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	Title:	Category:	Notes:

1.	Alfred Willis	People; Business	Alfred Willis in front of his studio on 115 1/2 East Main Street.

2.	Alfred Willis in studio	People; Business	Alfred Willis processing negatives. The negatives are hanging by clothespins.

3.	Automobile on country road	Transportation

4.	Aviator Henry Willis	People; Transportation; Upstate and Beyond	Henry Willis received the War Department Military Aviator's Certificate in 1913. In February 1914 he received an Expert Aviator's Certificate from the Aero Club of America.

5.	Boys with bicycle	People	A camera on a tripod is in this scene. The boys are obviously curious. Alfred Willis would often photograph people on the street.

6.	Camp Wadsworth soldier with motorcycle	Military, Transportation	In the crowd viewing a parade of Camp Wadsworth troops is a soldier photographed with motorcycle.

7.	Circus day	Transportation	Trolleys transported Spartanburg crowds to events like the circus. In an advertisement in the Spartanburg Herald, the Ringling Brothers production of 1914 promised the "Greatest circus event in the History of America".

8.	Circus parade	Recreation	Caged lions

9.	Circus parade	Recreation	The crowd on Main Street does not seem to be concerned about the closeness of the parading elephants.

10.	Circus parade	Recreation	Crowds gather on West Main Street to watch the horses parade through downtown Spartanburg on their way to the circus grounds.

11.	Circus parade	Recreation	Camels pull a circus wagon.

12.	Citadel cadets	People; Military; Education; Upstate and Beyond	Henry Willis and other cadets. Henry graduated from the Citadel in 1908.

13.	Citadel cadets	Military; Education; Upstate and Beyond	Citadel cadets marching.

14.	Citadel cadets at attention	Military; Education; Upstate and Beyond

15.	Citadel girlfriends	People; Upstate and Beyond	Picking flowers was not allowed at this Charleston location in the early 1900s.

16.	Citadel girlfriends saluting	People	Borrowing hats from the cadets, these young ladies salute for the photographer.

17.	Efird's Department Store fire	Downtown Spartanburg; Business	This view shows a fire engine and equipment used to fight a fire at Efird's Department Store, located on 129 East Main Street.

18.	Efird's Department Store fire	Downtown Spartanburg; Business	Smoke rises from the roof of Efird's Department Store. A fire ladder is propped against the building. Efird's was located on 129 East Main Street. The store remained open until 1965.

19.	Family with motorcycle	Transportation; People	Motorcycles were frequently photographed by Alfred Willis. He may have been excited about this motorcycle, but the ladies and children pictured here did not appear very enthusiastic.

20.	First National Bank construction	Downtown Spartanburg; Business	First National Bank built a new office on the corner of Main and Magnolia streets in 1915, replacing an older building in the same location.