Transportation

Traveling Salesmen And Automobiles | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Traveling Salesmen And Automobiles | History Of SC Slide Collection

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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...

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

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

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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.

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

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

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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...

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

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

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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 Three-Wheel Police Motorcycle Squad, 1949

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A Three-Wheel Police Motorcycle Squad, 1949

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Greenville policemen Paul Brandon, John Duncan, Charles W. Mitchell, Simpson, Harry Hopkins, and Woodall made up a three-wheel motorcycle squad around 1949. Courtesy of the Greenville County...

Motorcycle Delivery Vehicle For Scurry Nixon | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Motorcycle Delivery Vehicle For Scurry Nixon | History Of SC Slide Collection

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An unidentified boy rides a motorcycle delivery vehicle for Scurry Nixon in Greenville, 1932. Photo by Elrod. Courtesy of the Greenville County Historical Society.

Winthrop College Girls Ride Bikes Across Campus In Rock Hill | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Winthrop College Girls Ride Bikes Across Campus In Rock Hill | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Winthrop college girls ride bicycles across campus in Rock Hill in 1965. Courtesy of the Winthrop University Archives.

Guests At Sedgewick House Pose With Their Wheelchair And Bicycle | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Guests At Sedgewick House Pose With Their Wheelchair And Bicycle | History Of SC Slide Collection

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"Mr. Fisher, Julie, and Hosie," guests at Sedgewick House, one of a number of boarding houses that were part of the Aiken Winter Colony, pose with their wheelchair and bicycle in 1896. Courtesy of the...