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Posted in South Carolina History April 10, 2018 by Robin Jarvis

These 14 Photos Of South Carolina From The Early 1900s Are Beyond Fascinating

We love taking historic photo tours to see eras gone by in South Carolina. From taking a step back in time to see the oldest photos ever taken in the state to checking out shockingly sad images of the Great Depression, we periodically take a walk down memory lane because it’s good for the soul to know what’s in the past. Below are 14 photos we found from the early 1900s. We think you’ll enjoy this nostalgic look back to an era belonging to our parents and grandparents. Check it out below.

1. Downtown Greenville, c.1910. Cars park on the dirt street, and seemingly in no orderly fashion.

2. Troops returning from WWI march in Downtown Columbia.

3. The Pinehurst School in Summerville, c.1900.

4. A group of men load tobacco in this rare photo taken in Conway in 1938.

5. Spartanburg, c.1909 in two photos pieced together to form a panorama.

6. In this shot, taken during WWII, The U.S. Coast Guard trains horses and dogs (along Hilton Head's beach) to assist them in patrolling the Southeastern coastline.

7. Main Street in Walhalla in the early 1900s. With all the banners in this photo, it appears to be a holiday.

8. Construction of Oconee State Park in the mid-1930s. Workmen with shovels are hand digging what appears to be a road or a trail.

9. Seneca's Main Street in the early 1900s. Carriages make their way on the dirt road.

10. Meeting Street in Charleston, c. 1908.

11. Archie Love, a child worker at Springsteen Mill in Chester, poses in the mill village in this photo taken in 1908.

12. The Walhalla Fish Hatchery was built in the 1930s through the WPA, and with help from the CCC. It's shown here in the 1930s.

13. This image was captured near Gaffney in 1937. The Depression came early to South Carolina and lingered for nearly a decade. Here's a family that is trying to make the best of hard times.

14. Folly Beach, shown here in the early 1900s. If only we could still drive and park on the beach!

Love looking at old photos of the Palmetto State? These photos taken of child labor (legal back then) at various cotton mills in South Carolina are guaranteed to pull at your heart strings.

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Robin Jarvis

Robin Jarvis is a travel writer and editor for OnlyInYourState.com with a bachelor's degree in Journalism. Her love for travel has taken her to many parts of the world. She's lived in the Carolinas for nearly three decades and currently resides in Charleston. When she's not working, she loves to cook with friends and check out new adventures. General questions and FAM tours: rjarvis@onlyinyourstate.com.