Showing posts with label notables. Show all posts
Showing posts with label notables. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Charlie Duke Day - 1972 - Lancaster SC Photos

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Nearly 20,000 people gathered to celebrate their hometown hero with a parade for astronaut Charlie Duke on May 26, 1972. The Lancaster nativ...
Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Charlie Duke On Hyatt Cinema Marquee - 1972 - Lancaster SC Photos

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The marquee at Hyatt Cinema reads "Welcome Home Charlie. The Godfather. Marlon Brando."  Nearly 20,000 people gathered to celebrat...
Monday, May 26, 2025

Charlie Duke Day Parade - 1972 - Lancaster SC Photos

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53 years ago today, nearly 20,000 people gathered to celebrate their hometown hero with a parade for astronaut Charlie Duke. The Lancaster n...
Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Fred Kirby and Aaron Robinson in Washington DC - 1958

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Just two Carolina boys , hanging out in D.C.  Legendary recording artist, tv personality and cowboy Fred Kirby enjoys a baseball game in Wa...
Wednesday, September 25, 2024

The Southern 500 in Darlington - Gunsmoke actor James Arness - 1958

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On September 1, 1958 , Lancaster photographer Lavoy Bauknight photographed NASCAR's Southern 500 race in Darlington. At left, standing ...
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Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Gov Campbell Visits Lancaster After Hurricane Hugo - 1989- Lancaster SC Photos

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S.C. Gov. Carroll Campbell speaks during a press conference in Lancaster in the fall of 1989.  Campbell visited Lancaster to view Hurricane ...
Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Ben Hogan at Lancaster Golf Club - 1950s - Lancaster SC Photos

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  The PGA Tour is in South Carolina this week!  Michael Jordan isn't the only famous athlete to have played golf in Lancaster. In the 19...
Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Lancaster Native Julie Roberts - 20 Years Ago

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  20 Years Ago,  Lancaster native  Julie Roberts'  song,  "Break Down Here"  was climbing the  Billboard Country Charts .  The...
Wednesday, February 7, 2024

Miss Lancaster Crowned By Miss America - 1965 - Lancaster SC Photos

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Miss America Vonda Kay Van Dyke crowns Miss Lancaster, Linda Culp, during the Miss Lancaster pageant in 1965.  PRINTS AVAILABLE HERE (Photo ...
Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Duke Insurance Agency - 1950s - Lancaster SC Photos

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Charles M. Duke, who was the father of Dr. William "Bill" Duke and Gen. Charles "Charlie" Duke poses inside his office, ...
Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Lancaster News First Edition - 1905 - Lancaster SC Photos

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The first edition of The Lancaster (SC) News, published October 4, 1905, is seen in this image.  Leroy Springs, along with his associates, p...
Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Earl Cunningham at North Elementary - 1992 - Lancaster SC Photos

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Lancaster High graduate Earl Cunningham signs autographs for students at North Elementary in 1992.  The slugger was selected in the first ro...
Wednesday, October 26, 2022

Recording Artists and More - 2022 - Lancaster SC Famous People

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  Now that's one amazing playlist. And, did you know? Every song has a Lancaster connection. All of the individual names mentioned in th...
Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Johhny Roscoe During LHS Practice - 1993 - Lancaster SC Photos

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  LHS head coach Johnny Roscoe talks with his team in 1993 during summer camp at St Andrews College in Laurinburg NC .  Roscoe, who was the ...
Tuesday, October 11, 2022

Springs Plant Baseball Team - 1924 - Lancaster SC Photos

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    The Lancaster Springs Plant baseball team poses for a group photo in 1924.  The textile leagues were a big part of Southern culture in t...
Tuesday, October 4, 2022

Will Brice Punting in NFL - 1999 - Lancaster SC Photos

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Lancaster native and LHS graduate Will Brice punts for the Cincinnati Bengals in Charlotte against the Carolina Panthers on September 26, 19...
Thursday, April 28, 2022

Sponsor - Builders Supply

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 Many thanks to Builders Supply for being a sponsor on The Lancaster Archive! Builders Supply. A Great Place to Work. 
Thursday, April 21, 2022

Moon Rising over Charlie Duke Painting - 2016 - Lancaster SC Photos

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    The moon rises over Charlie Duke in this 2016 file photograph made in Lancaster, S.C. Duke walked on the moon 50 years ago today.  The p...
Tuesday, April 19, 2022

Charlie Duke Painting on Wall of Fame Mural - 1985 - Lancaster SC Photos

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    Artists put the finishing touches on the Charlie Duke painting in October of 1985 on Dunlap St. across from the Lancaster County courtho...
Tuesday, April 12, 2022

South Carolina State Museum - Apollo 16 & Beyond - Charlie Duke

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Looking for a good day trip?  Check out the new exhibit, Apollo 16 & Beyond , at the South Carolina State Museum in Columbia. It feature...