Lancaster High's Brooks Goldsmith Catch vs Greenville - 1959 - Lancaster SC Photos

Lancaster High's Brooks Goldsmith leaves Greenville High behind as he hauls in a pass on Nov. 13, 1959 in Lancaster. 

Goldsmith and The Blue Hurricanes beat Byrnes in the playoffs the next week and went on to defeat Winyah for the state championship. 

LHS only lost one game that season and averaged almost 14 points per game while their opponents averaged only 5. Four opponents never scored a point against The Hurricanes that year. 

LHS was coached by Wade Corn and their mascot later became The Bruins. This field was located near the present day Wylie St. Pool. 

(Photo by Lavoy Baunknight via The Lancaster Archive) 

Lancaster Educators Sing "I'm Glad That I'm a Teacher" - 1990 - Lancaster SC Videos

VIDEO - Turn up your sound - Lancaster Educators perform "I'm Glad That I'm a Teacher", directed by Linda Bell, at an event in 1990. (Video by Bobby Bell / Bell Studio)— with Linda Blackmon Bell and

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Mrs. Billings' Central School Class - 1953 - Lancaster SC Photos

Mrs. Billings' class poses for a photo at Central School in May of 1953. 

See below for cropped photos, making it easier to see faces. 

(Photo by Lavoy Studio via The Lancaster Archive) 

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Students Visit The Lancaster News - 1955 - Lancaster SC Photos

 

Local students pose in front of The Lancaster News building after taking a tour of the newspaper on Monday, May 23, 1955. 

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North Elementary Thanksgiving - 1983 - Lancaster SC Photos

North Elementary students pose in their pilgrim costumes in celebration of Thanksgiving in 1983. 

Thanksgiving was declared a national holiday by Pres. Abraham Lincoln in 1863. 

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LHS Majorettes - 1949 - Lancaster SC Photos

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) 

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Dobson School Students - 1963 - Lancaster SC Photos

Dobson School students show off their artwork in 1963. 

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The board to the left reads 'About God'. 

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Central School Chorus - 1970 - Lancaster SC Photos

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. 

Cropped version can be seen below, making it easier to see faces. 

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LHS Band Room - 1970 - Lancaster SC Photos

A fisheye view of the Lancaster High School band room seen during a tour of the new building following a dedication ceremony in August of 1970. 

The room is now home to Learn TV. (Photo by Lee Studio/The Lancaster Archive)

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Chesterfield School Boys Choir - 1952 - Lancaster SC Photos

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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Central School May Day - 1951 - Lancaster SC Photos

 

Central School students wait for their turn to be a part of the May Day program in 1951. 

 

May Day traces back to a European tradition, marking the beginning of summer. 

 

It is traditionally celebrated about halfway between the spring equinox and summer solstice. 

 

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Central School May Day - 1951 - Lancaster SC Photos - Part 2

 

 

Continuing from the above entry, here are a couple of other versions of the Central School May Day Celebration. See anyone you know?

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South Middle School - 1969 - Lancaster SC Photos

 

 

South Middle School is seen in this April of 1969 photograph. Behind the school is S. 200 highway, with downtown Lancaster to the left about a mile.

 

See below for cropped versions of this amazing, classic image. 

 

 (Photo by Lavoy Studio/The Lancaster Archive/Image on File with Travis Bell Photography)  

 

 

 

 

 

 

LHS Track Construction - 1993 - Lancaster SC Photos

 

The Lancaster High School track is seen under construction on Sept. 9, 1993 as Rice School and the new high school are seen in the background. 

It was the first day of school in the new building. 

Rice School, which served as an elementary and high school for years would become an athletic building for football. 

(Photo by Bobby Bell/Bell Studio/The Lancaster Archive/Image on File with Travis Bell Photography) 

 

 

 

 

Aerial of Lancaster Square and More - 1983 - Lancaster SC Photos

 

 

Lancaster Square, at left, North Elementary and the future path of The Lindsay Pettus Greenway are just a few of the things that can be seen in this 1983 aerial photograph. Wendy's and Bojangles aren't even built yet. 

 

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Brooklyn Springs Elementary - 1969 - Lancaster SC Photos

 

Maybe that's your car down there. 

Brooklyn Springs Elementary is seen in April of 1969. The future property of Second Baptist Church can be seen at top left. 

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Rice School and LHS 1969 and Today - Lancaster SC Photos

 

We thought it would interesting to compare the 1969 Rice School image published earlier to how it looks today.

The 1969 image is on the left. The image on the right is from a screenshot taken from Google Earth today.

(Photo by Lavoy Studio/The Lancaster Archive/Image on File with Travis Bell Photography) 

 

 

 

 

Andrew Jackson High School Construction Aerial - 1968 - Kershaw SC Photos

 

Andrew Jackson High School is seen under construction in Oct. of 1968. U.S. 521 can be seen at left above the school. 

The middle school location was farm land at the time.

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(Photo by Lavoy Studio/The Lancaster Archive/Image on File with Travis Bell Photography)