The Beautiful Carolinas

Here are some scenes from a 1942 postcard folder of North and South Carolina. I wonder if ladies in the Carolinas really wear high heels with their bathing suits.

Marine Fire Department - Parris Island, South Carolina

The postage-free message sent from Private Lester W. Johnson to his mother reads:

Dear Mother

I am feeling good and hope you all are the same. Mother please send me Woudro and Marys address so I can write to them and tell them my address so they can write to me and how they are getting along. Good luck to all from your son Lester W. Johnson.

More from Columbia, South Carolina

Much of  Columbia, South Carolina was destroyed by fire in 1865 during the Civil War when Union troops lead by General Sherman occupied the city. Today, you can still visit the remnants of some structures that survived the Civil War, as well as more recent historic buildings.

Here are the backs of the cards in the same order.

Planning Your Summer Vacation

It's never too early, and these motor courts do get booked up, so make your reservations now.  These three places are all in South Carolina.

Here are the backs of the cards in the same order.

Columbia, South Carolina

I just realized that I have five posts for North Carolina and none at all for South Carolina. To make amends, here are several cards from Columbia, South Carolina, capital city of South Carolina, and boyhood home of Woodrow Wilson.

Here are the backs of the cards in the same order.