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Growing Number Of Abandoned Cars | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Growing Number Of Abandoned Cars | History Of SC Slide Collection

Episode 17

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...

Gas Station Increase In The 1930's | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Gas Station Increase In The 1930's | History Of SC Slide Collection

Episode 16

As the number of South Carolinians who owned automobiles increased in the 1930s, so did the number of nationally owned gas stations, like this one in Greenville. Courtesy of the Greenville County...

Truck Drivers Wait To Deliver Cargo To Wando Welch Terminal Facilities | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Truck Drivers Wait To Deliver Cargo To Wando Welch Terminal Facilities | History Of SC Slide Collection

Episode 13

Truck drivers wait in line to leave their containerized cargo at the Wando Welch Terminal Facilities of the South Carolina State Ports Authority in Charleston. In 1988, Charleston handled nearly 5...

Ballanger Coal Wagon | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Ballanger Coal Wagon | History Of SC Slide Collection

Episode 11

Coal furnaces provided central heating for many South Carolina homes. This Ballanger coal wagon delivered fuel to houses throughout the Greenville area in the 1950s. Courtesy of the Greenville County...

School Buses Pull Up At Sesquicentennial State Park, 1941 | History Of SC Slide Collection

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School Buses Pull Up At Sesquicentennial State Park, 1941 | History Of SC Slide Collection

Episode 10

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.

Office, And School Truck At Vaucluse, S.C., 1910 | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Office, And School Truck At Vaucluse, S.C., 1910 | History Of SC Slide Collection

Episode 9

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...

A Convertible At A Rock Hill Gas Station In 1941 | History Of SC Slide Collection

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A Convertible At A Rock Hill Gas Station In 1941 | History Of SC Slide Collection

Episode 8

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...

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

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

Episode 7

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."...

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

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

Episode 6

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...

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

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

Episode 5

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...

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