OLD BRIDGE – A motorist travels across the old Lynches River bridge (U.S. 76) in Florence and Lee counties in April 1951. Photo from the archives of the South Carolina Dept of Transportation.

FLORENCE POLICE TRAFFIC OFFICERS – From left, Andy Griffiin, S.M. Anderson, Richard Moore, J.C. Blackwell and Lt. Ray Eason are pictured in the traffic office in 1974. Photo courtesy of J.C. Blackwell.

US 52/S. IRBY STREET LOOKING NORTH IN SPRING OF 1961 Chicken Basket Restaurant parking lot may be seen on the right. Photo from the SC Department of Transportation archives

DOWNTOWN 1969 – This photo was taken on West Evans Street near the corner of Irby and looking southeast. A pay telephone stand is pictured under the concrete canopy. Photo from the 1969 Southside High yearbook.

BROWN MEMORIALS in 1938 when located on McQueen Street (now site of McMillan Federal Building) Photo from a 1938 Florence City Directory, courtesy of Bran Oswalt of Brown Memorials

YOUTH PARTICIPATE in recreational activities in the parking lot behind First Baptist Church in the 1950s.

CORNER OF IRBY AND PALMETTO STREETS IN JULY 1953 Photo From the SCDOT archives

SOUTH CAROLINA HWY. 327 IN OCTOBER 1953 This section of the road, now known as Francis Marion Road was later paved. Photo from SCDOT archives

SOUTH DARGAN STREET – This photo, dated 1894, lists on the back, Nurse Hannah, left, Lottie, Bright, Rozamia (mother) L. Baskin, Adolph and Leslie. Rozamia was listed in the 1900 census, along with nine children and her second husband William H. Lewis. By then they were living at 166 Evans Street. Photo courtesy of the SC Room at the Florence County Library.

THE GIRL RESERVES members at Florence High School in 1925. The club was organized in 1922 by Miss Ruth Greene. The purpose was to promote a higher standard of Christian girlhood in the school and community. Two annual features were a Christmas tree for poor children and a mid-winter conference. Photo is from the 1925 school yearbook, The Florentine. The high school was later renamed McClenaghan.

FLORENCE HIGH YELLOW JACKETS’ 1938 basketball squad included Captain Myers, Billy Jeffers, Clyde Jeffers, Junior Kitchens, Jack Schuyler, Alternate Captain Alvin Graham, James Blackwell, S.L. Cox, J.A. Grimsley and Myers Hicks. Inset, Peggy Hite, was sponsor. Keith Grimsley, assisted by Vernon Hensley, was manager. Photo is from the 1938 Florence High School yearbook.

MCCLENAGHAN GOLF TEAM 1967 – Kneeling, Wesley Tyler, Buddy Bostian, Jim Player, Jimmy Finklea, Jack Jeffords; Standing, Gary Bennett, Hank Walter, Hart Hubbard, Reed Guest, and Johnny Gregory.