THE AIR AND MISSILE MUSEUM which was located near the Florence Airport. This photo was taken in the mid 1980s. The museum was established in 1964 and closed in December of 1997.

A STEAM LOCOMOTIVE PASSES OVER THE PALMETTO STREET UNDERPASS IN 1945 PHOTO FROM THE SCDOT ARCHIVES

SOUTH CAROLINA SUPREME COURT JUDGES – D. Gordon Baker, former Florentine and Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court, is pictured third from left. He served on the S.C. Supreme Court beginning in 1935, and was Chief Justice from 1943-1956. Pictu

CHRISTMAS DANCE MCCLENAGHAN HIGH SCHOOL in December 1952. Betsy Allen (Padgett) is third from right. Others not identified.

CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS ON 100 BLOCK OF WEST EVANS 1990 Looking west, Trust Building on left

FLORENCE HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL TEAM FROM 1923 SCHOOL YEARBOOK

MCLEOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER’S main building is under construction in this aerial photo. Known as The Tower, it was completed in the fall of 1979. Photo courtesy of Jimmy Rhodes

MISS ALICE BRUNSON’S SENIOR HOMEROOM – McClenagan High School 1948-49. First row from left, Harry Lewis, Jack Hudson, Bobby Hyman, Bobby McDonald, Charlie Waters, Gerald Scarborough, Pete Kafer, George Bobo, Paul Webb, Jeff Bateman. Second row: Miss Brun

CORNERSTONE LAYING SERVICE AT ALL SAINTS CHURCH PARISH HOUSE NOV. 1, 1959. The church is celebrating its 60th anniversary. See story on page 3A. Photo courtesy of All Saints Anglican Church

KLUB KNUTS – Members of Florence High School’s Klub Knuts pose for a photo on the school steps. The photo is dated 1937 and appeared in the school’s yearbook. Members are not identified. The school was later renamed McClenaghan High and the building stil

EAST EVANS STREET IN EARLY 1900s, looking east. This block of merchants was known as Cohen Block. Photo is from a postcard.

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.