COUNTRY SINGER TEX RITTER poses with Slim Mims, center, and his Dream Ranch Boys in the WJMX Radio Studio in the 1950s. Mims’ radio program, Dream Ranch Jamboree, was a popular show in Florence. He and his band were also on television on WBTW in Florence

Florence High School, circa 1943. Shown at left are the officers of the graduating class of 1943: Dick Dusenbury, president; Bryant Hicks, vice-president; and Betty Lou Hickey, secretary.

FIVE POINTS FILLING STATION – Photo taken between 1916 and 1920. Photo courtesy of Mrs. Frank Key Jr.

The interior of Ziegler’s Drug Store as it looked in the 1920s. The drug store was located on the northwest corner of West Evans and North Dargan streets.

PALMETTO MARKET AND COLD STORAGE (1921)

JUNIOR, SENIOR DANCE at Wilson High School in 1962. From left are Maurice Austin, Edward Anderson, Monya Reese, Henry Thomas, Alphonsa Davis, and Patricia Timmons. The dance theme was ‘Fantasy of the Sea.’ Photo from the 1962 Wilsonian Yearbook.

Parade on Evans 1942

Old Camp Coker staff from 1985

1943 championship team at Old Legion Stadium on Oakland Avenue.

Lake’s Drugstore Circa 1936

Sears, Roebuck, & Co. Circa 1938

Boy Scouts at Philmont circa 1967

Griffin Motors on North Irby Street in Florence, circa 1951

Florence Country Club 1940s

The Dimpy Pearson Orchestra playing for a St. Patrick’s Day party at the Florence Country Club in 1945. From left are Jack Halley, Doc Campbell, Dimpy Pearson, Ralph Moore, Chubby Bloodworthy, Lanue Anderson, and Bernie Moore.