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About this Project

William Van Auken Greene, a one-armed itinerant photographer, photographed over 2,000 people and places in Horry County, South Carolina during the 1930s and 1940s. He photographed barn fires, parents clutching their sons in uniform, school plays and the tobacco harvest.

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Tag People and Places

While Greene's catalogs of these photographs are lost, multiple volunteers have combed the photographs to identify family, friends and neighbors. However, some of the individuals, and some individuals have been labeled under multiple names. The Press is working on matching the names provided by volunteers to the photographs.

If you can help identify the people or places in these photos, please contribute their name by clicking on a photo below.

Recent Tags

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- Jamie Dozier { Harmon Reynolds }
- Jamie Dozier { Berta Lupo Reynolds }
- Jamie Dozier { Samuel Morgan "SM" Reynolds }
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- Eddie Tarte { Elbert Tarte on the right. }
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- Eddie Tarte { Henry Rouse }
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Recent Photos

April 18, 2016

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July 9, 2015

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July 9, 2015

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Photos may not be used without prior consent from The Athenaeum PRess.

Project: The Athenaeum Press at Coastal Carolina University with the Horry County Museum