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Greenville Women's College, Greenville
Greenville (S.C.); South Carolina; Postcards -- South Carolina; Greenville Woman's College; Universities and colleges; College buildings.
A red-brick, three-story Italianate Villa structure used for classrooms and housing. The wing on the far left, called West Hall or the West Building, was added in 1911, along with renovations to the 1858...
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Realty Brokerage Company
Greenville (S.C.); South Carolina; Postcards -- South Carolina; Businesses; Croskeys, James V.; Buist, George A.
A postcard probably used for business purposes. The Realty Brokerage Company was located in the McPherson Building. The president was J.V. Croskeys, and the secretary/treasurer was G.A. Buist. Date determined...
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Exchange Building, Charleston
Charleston (S.C.); South Carolina; Postcards -- South Carolina; Buildings
A large two-story gray stucco building with a red roof, surrounded by other buildings. Printed on verso: 'EXCHANGE BUILDING - CHARLESTON, S. C. - 'America's Most Historic City' - The Old Exchange Building...
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Main building and bell tower, Furman University
Greenville (S.C.); South Carolina; Postcards -- South Carolina; Furman University; Universities and colleges; Buildings
A tall tower with a clock in both visible sides. The tower and buildings on either side of it are covered in ivy. Printed on verso: 'The Main Building is the oldest building on the campus. The bell in...
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Furman University, Greenville
Greenville (S.C.); South Carolina; Postcards -- South Carolina; Furman University; Universities and colleges; College buildings; Architecture -- South Carolina; Italianate (North American architecture styles).
A white Italianate structure with a bell tower, built on the axis of Main Street, facing Greenville across the river. During the Civil War, the bell tower announced Confederate victories. Later, the bell...
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Wofford College, Spartanburg
Spartanburg (S.C.); South Carolina; Postcards -- South Carolina; Wofford College (Spartanburg, S.C.); Universities and colleges; College buildings; Architecture -- South Carolina; Italianate (North American architecture styles).
An Italianate style building with the main part flanked by a bell tower and wing on each side, designed by Edward C. Jones. Wofford College was chartered December 16, 1851. The college had a $100,000 endowment...
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Reedy River Falls, Greenville
Greenville (S.C.); South Carolina; Postcards -- South Carolina; Reedy River (S.C.: River); Buildings; Textile industry; Textile factories; Camperdown Mills; Mills and mill work.
Reedy River Falls with mill buildings pictured in the distance. Mills in the late 19th and early 20th centuries used water power, steam power, or a combination of the two, like Camperdown Mills did. Printed...
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Camperdown Mill and Reedy River Falls, Greenville
Greenville (S.C.); South Carolina; Postcards -- South Carolina; Reedy River (S.C.: River); Camperdown Mills; Mills and mill work; Textile industry; Textile factories; Buildings.
A white textile mill on Reedy River Falls. The Camperdown Mills Company was organized in January 1876. After suffering several setbacks, the company was sold to Henry P. Hammett who reorganized it as the...
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The Old Mill and the New, Greenville
Greenville (S.C.); South Carolina; Postcards -- South Carolina; Camperdown Mills; Huguenot Mill; Mills and mill work; Textile industry; Textile factories; Reedy River (S.C.: River); Buildings.
A gray stone structure on the left, the ""Old Mill,"" and a white building on the right, the ""New Mill."" The stone grist mill on the left was built c.1843. The mill on the right, the Camperdown Mill...
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View Along Reedy River, Greenville
Greenville (S.C.); South Carolina; Postcards -- South Carolina; Reedy River (S.C.: River).
Reedy River, banked by trees and shrubbery. In 1768, Richard Pearis settled along the banks of the Reedy River. He used his Cherokee connections to gain a large portion of land, but lost it all by switching...
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First Baptist Church, Laurens
Laurens (S.C.); South Carolina; Postcards -- South Carolina; Baptist Church Buildings. -- South Carolina; Church Buildings. -- South Carolina; Buildings.
In the 1830s, the Baptists of Laurens shared church facilities with other denominations. Not until 1850 did they have their own building, on the corner of College and Church streets. In 1893, a larger...
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Crowd on Beach, Isle of Palms
Charleston (S.C.); South Carolina; Postcards -- South Carolina; Persons; Beaches.
Vacationers enjoy the beach at the Isle of Palms. The island was primarily used for hunting and fishing until the late 1890s when Dr. Joseph S. Lawrence became interested in developing it. In the first...
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Greenville Female College
Greenville (S.C.); South Carolina; Postcards -- South Carolina; Greenville Woman's College; Universities and colleges; College buildings.
A red-brick, three-story Italianate Villa structure completed in May 1858. It was sixty feet long, fifty feet wide with a wide piazza or porch at its raised entrance and a decorative balcony on the second...
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Post Office and City Hall, Greenville
Greenville (S.C.); South Carolina; Postcards -- South Carolina; Courthouses; Municipal Buildings.; Buildings.
A red-brick building in the Romanesque-revival style. Built in 1892 on the northwest corner of Main and Broad Streets, this structure originally served as the post office. In 1938, it became Greenville's...
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Train Depot (?), Travelers Rest
Greenville (S.C.); South Carolina; Postcards -- South Carolina; Railroad stations; Persons; Buildings.
A white, one-story building under construction. Although the caption has been destroyed and no confirming evidence has been found, the train in the background of the photograph and the building's general...
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Textile Building, Clemson College
Pickens County (S.C.); South Carolina; Postcards -- South Carolina; Clemson University; Textile industry; Architecture -- South Carolina; College buildings.
A red-brick academic building with ivy coverings. The textile building was part of Clemson College (now Clemson University). Clemson was founded in 1889, but did not enroll students until 1893. The school's...
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North Main Street, looking South, Greenville
Greenville (S.C.); South Carolina; Postcards -- South Carolina; Central business districts; Buildings.
In February 1883, the city council began paving Main Street, beginning near Broad Street. The automobile arrived in Greenville in the early 20th century, and by 1904 there were five automobiles in the...
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College Street, from Ottaray Hotel, Greenville
Greenville (S.C.); South Carolina; Postcards -- South Carolina; Architecture, Domestic; Buildings.
A view of College Street, looking down from the Ottaray Hotel. College Street is named after the Greenville Woman's College, which was located several blocks down from the hotel. The college can be seen...
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Post Office and City Hall, Greenville
Greenville (S.C.); South Carolina; Postcards -- South Carolina; Courthouses; Municipal Buildings.; Buildings.
A red-brick building in the Romanesque-revival style. Built in 1892 on the northwest corner of Main and Broad Streets, this structure originally served as the post office. In 1938, it became Greenville's...
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Upper Main Street, Greenville
Greenville (S.C.); South Carolina; Postcards -- South Carolina; Architecture, Domestic; Streets; Buildings.
A view of North Main Street (also referred to as Upper Main Street). In the early 20th century, this was a street for influential citizens to live. Here the corner residence and main offices of Earle and...
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