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S.B. Poston - left - with associates in storeroom - circa 1920
Photo shows Sylvester Briley Poston, businessman and first mayor of Johnsonville, in one of his stores. others have yet to be identified. -
Percy Poston - center - holding a can in store - circa 1920
Percy Poston stands center holding a can in a Broadway store in Johnsonville, circa 1920. -
Prosser Theater Torn Down
Prosser Theater on Broadway is torn down, 1977 -
Prosser Movie Theater
The Johnsonville Theatre was owned by Chevis Prosser and located on Broadway. It ceased operations around 1964 and burned in May of 1977. The burnt building was torn down on May 12, 1977. -
Railroad crossing downtown, Johnsonville SC
View of the old railroad crossing lights from Broadway looking West toward Railroad Avenue. Prosser's Department Store is visible. -
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Broadway Street looking East circa 1954
Johnsonville, South Carolina - Broadway Street looking to the East. -
The Johnsonville Drug Company
This photo was taken in front of the Johnsonville Drug Company, circa 1920. The man pictured is Ashby McElveen, a druggist at the pharmacy - the girl is currently unknown. He was from Lake City. Ashby purchased a Drug Store in Sumter, SC in 1923 and remained there the rest of his life. His brother Robbie McElveen worked for the Farmers and Merchant Bank in Johnsonville and married a local girl named Cornelia Cockfield. They moved to Lake City after marrying in the early 1920's. This photo was provided by Ashby's grandson, Wilson McElveen. You can make out some of the old buildings on Broadway in the background. -
Broadway Street in Johnsonville looking East toward the railroad, early 1960s
This 1960s era photograph depicts several Broadway Street businesses of the time, including Prosser's Department Store and the old Gulf station. The blue pickup was a 1958 or 1959 Chevy that belonged to David Poston. It is parked in front of the hardware store. The car behind it was Mrs Doris Caraway's yellow and white 1958 Ford. The third car was Mr Moss Daniels Ford from the early 1950's. The convertible's owner is unknown.