United States-South Carolina-Georgetown County-Georgetown; Men; Fishing; Photographs
Georgetown businessman Alfred Glover Trenholm holds up his catch of the day. Trenholm operated a local telephone company and was an avid photographer. Many of the photographs in the Morgan-Trenholm Collection are credited to him.
United States-South Carolina-Georgetown County-Georgetown; Men; Fishing; Photographs
His smile is forced of course. His wife (not long) had just come down to see the catch. A.W.Ford holds his fishing pole with a sign that says ""3 Hour Fish By A.W. Ford"".
United States-South Carolina-Georgetown County-Georgetown; Aviation-Airplanes; Photographs
Part of the airplane's engine can be seen in this 1911 photograph. The plane was owned by John Preston Tarbox, who was patenting a device for the plane to help maintain balance.
United States-South Carolina-Georgetown County-Georgetown; Plantations; Rice Mill; Architecture; Photographs
A group of people interested in the July 1911 flight at Willowbank Plantation. L-R: Herbert Tarbox, John Preston Tarbox, Mary Kolbe Tarbox, Gurdon L. Tarbox, Frank Green Tarbox.
United States-South Carolina-Georgetown County-Georgetown; Steel Mills; Fire; Photographs
The Atlantic Coast Lumber Company was the scene of a disastrous fire on April 21, 1913. Two mills burned to the ground and were replaced with a steel and concrete plant. When it was completed in July of 1914, it was the largest lumbering...
United States-South Carolina-Georgetown County-Georgetown; Steel Mills; Fire; Photographs
The large waste burner stands amid the smoldering timbers after the Atlantic Coast Lumber Company caught on fire on April 21, 1913. The ACL lost two saw mills in the fire and replaced them with a steel and concrete plant.
United States-South Carolina-Georgetown County-Georgetown; Steel Mills; Fire; Photographs
Smoke still covers the Atlantic Coast Lumber Company after the fire on April 21, 1913. Incorporated in 1903, the ACL was largely started with capital from Boston and New York. After the fire, a new steel and concrete plant was built and helped to...