- Margaret D.
- Monday, June 01, 2020
With over 7,000 images in the Local History Digital Collections it can be hard to find those hidden gems. Take a look at what your neighbors found interesting in April, 2020.
The Walker Local and Family History Center maintains a healthy collection of historic photographs, postcards and other local memorabilia. A selection of these are online in the Local History Digital Collections, with new additions each week. Each month I’ll share the most popular images from the previous month. Below are the top 10 images from April, 2020.
10) Mrs. Herbert W. Hoefer and Mrs. Robert Evander McNair in Ainsley Hall mansion, 1967. From The State Newspaper Photograph Archive.
9) USC football players Sterling Sharpe (2), Todd Ellis (9) and Ryan Bethea (1), 1987. From The State Newspaper Photograph Archive.
8) Census taker with a bicycle, 1970. From The State Newspaper Photograph Archive.
7) Julian P. Harman at Caughman's Feed and Seed, 1970. From The State Newspaper Photograph Archive.
6) Swarm of bees in a Southern Bell truck, 1961. From The State Newspaper Photograph Archive.
5) City officials tour Black Bottom, 1964. From The State Newspaper Photograph Archive.
4) Mayme Swygert makes candy at Swygert's Candy Shop, 1958. From The State Newspaper Photograph Archive.
3) Mackie Quave and family, 1957. From The State Newspaper Photograph Archive.
2) Doug Broome's Drive In, 1960. From the Midlands Memories collection.
1) Columbia Theatre, Columbia, S.C., 1908. From Postcards of the Midlands.
Want to see more? Click to see the top 10 from March 2020 or May 2020.