pacolet Mill Workers Cross The Iron Bridge | History Of SC Slide Collection

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The town of Pacolet, in Spartanburg County, attracted large numbers of workers to its mills. Here, a number of mill operatives cross the iron bridge over the Pacolet River in 1913. Courtesy of the...
Pee Dee River Toll Bridge | History Of SC Slide Collection
Pee Dee River Toll Bridge | History Of SC Slide Collection

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This toll bridge, photographed around 1900, provided a crossing over the Pee Dee River near Cheraw on what is now U.S. Route 1. Courtesy of the Cheraw Visitors Bureau.
Stone Bridge Over A Stream In Greenville | History Of SC slide Collection
Stone Bridge Over A Stream In Greenville | History Of SC slide Collection

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This stone bridge over a stream in Greenville County, 7 miles north of Tigerville, was built by hand labor out of large stones in 1820. U.S. Department of Agriculture photograph, May 1936.
Malfunction Junction | History Of SC Slide Collection
Malfunction Junction | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Columbians call this complicated intersection of Interstate Highways 26 and 126 with Bush River Road, just north of their city, "Malfunction Junction." Photo by Todd Houston, June 1987. Courtesy of...
Paving Roads With Concrete | History Of SC Slide Collection
Paving Roads With Concrete | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Paving heavily traveled roads with concrete involved such heavy costs that states sought help from the national government. This fresh concrete on a Greenville County road was part of a Federal...
Improvement Of Local Roads For Automobiles, 1928 | History Of SC Slide Collection
Improvement Of Local Roads For Automobiles, 1928 | History Of SC Slide Collection

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The automobile made improvement of local roads necessary. Here, a grading machine completes improvements on recently paved Route 38 in Horry County during the summer of 1928. Courtesy of the South...
Chain Gangs Carrying Out Road Work | History Of SC Slide Collection
Chain Gangs Carrying Out Road Work | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Road work in South Carolina was carried out in the early 20th century by convicts working in chain gangs. Here, a gang works under the careful eye of a guard; the vehicle that transported them to the...
The Good Roads Movement | History Of SC Slide Collection
The Good Roads Movement | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Good roads were not yet a reality for South Carolina when this photo was taken near St. Matthews. The Good Roads movement began when most roads were not hard-surfaced. U.S. Bureau of Public Roads...
Growing Number Of Abandoned Cars | History Of SC Slide Collection
Growing Number Of Abandoned Cars | History Of SC Slide Collection

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The metal body of the automobile made it more difficult to dispose of when no longer usable than an elderly horse or a wooden wagon or buggy beyond repair. The result is a growing number of abandoned...

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