Erwin Grade School Aerial - 1969 - Lancaster SC Photos

Erwin Grade School is seen in this aerial photograph in 1969. Did you attend Erwin? What do you remember?

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Lancaster High School Midget Football Team - 1948 - Lancaster SC Photos

 

Facemasks were not regulation back in 1948 when this portrait of the Lancaster High midget football team was made. See anyone you know? 

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Charlie Duke Speaks in Kershaw - 1988 - Kershaw SC Photos

 

  

Retired U.S. Air Force Brigadier General and NASA astronaut Charlie Duke speaks during a Veterans Day celebration at Andrew Jackson High School in Kershaw in Nov. of 1988. 

 

In 1972, the Lancaster native was the tenth and youngest person to walk on the moon.  

 

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Chesterfield School - 1964 - Lancaster SC Photos

 

Chesterfield School is seen in May of 1964. Thousands of Lancaster students attended here over the years, which was located on Chesterfield Ave. 

Today, a part of the school still stands. Above is the L&C, Railway, Main St. and Builders Supply. 

 

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Rambler Pageant - 1967 - Lancaster SC Photos

 

See anyone you know? Lancaster High School Rambler Pageant contestants pose for a group portrait just after the event at LHS in October of 1967.

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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority - 1962 - Lancaster SC Photos

 

See anyone you know? Members of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated (AKA), pose for a group photo in Lancaster in 1962. 

Founded in 1908, Alpha Kappa Alpha is the first historically African American, Greek-lettered sorority.

 

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Heath Springs School - 1952 - Heath Springs SC Photos

 

 

Heath Springs School is seen in 1952. This building, which was a high school, later became an elementary school in the 1940s and was torn down in the 1970s. It was located near the intersection of Spring and College streets. 

 

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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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Chesterfield School Play - 1963 - Lancaster SC

See anyone you know? Children perform in a play at Chesterfield Elementary School in May of 1963. The school was located on Chesterfield Ave. near the intersection of Chesterfield and Moore streets. The auditorium can still be seen today. (Photo by Lee Studio/The Lancaster Archive/Image on File with Travis Bell Photography) 

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USC Lancaster - 1959 - Lancaster SC Photos

The future home of USC Lancaster is seen on June 30, 1959 as renovations continue on the front of the building. The school offered six courses by four commuting professors and had 50 students in its first year. 

The 16-room home, known as The Williams House, was once owned by Springs Vice President T.Y. Williams. 

It was located near the present day Lancaster County Library. 



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Central School 3rd Grade Class - 1954 - Lancaster SC Photos

Students in Mrs. Billings' third-grade class pose for a portrait at Central School on May 27, 1954. See anyone you know? 

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Barr Street High School Football - 1962 - Lancaster SC

Members of the Barr Street High School football team pose during practice on Oct. 4, 1962. The school was known for its athletic programs around the state for decades, producing athletes who later played professionally.

The team was led by coach Sandy Gilliam, who went 87-17 as a high school football coach and later coached at Maryland State. 

Under center at quarterback is Jim "Butch" Duncan, who was a Super Bowl champion with the Baltimore Colts. He was the first South Carolinian to be a part of a winning Super Bowl team. 

From top left, halfback David "Jet" Johnson, fullback Will Rogers, QB Duncan and right halfback Ben Blocker. 

From bottom left, left end Bill Belk, _______, ______, ______right tackle Carl Montgomery, ______, _______

Belk, Blocker and Duncan were all drafted by the NFL in 1968.  

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Lancaster High School Football Field Construction - 1966 - Lancaster SC Photos

Lancaster High's football field can be seen under construction in this December 1966 photograph. At left is North Elementary, formerly, North Junior High. 

If you look closely, you can see there is no LHS baseball field, Arby's or Lancaster Square. 

At top right is the former Lancaster High School and track beside it. 

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