Photograph of the original white building of First Presbyterian Church. Greer Graded School stands beside it, and what is believed to be the original Davenport home in the background.
Photograph of Wofford College baseball team, circa 1901-02. Photo shows B.A. Bennett, who graduated in 1902. Names are written under each person at the bottom of the photo: the manager Fairy, Bates, Lee, Hudgens(?), Martin, Burudge(?), Bennett, Burnett, Du Pree, Hall, Sullivan. One person (between Du Pree and Hall) is not labeled; he is not in uniform, wearing a hat and tie, so is likely an assistant of some sort.
On the back of the photo is written in fountain or quill pen ink: "for McD. Y." (or possibly McD. G.) In pencil, at the bottom right, is written "3 col. Greer Citizen by Bus" and in the top right "4."
A separate card is with the photograph and has been given accession number 2023.89.1b. It reads:
Wofford College Baseball Team
approx (1901-02)? Mr. B. A. Bennett, team captain. front row, second from right.
first on right, 2nd row, Hall, Wellford.
Fairy, Mgr.
This is an important postcard as it holds one of the few and earliest known "Greer's Depot" postmarks. The first post office was located in the original train depot, which was a Southern Railroad depot at this time. When the town incorporated "Depot" was dropped (as reflected in the writing on the back of the postcard), but the Post Office continued to use it until they moved into their own location between 1900 and 1905.
[Front reads:]
United States Postal Card.
Nothing but the address to be on this side.
Mr T. T. Westmoreland
Greer's
SC
[Postmarked:]
GREER'S DEPOT
AUG 27
1891
[back reads:]
Office of SOUTHERN EXPRESS COMPANY
Greer's SC 8/27 1891
T.T. Westmoreland.
We have received to your address Pa which you will please call at this Office and receive (presenting this Card). From this date it will be held at your risk, and subject to be sold in Thirty Days thereafter for charges.
Express Charges. $.25
C.O.D. $._____
Total, $. 25c
Fill out below
[signed, J.A. Robison] Agent
The Southern Express Company will deliver the above mentioned property _____________ who will pay all charges.
______________ Consignee
Original photograph of a reunion of Civil War veterans, c. 1900. The photograph is in front of the Wood Mendenhall Co. original location (unknown). Scratched into the film is:
REUNION AUG. 31
GREER'S S.C.
DRACE PHOTO
On top of the photo, in a bare area of the lower right, is a modern pasted cutout which reads:
4 col. cut; no story:
REUNION This early C. W. Drace photo, taken around the turn of the century in downtown Greer, shows several dozen Greer area ancestors who attended a reunion of Civil War veterans. The group gathered in front of the Wood-Mendenhall store where carriages, wagons, and buggies were sold.
