South Carolina - Early 20th Century

1914 -1945. Meet South Carolinians who survived and succeeded during World War I (1914-1918), the Roaring Twenties (1920 -1929), and other major events during the early 20th century like The Great Depression (1929-39) and World War II (1939-1945).

America's Reluctance to Enter World War II | History of SC Slide Collection

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America's Reluctance to Enter World War II | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 2

Senate investigations of the profits that some American corporations had made selling war materials to Britain and France prior to World War I made many Americans suspicious of entanglements with...

President Roosevelt Visits Columbia, SC | History of SC Slide Collection

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President Roosevelt Visits Columbia, SC | History of SC Slide Collection

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President Franklin D. Roosevelt occasionally stopped in Columbia on his train trips between Washington, D.C., and his home in Warm Springs, Georgia. But in January 1940, as the war expanded in Europe...

WPA Workers Make Improvements to Charleston Navy Yard | History of SC Slide Collection

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WPA Workers Make Improvements to Charleston Navy Yard | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 13

The WPA undertook large, as well as small, construction projects, and the character of some of their projects began to change in 1939 and 1940, as the nation turned its attention to the war that had...

Benefits of Farm Security Administration | History of SC Slide Collection

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Benefits of Farm Security Administration | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 12

The Farm Security Administration, a part of the Department of Agriculture, carried out a number of projects to help rural Americans improve their lives. These projects ranged from helping to combat...

WPA Workers Prepare Hot Meals for Children | History of SC Slide Collection

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WPA Workers Prepare Hot Meals for Children | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 11

School children in Greenville eat hot lunches prepared by WPA workers. Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration.

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Baby Receives Inoculation Against Typhoid | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 10

A WPA nurse's aid and a county health doctor give an inoculation against typhoid to a small African-American patient in Charleston. Photo by Wilson, WPA. Courtesy of the South Caroliniana Library.

Children Getting Their Teeth Checked, WPA Healthcare | History of SC Slide Collection

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Children Getting Their Teeth Checked, WPA Healthcare | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 9

An important component of the work of the WPA in South Carolina was providing health care for children throughout the state. Here, children in a classroom have their teeth checked. 1930s. Courtesy of...

Historical Records Survey, a Lasting WPA Contribution | History of SC Slide Collection

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Historical Records Survey, a Lasting WPA Contribution | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 8

Writers, as well as laborers, were out of work during the Depression, and the WPA tried to put both men and women into jobs suitable to their skills. One of the lasting contributions of the WPA in...

WPA Workers Cut Wood for Needy Families | History of SC Slide Collection

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WPA Workers Cut Wood for Needy Families | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 7

In Columbia, WPA workers cut wood for distribution to the needy by the Salvation Army. The project flourished under the WPA and its city of Columbia and Salvation Army sponsorship from 1935 to 1942...

Civilian Conservation Corps | History of SC Slide Collection

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Civilian Conservation Corps | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 6

One of the most popular of all the New Deal efforts to provide relief during the depression was the creation of the Civilian Conservation Corps. The CCC was designed to take young men who did not have...

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