MEN IN BLUE - A group photo of the Florence Police Department taken in front of the Florence County Courthouse in 1951.

A LITTLE OFF THE TOP – A photo showing McLaughlin’s Barber Shop in downtown Florence. The date the photo was taken is uncertain.

GIRL SCOUT TROOP: This photo, taken by Tom Kirkland, shows the high school seniors from a Girl Scout Troop in Florence.

Congressman John L. McMillan, standing, speaks in Florence, circa 1942. Seated is Mayor James R. Schipman. McMillan, a Democrat, was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1939 until 1973.

PETER PAN AT FLT: The cast of the Florence Little Theatre’s production of Peter Pan in 2009.

U.S.O. CENTER – The former J.L. Barringer House on the 100-block of S. Irby Street, circa. 1917, served as the U.S.O. Center during World War II for local Army Air Field soldiers, 1943-45.

CIRCLE SCHOOL – Miss Irene Wyatt’s third grade class, 1939-40.

THE CHICKEN BASKET - A photo taken in the 1960s of Edwin Turner’s Chicken Basket.

CAROLINA THEATER: At left, the Car-olina Theater and Waters Furniture can be seen on the 100 block of South Dargan Street, circa 1955.

SAUNDERS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. Shown in this photo taken in 1938, the three-story building was located on South Dargan Street at the site where the Drs. Bruce & Lee Foundation Library now resides.

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH – First Presbyterian Church on East Evans Street in 1906. This was the second sanctuary for First Presbyterian Church.

GIRL SCOUTS: Troop No. 7 meeting at the home of Barbara Johnson on Palmetto St. in 1950.

SAFETY PATROL – The Student Safety Patrol at Royall School is shown standing outside the school in this photo taken Oct. 3, 1956.

FLORENCE AIR & MISSILE MUSEUM – This photo taken by Tom Kirkland, circa 1960s, shows an aerial view of the Air & Missile Museum which was located at the airport entrance on U.S. 301.AS