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Old Photographs of Pendleton SC

 

Most of these old Pendleton photographs date to the early 1900's. How did I get these photos? Well, that is a good story.

One day Frank Crenshaw showed me these photos and I asked him if I could get copies made. He told me that Mr. Norton Campbell had found an old camera at the home of Punch Hunter, a long time Pendleton resident who died at the ripe old age of 100 plus years. In the old camera was some film that had never been developed so Norton developed them. Most of these pictures are a result of that. On January 26, 1989 I showed these pictures to one of our then 90 year old residents who grew up in Pendleton, Miss Ruth Boggs. She went through the pictures and told me about each one. It was so interesting. I have several pages of notes and will share her thoughts with you.

Some others came from Clemson University's Strom Thurmond Institute.
Pendleton Tire Co. and Burger King display a few of these in there businesses and there are several people around town that have this set of pictures.
I am telling these stories as they were told to me.

Please feel free to shed some light on any of them. I would love to hear from you in the comments section below.

Update: This lens is a lot of fun as I hear from friends that I haven't heard from in awhile offering to share their old photographs. Thank you, Pendleton, for making this lens a community wide project. Please keep sharing those old pictures and stories! I love it!
Hope you enjoy!

OLD HUNTER HOUSE 

East Main Street

Miss Ruth told me that the house caught on fire on a Saturday afternoon. Sally Hunter had gone to take a bath with the oil stove on to warm the bathroom. It set the curtains on fire. A water brigade was formed to run from the well on the square to the house.
The house had a kitchen connected in the back. It was bricked after the fire.

OLD HUNTER HOUSE

PUNCH HUNTER, TOM WATKINS AND RALPH HUNTER 

In old Ford

Punch Hunter was the one who had the camera with the film left in it. This is him as a young man along with Ralph Hunter and Tom Watkins.

Punch Hunter, Tom Watkins and Ralph Hunter in old Ford

MRS. SUSIE ADGER'S BUGGY 

She had a buggy and a chaffeur

Mrs. Susie Adger lived at Gallow's Hill where the lynching tree was. She was quite well off and had a chaffeur and a buggy.

SUZIE ADGER'S BUGGY

GEORGE SMITH MILL 

This mill is now under water.

SMITH MILL

LITTLE CAMP HOUSES 

In the mountains

I was told by Miss Ruth Boggs that people from Pendleton would camp in the mountains near Whitewater Falls in these "Little Camp Houses".

Little Camp House near Whitewater Falls

1906 RED SHIRT MILITIA REUNION 

Pendleton SC

Evidently there was a big parade and reunion in Pendleton in 1906 of the Red Shirt Militia. It looks like from the picture that it may have been from all over this area. The Red Shirt Militias were organized in the south after the Civil War.
If you want to learn more about who they were please see this link below.

Red Shirt Militia 

It was part of our history, like it or not.

Wikipedia
Wikipedia gives a description of who the Red Shirts were.
Geocities
This site tells of the South Carolina Red Shirts after the Civil War.

1906 Red Shirt Reunion in Pendleton SC

CONGRESSMAN AIKEN 

Unveiling the cannon

This was also at the Red Shirt Reunion in 1906. Congressman Aiken gave a talk before the cannon was unveiled.
Clemson students from years ago probably remember the Pendleton Cannon getting stolen from time to time as a prank and always returned. This happened so much that the cannon had to be permanently placed in front of the Farmers Hall.

CONGRESSMAN AIKEN

CONGRESSMAN WYATT AIKEN 

US House of Representatives for 6 terms: 1903-1917

Congressman Wyatt Aiken
Learn more about Congressman Wyatt Aiken

QUEEN STREET  

This is very interesting

Queen Street in Pendleton sure doesn't look like this today. According to Miss Ruth, the first building on the left is South Carolina Dispensary which was a liquor store controlled by the state. She also said that next to the dispensary was Mr. Jim Hunter's Law Office.

Queen Street

AIKEN GUARDS 

RED SHIRT REUNION IN PENDLETON

There is lots of detail to see in the photograph. The most obvious being the "Brownie camera" that the little girl is holding. I am just guessing that that's what it is. Look at the cannon and the inscription "Peace". I had never noticed that before. I knew that it was called the "Peace Cannon" Looks like the men all grew beards for the occassion.

Aiken Guards at the Red Shirt Reunion

BROAD STREET 

1906 Red Shirt Reunion

This is the parade going down Broad Street beside the old Hunter House. Look at the back of the house. That is the kitchen that was built on.

Red Shirt Reunion going down Broad St in Pendleton

Pretty Ladies Unveiling the Cannon 

Red Shirt Reunion 1906

Miss Ruth tried to identify the ones in this picture but she wasn't real sure. She said that Bessie Watkins was one of them and also mentioned the McPhail girls, Sloan, or Campbell. I would sure like to have one of those fans.

Unveiling the Peace Cannon

OLD FORD MOTOR COMPANY 

Main Street in Pendleton

This building was formerly Pendleton Antique Company. Richard and Shelby Quattlebaum sold the building in recent years to Scott Ward. The picture below shows the building when it was the Ford Motor Company.

In a paper entitled "Pendleton History As Told Me and From Memory" written by Emma A. Sitton in 1961, she describes what I think is that same building as being Carriage Shop. Someone might have more information on this and I would appreciate your sharing it. She states the following in her paper:

"From the square on the right side John B. Sitton had a Carriage Shop where carriages, buggies, wagons and harness were made. The shop was a long brick building, two stories, two rooms on the ground floor, two rooms on the second floor. The front room on the ground floor was a show room, the back room was a wood shop. John Dillard was master carpenter. The front room on the second floor was the paint shop, the back room a harness shop where Warren Dillard made all the leather fittings for the carriages as well as harness. The paint room had large doors on the north side and there was a long platform on that side where the finished vehicles were dried. This platform had a ramp with steps in the middle to allow vehicles to be brought down to the show room. The painter, Tilman Jones, was once a slave. On the south side of the shop was a lumber shed."

OLD FORD MOTOR COMPANY IN PENDLETON

SOUTH SIDE OF THE SQUARE

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF PENDLETON 

Looking Back

Diane Scott was kind enough to share these pictures with us. She worked on the 160th Anniversary Project for the First Baptist Church of Pendleton and they used these photos then. Some came from the FBC Historic Archives and some from Pendleton District Commission. Thank you, Diane.

1802 FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

HISTORIC PHOTO OF FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

OLD METHODIST CHURCH

Jerry Sloan Shares Great Old Pendleton Photos 

I sure appreciate Jerry's sharing these wonderful photos of Pendleton. Jerry's dad was the mayor of Pendleton at one time.

Great old photos, Jerry. Thank you!

Old Presbyterian Church

Mt. Bethel Church

Mt. Bethel Church, Old Presbyterian Church, Pendleton Supermarket, and Smith Oil 

Photos contributed by Jerry Sloan

Jerry said that Mt Bethel Church was about where Dr. Cooper's office is now. The next picture was probably taken at the grand opening of Pendleton Supermarket. The Supermarket was in the building where Crenshaw's is.

Pendleton Supermarket Grand Opening

Jerry Sloan's Dad 

Pendleton Town Council in the 50's -
left to right
Levi Campbell,Doc Crenshaw, H.B. Barnette, Jule Aull and J.C. Sloan, Sr.

The next picture is J.C. Sloan, Sr. when he was 15 or 16 yrs old

Pendleton Town Council 1950's

J.C. Sloan, Sr about 15 or 16 yrs old

Denise Jackson Shares Pictures from King"s Chapel 

Thank you, Denise

2 PICTURES OF THE LADIES OF KING'S CHAPEL AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH THE 1950's.

PHOTOS BY LEWIS D. MOREHEAD, ANDERSON, SC

2nd Picture - THE LAST LADY KNEELING (TO THE FAR RIGHT) WITH THE WHITE FLOWER IN HER HAIR, IS LILA WINSTON GANTT - SANDRA GANTT'S MOTHER. IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, LILA IS THE ONLY ONE STILL LIVING (other than the little boy - probably).

Ladies of King's Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church - 1950's

1950's Ladies of King's Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church #2

Sloan Manufacturing Co. formerly LaFrance and now Reigel Industries

Sam Hall and Lou Crenshaw Hall (Arthur Hall's parents and grandparents of Ronald Hall)

VIEW FROM MICASA

1842 LIBERTY HALL INN

MOVING AHEAD ABOUT A FEW YEARS 

PENDLETON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Look very hard at these little darlings and you may recognize some of my classmates who are upstanding Pendleton citizens today.

Pendleton Elementary (PHS Class of 66)

Old Pendleton High School

Pendleton Elementary 1935 

On the steps of the old high school

Mr. Harold Martin shared this photo with me. This is his first grade class at Pendleton Elementary School. He said that all the grades went to the old High School. The elementary school (now town hall) was not built then. He said that Mr. Ouzts was the principal for all grades. Mr. Ouzts was the Superintendent when I was in school so he was around for a long time. Others that you might recognize in the picture are Calvin Barnette, Virginia Riggins, Bonnie Medlock, Betty Linderman, and Susan Leigh. Do you know any others? Please let us know.

1935 FIRST GRADE AT PENDLETON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

PHS 1949

PENDLETON FARMERS HALL 1826

OLD JAIL AND LIONS CLUB PICTURE 

This picture of the Old Jail and the one of the Lions Club viewing the plans for the Hartwell Reservoir can also be seen on the Pendleton Lens (mini website) with some interesting stories. My sister did this lens and inspired me to continue with more Pendleton lenses.
Please check it. You will be glad you did.
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Old Pendleton Jail

Pendleton Lions Club views plans for Hartwell Reservoir 1958

THE DOG HOUSE 

Pendleton's Old Gymnasium

The Dog House was built in 1949 and cost a little over $50,000 which came from a bond issue. In an old newspaper clipping, "Red" Canup wrote that on December 7 Pendleton High School's bond-built gymnasium was opened Tuesday night with 600 people in attendance at a basketball doubleheader inaugural. He went on to say that Mr. Outz wanted to make sure that there was a full house so he dispatched school buses to bring in the boys and girls. Coach Bob Scott gave me copies of old newspaper clippings when we were planning the "Save The Dog House" Campaign in 1992.

NOTE: Kathy Clark asked her brother Alvin to identify the young men in this photo.
Nancy, In the old basketball photos..49-50, my brother Alvin Clark is in there. I sent the web to him and he ID'd them all except two. Front L-R
Melvin Barnette, Delano McClain, Buddy Campbell, ?Julian Landreth, Johnny McConnell, Joe Taylor, unknown, Ben Hunter, Charles Brown, unknown. Back Row
Alvin Clark, Curtis Rogers, Bobby Aiken, Marvin Madden, Herbert Hendricks, ?mascot, Mr. Scott, Ronnie Scott.

1949-50 PENDLETON HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM

DOC HELLAMS 

Almost 50 years in Pendleton

Doc Hellams came to Pendleton in 1960 and is still practicing medicine a couple of days a week. He is on his 5th generation of patients. When he first came to Pendleton he delivered babies and some of those babies are his patients along with their children. Here is a picture of one of his first Pendleton deliveries.

Doc Hellams - 1960

Calvin and Melvin Barnette  

with Grandpa and Grandma Hicks

Melvin showed me this picture the other day and I asked him if I could add it to this lens. He agreed. Melvin thinks that this picture was made around 1937 with his grandparents (Summer and Fannie Hicks). They lived in the Denver Community. Thank you, Melvin for sharing this wonderful picture. I know that Calvin and Melvin have a lot of kinfolks in Pendleton and I am sure they will especially enjoy seeing this.

Calvin and Melvin Barnette with Grandpa and Grandma Hicks

Tanglewood Sloan 

Tanglewood Sloan was the lovely home at the site where the new library is now. The columns are still standing. Jerry Sloan had sent me this photo a couple of years ago. I always enjoyed looking at the house and remember it well from my childhood. There was wisteria growing all around it and it would look so enchanting when in bloom. I remember my mother crying when it burned and I don't think I had ever seen my mother cry before that.
Thank you Jerry for sharing this old photo.

My friend, BJC, had this to say about when Tanglewood Sloan burned:

I remember when Tanglewood burned. We lived across the street in the Presbyterian manse, and had not been there long. We had no curtains in the bedroom, just shades. My husband jumped out of bed shouting "Wake up. wake up...we've got to get the girls out of here...our house is on fire!!!" Turns out, it was not our home, but Tanglewood, across the street that was on fire, and the flames were crackling so loud that it sounded like it was our house. We all got up and shivered thankfully and tearfully for that grand old lady. The firemen were pouring water across the street onto the Pure Oil station to keep it from catching on fire. We had known some Clemson architecture students who had lived there earlier. Most folks were suspicious of them, thought they were "hippies" but we enjoyed them and had a couple of meals with them and tours of the house. When they left they donated their furniture to our church sale.

Tanglewood Sloan

Tanglewood Sloan 1910

Clemson Cadets March in Front of The Chiquola Hotel 

Sometime between 1915 -1918

Charles Williams of the Garrison Arena was kind enough to share this picture with us along with the following story. Thank you Charles.

The original photograph belongs
to my cousin, Bob Webb, from Houston, Texas. In the front row, his
father is on trombone in the band formed by Clemson cadets as they march
down Main Street in Anderson. His father, Robert Webb, was a student at
Clemson between 1915-1918 (I think these are the exact years) and was
the recipient of the Norris Medal, awarded to the most outstanding
senior based on their accomplishments and achievements at Clemson. He
went on to work for USDA after receiving his PhD, and became known as
the "father of cotton quality" in recognition of his accomplishments in
the textile industry.
The photo shows the Chiquola Hotel in the background and the row of
buildings to the left were known as "brick range", now the site of the
Anderson courthouse. At the time of the photo, the Webb family owned
most of that block. Charles Williams

Clemson Cadets sometime between 1915-1918

Charles Williams Comes Through Again With A Great Photo 

Thank you Charles

Charles said:
"This is another photo showing Clemson cadets and band marching down main
street in Anderson. Points of interest include the old courthouse to the
right and the Confederate monument on the left. Looking over the top of
the Confederate monument is an arched sign which said...Welcome to
Anderson..The Electric City.. or some variation of such. The location of
the sign remains a mystery as it was taken down during some remodeling.
Enjoy!
Charles"

Clemson Cadets In Anderson

Crossroads of America made by Photographer Lewis Moorehead near LaFrance, SC

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PLEASE SHARE YOUR OLD PICTURES OF PENDLETON 

Pendleton Pictures from long ago

Do you have any pictures from the old Smith School that was behind Welcome Church? Do you have a picture of the Ice Plant? Any old photos would be appreciated. Please share by emailing in JPEG format to me at hellams@nctv.com
Thank you

Pendleton's Bicentinial Celebration 1990 The Quattlebaums

Bicentenial Poem 1990 

by Shirley Chappell and Nancy Hellams

During the year of the Bicentenial (1990), Shirley Chappell and I sold these framed pictures. Shirley dried the dogwood blossoms that came from the Village Green and I wrote the poem. Of course, Shirley of The Framery did the beautiful framing with different colored mattings. The poem reads like this:

The Village Green

It's Springtime. The dogwoods are in full bloom.
There is a mystical peace in the air filled with treasured memories of days gone by.
Many have sat in awe of the beauty of this place.
Listen and you can hear them:
The chanting of the Cherokee,
The decisions of the politicians,
The dreams of the early settlers,
The laughter of children playing,
The soldiers marching.
Feel their presence.
So many have walked these grounds and I am proud to be one of them.
Happy 200th Birthday Pendleton, South Carolina!

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Firebrand of Liberty: The Story of Two Black Regiments that Changed the Course of the Civil War

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sandyspider

Great history on Pendleton. Wonderful photos.

Posted October 08, 2008
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What an awesome lens, you did a absolutely remarkable job. Talk about capturing history, it's interesting and beautifully laid out. - Kathy

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