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S.M. Jones And Company Men's Clothing Store | History Of SC Slide Collection

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S.M. Jones And Company Men's Clothing Store | History Of SC Slide Collection

Episode 8

The men's clothing store of S.M. Jones and Company in Chester, around the turn of the century. Courtesy of the Winthrop University Archives.

Drug Stores | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Drug Stores | History Of SC Slide Collection

Episode 7

Drug stores played an important role in the business districts of small towns in South Carolina. This is the interior of the Searson Drug Store in Allendale around 1907. Courtesy of the South...

A Street Merchant Selling Souvenirs | History Of SC Slide Collection

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A Street Merchant Selling Souvenirs | History Of SC Slide Collection

Episode 6

Street merchant Lynn Cohens sells souvenirs at the corner of Assembly and Rosewood during the visit of Pope John Paul to Columbia, September 1987. Photo by Sean Keeter. Courtesy of "The State"...

Store In Winnsboro Mill Village | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Store In Winnsboro Mill Village | History Of SC Slide Collection

Episode 5

Most mill villages featured a company store where mill operatives could buy the necessities of life without leaving the town. The interior of this store in the Winnsboro Mill Village in Fairfield...

The Retail Section Of Columbia, 1908 | History Of SC Slide Collection

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The Retail Section Of Columbia, 1908 | History Of SC Slide Collection

Episode 4

The retail section of Columbia, photographed in 1908. Courtesy of the South Caroliniana Library.

J.H. Rivers' Country Store | History Of SC Slide Collection

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J.H. Rivers' Country Store | History Of SC Slide Collection

Episode 3

J.H. Rivers ran a country store on his farm, photographed here around 1890. He later opened a general store in the town of Hampton. Courtesy of Mildred B. Rivers.

Country General Store And Post Office | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Country General Store And Post Office | History Of SC Slide Collection

Episode 2

This country general store and post office in the saw mill town of Ashepoo was photographed in June 1939 by Marion Post for the Farm Security Administration. Courtesy of the South Caroliniana Library.

The Columbia Retail District | History Of SC Slide Collection

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The Columbia Retail District | History Of SC Slide Collection

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The Columbia retail district, Main Street, around 1908. Courtesy of the South Caroliniana Library.

The Coca Cola Bottling Company In Sumter County | History Of SC Slide Collection

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The Coca Cola Bottling Company In Sumter County | History Of SC Slide Collection

Episode 4

The interior of the Coca Cola Bottling Company of Sumter in the 1930s. Photograph from the Lecoq Studios. Courtesy of the Sumter County Museum Archives.

The Sumter Telephone Company | History Of SC Slide Collection

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The Sumter Telephone Company | History Of SC Slide Collection

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The Sumter Telephone Company was established in the town of Sumter in 1896 by C.T. Mason, and by 1900 it boasted in its advertising that it was "one of the largest and best equipped factories in the...

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