Models show off the latest Jantzen swimwear during a Belk's fashion show at Lancaster High School on April 4, 1956.
(Photo by Lavoy Studio/The Lancaster Archive)
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Models show off the latest Jantzen swimwear during a Belk's fashion show at Lancaster High School on April 4, 1956.
(Photo by Lavoy Studio/The Lancaster Archive)
(Photo by Lavoy Studio/The Lancaster Archive)
Boys pose for a group photo at a golf driving range in Lancaster in 1959.
The economic boom following WW2 saw significant growth in the game of golf around the country.
(Photo by Lavoy Studio/The Lancaster Archive)
Wow. Look at that fashion back then. The Lancaster High School majorettes pose for a group portrait in 1949. (Photo by Lavoy Studio/The Lancaster Archive)
Lancaster Girl Scouts pose for a photo before heading to Springs Park's day camp on June 2, 1955.
(Photo by Lavoy Studio/The Lancaster Archive)
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A rare, color photograph of Lancaster High athletes in Sept. 1962. From left are _______, Andy Dickert, Vicki Porter, ________, Margaret Bell, Edward Knight, Bucky Hardin and Suzanne Wylie.
(Photo by Lavoy Studio/The Lancaster Archive)
Boy Scouts pose for a picture while cleaning up Buckelew Park in June of 1955. See anyone you know?
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The Central School Chorus poses for a group photo during a PTA meeting in April of 1970.
Seen in this picture are:
Joe Shaw Jr, Jennifer Rose Delgobbo, Frances Ellis, Terry Sears Chandler, Tina Thomas Davis, Libby Sweatt Lambert, Sheila Randall Gates, Stuart Love and Kevin Threatt.
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(Photo by Lavoy Studio/The Lancaster Archive)
The Lancaster Post 31 baseball team poses for a group portrait in June of 1959. See anyone you know?
(Photo by Lavoy Studio/The Lancaster Archive)
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Lancaster Boy Scouts pose for a group photo during National Boy Scouts Day in Feb. of 1962.
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(Photo by Lavoy Studio/The Lancaster Archive)
The Lancaster Springs Plant baseball team poses for a group photo in 1924.
The textile leagues were a big part of Southern culture in the early to mid 20th century. Most games were played on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Some of the men present in this classic photograph are:
Manager Turner Morton, M.L. Beckham, Grady Bolin, Chiny McDonald, Harvey Barfield, future U.S. Rep. Dick Richards, Tom Stewart and Thurlow Pittman
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(Dick Richards Archive Collection via The Lancaster Archive)
Contestants in the Miss Lancaster Pageant pose for a group photo in 1964. See anyone you know?
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(Photo by Lavoy Studio/The Lancaster Archive)
Boy Scouts pose with March of Dimes fundraising posters and cups in front of Hinson's Barber Shop and Dr. B.F. Emanuel's optometrist's office in August of 1954.
The barber shop was located below ground level.
Windows can be seen opened upstairs as there was no air conditioning.
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(Photo by Lavoy Studio/The Lancaster Archive)
Miss Lancaster contestants pose for a promotional photograph at a dress shop in Lancaster on April 10, 1965. (Photo by Lavoy Studio/The Lancaster Archive)
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Miss Lancaster contestants pose for a group portrait before their pageant in 1962.
Top left is Cecelia Yoder McCall, who won Miss Lancaster that year and was later crowned Miss SC USA. Next to her is Linda Threatt Sapp.
At top right is Sandra Hegler.
Bottom center is Diane Love Bruner.
(Photo by Lavoy Studio/The Lancaster Archive)
Girl Scouts meet with a law enforcement officer to go over safety tips on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 1954.
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The 1950s saw a huge leap in the mass production of bikes for children.
Before the 50s bikes were mostly for adults but some adults lost interest in riding bikes with the development and affordability of the modern automobile.
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(Photo by Lavoy Bauknight/The Lancaster Archive)
The Lions Club boys choir of Chesterfield School poses for a group photo in April of 1952.
The group was led by Edith Long. (Photo by Lavoy Studio/The Lancaster Archive)
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