Tot Town - 1959 - Lancaster SC Photos

  

Children pose in costumes as part of Tot Town in downtown Lancaster on August 10, 1959. See anyone you know?

 

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Winn Dixie Employees - 1959 - Lancaster SC Photos

 

 

This building on Catawba St. is now home of the Lancaster County School District. 

Back in 1959, it was Winn Dixie. 

Here, employees pose for a group portrait for a promotional photograph on April 24th of that year. 

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Tom Thumb Wedding - 1920 - Lancaster SC Photos

 

100 years ago, Main Street was dirt. 

 

Here, children pose in front of The Bank of Lancaster at the corner of Main and Gay streets after a Tom Thumb wedding in 1920. A 'bank closed' sign can be seen on the right door. 

 

Tom Thumb weddings, an acting out of a wedding ceremony by children, was popular in the early 1900s. 

 

They were inspired by the 1863 wedding of General Tom Thumb, who was a dwarf that achieved fame as a performer under P.T. Barnum.

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Red Roses Baseball Team - 1949 - Lancaster SC Photos

The Red Roses baseball team poses for a group portrait in 1949. The team was a part of the Central Catawba League, a textiles league with teams in Lancaster, Chester, Fort Mill, Kershaw and Great Falls.

Their games were played at Roach Stewart Field, where the Wylie St. pool is present day and at a field near Springs Cotton Mills.

Several of these players were World War ll veterans.The mill leagues in South Carolina became popular around 1908 and continued through the late 1950s.  

 

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First row left to right:
Bill Moore, Martin Roberts, T. A. Berry, Curt Beasley, J. D. Thomas

2nd row:
Tommy Roebuck, Joe Blackston, Robert Avant, “Bull” Rushing, Doug Angley

Back row:
A. Z. F. Wood, jr. , Glenn Reynolds, Bill Camp, Cy Havird,

(Johnny Sykes, Richard Motsinger, and Clyde Walker not present when picture was made)

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Catawba Textile League Baseball Team - 1932 - Lancaster SC

Members of the Catawba Textile Baseball League pose for a group picture in 1932 in Lancaster. The six-team league included Lancaster, Rock Hill Bleachery, Great Falls, Aragon Mills (Rock Hill), Baldwin (Chester) and Winnsboro.

Most games were played on Wednesdays and Saturdays. 

Jean Belue, seen at top, third from left, once struck out Babe Ruth while playing for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He is the grandfather of Lancaster natives Lyn and Steve Emory, who grew up in the Buford community. 

Taft Wright, to the left of Belue, played for the Washington Senators in 1938 and 1939 and played for six more years in the majors for the Chicago White Sox and Philadelphia Athletics. He batted .350 his rookie year. 

First Row, left to right are:

Bobby Leonard, Gabby West, Ralph C. Williams (field manager), Charles Williams (batboy), Holt Lamb, John Bumgardner.

Second row:

Tyler Dewar, Ikie Reeder, Shorty Brian, Al Veach, M.J. "Crick" Wright, Maxey Welch.

Third Row:

Henry Clough, Taft Wright, Jean Belue, T.H. Morton (business manager) 

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Boys Baseball Team - 1949 - Lancaster SC

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Members of the Lancaster Parks and Playground recreation baseball team pose for a group photo in the summer of 1949. The team had just played Chesterfield's squad. 

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Parr Theater Employees - 1952 - Lancaster SC Photos

Parr Theater employees pose for a promotional photograph inside the lobby on Sept. 12, 1952.

The theater, owned by George Parr, entertained children and adults for years with news clips, full-feature movies and serials. 

At right is Danny Helms. He started popping corn at Parr when he was 13 years old. 

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Lancaster High School Girls Basketball Teams - 1949 - Lancaster SC Photos

Check out those shoes and hair styles back then. 

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The Lancaster High School girls basketball teams pose for a group portrait inside their gym on Jan. 14, 1949. 

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Lancaster High School Boys Basketball Team - 1949 - Lancaster SC Photos

Check out the fashion for players and coaches back in the day. The Lancaster High School boys basketball team poses for a group portrait inside their gym on Jan. 14, 1949.

Pictured are #35 Bobby McWatters, white shirt Johnny Chesser, #9 Lee Collins, #12 Drue Oliver, #30 ______, #4 Jack Cockrell, #5 Edward Huggins, #7 Jimmy Williams, #8 Richard McManus, #11 Charles McJunkin, #8 Sam Chesser, #6 Roland Barefoot, Manager, J.B. Knight (Photo by Lavoy Studio/The Lancaster Archive/Image on File with Travis Bell Photography)  

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Girl Scouts Troop 67 - 1970 - Lancaster SC

See anyone you know? Girl Scouts Troop 67 poses for a group photo in front of the former First Presbyterian Church on Main Street in March of 1970.(Photo by Lee Studio/The Lancaster Archive/Image on File with Travis Bell Photography)



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Red Roses Basketball Team - 1950 - Lancaster SC Photos

See anyone you know? Members of the 1950 Red Roses, Springmaid recreation basketball team pose for a group portrait in January of 1950. 

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Kershaw Swim Team - 1962 - Lancaster SC

See anyone you know? Members of the Kershaw swim team pose for a portrait at the Springs Cotton Mills pool on July 3, 1962. The team was racing against Lancaster that day.

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Col. Springs and Shriners at Springs Park - 1953

Col. Elliott White Springs, second from left, serves as the engineer as he gives Shriners a ride on the train at Springs Park in August of 1952. 

The Shriners, from Lancaster and other parts of the state, held a parade on Main St. and then took their families to the park for a picnic. 

The train was one of several celebrated attractions at Springs Park for years. (Photo by Lavoy Studio/Image on File with Travis Bell Photography)  

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Lancaster County Government Announcement

The County building is closed to the public at this time but you can view the meeting on YouTube via the County website. View the meeting on the County's Meeting online at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgSlMrcYjcYcu1m-e6TV54w.

View agenda online at https://bit.ly/3be03RD.

Due to public health and safety considerations and the Governor's Executive Orders, in-person Citizens Comments are currently suspended. 

Therefore, the County is requiring citizen input and comments be submitted in writing prior to the meeting. Comments may be submitted via mail, email at ssimpson@lancastersc.net or by using the following link on our website where you can submit Citizens Comments online (look for the link on the right hand side of the page) - https://www.mylancastersc.org/index.asp… . Comments must be no longer than approximately 3 minutes when read aloud. Comments received will be acknowledged during the Citizens Comments portion of the meeting. Comments will need to be received prior to 4:00 p.m. on the day before the meeting. Please use the same link above in order to submit input/comments for Public Hearings.

Lancaster High School Majorettes - 1965 - Lancaster SC Photos

The Lancaster High School Majorettes pose for a group photo at the former Lancaster High School in December of 1965. 

The school was located where the Wylie Street Pool is located today. They are standing near the present-day location of the tennis courts. 

UPDATE: We have a few names from this photograph thanks to David Baker. 

ADDITIONAL UPDATE: We have the last two on the right. Thanks to Cindy Williams for these! 


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Girl Scouts Brownies - 1960 - Lancaster SC

See anyone you know? Brownie Girl Scouts pose for a photograph at the Earley home on January 9, 1960. 

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Miss Lancaster Contestants - 1965 - Lancaster SC

Miss Lancaster contestants pose for a group photo in their swimsuits on April 16, 1965 at the Croxton pool in Lancaster. 

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