Photo Archive

A dusty Commerce Street in the early 1900’s, no need to watch for cars

The McWhorter family of Bolling Road pose for a traveling photographer circa 1900

Inside the Royal Theatre, Summerville 1939, a fundraiser was held to help buy food for the unemployed

Summerville police officers Whaley and Hawkins patrol the corner of Commerce and Washington 1940

A bird’s eye view of downtown Summerville 1957

James H.(Sloppy) Floyd was Chattooga County state representative from 1952 till his death in 1974

Summerville Post Office in the snow 1940, photo made by dairy farmer and mailman Harry Marks

Wayside Community Church ( at the foot of Taylor Ridge) in 1947

Teachers could park in the circle in front of Summerville High School. SHS became CHS in 1962

Jimmy Williams spins the Top 40 on WGTA in the 1950’s

Coach Lamar Parker and his 1956 Summerville High Indians

Sturdivant gym at Summerville school was in use from the 1930’s till the mid 1970’s

The original Georgia Rug Mill, ( now part of Mohawk)

Leading off the Christmas parade in Summerville in the early 1960’s

Singing the alma mater in the Summerville High Auditorium 1960

Harry McGinnis pours up a prescription in McGinnis Drug circa 1960. The drugstore opened in 1920.

Arrington Drug building is the oldest building on Commerce Street . It was built in 1896

The Summerville Music Study Club was very active from 1939 through the mid 1970’s.

A circa 1960 moonshine still raid was successful. The evidence was brought to the sheriffs office .

The Bolling School, circa 1915, with Minnie VanPelt as teacher