Peach Festival collection

Photograph: Peach Festival float, Bob Shelley, WFBC

Bob Shelley, WFBC Radio Television and DeLany's Sporting Goods Peach Festival parade floats. Photographed by Joe F. Jordan

Photograph: Peach Festival float, City of Greer train

City of Greer train Peach Festival parade float with children. Photographed by Joe F. Jordan.

Photograph: Peach Festival float, Martha Brannon, S.C. Peach Festival Queen

1958 Peach Festival parade float with '57 Peach Queen Martha Brannon. Photographed by Joe F. Jordan.

Photograph: Peach Festival float, Beaufort Co., Josephine Smith "Miss Beaufort"

Beaufort County Peach Festival parade float featuring Josephine Smith, Miss Beaufort. Photographed by Joe F. Jordan.

Photograph: Peach Festival float, Biltmore Milk

Biltmore Milk Peach Festival parade float. Photographed by Joe F. Jordan.

Photograph: Peach Festival float with Cecila Colvert, Miss South Carolina, small

J. P. Stevens & Co. Inc. Peach Festival parade float with Cecila Colvert, Miss South Carolina, and four other women. Photographed by Joe F. Jordan. (small duplicate of 2023.16.4)

Photograph: Peach Festival float, Grady Cox Furniture

Grady Cox Furniture Co. Peach Festival parade float. Photographed by Joe F. Jordan

Photograph: Peach Festival float with Cecila Colvert, Miss South Carolina

J. P. Stevens & Co. Inc. Peach Festival parade float with Cecila Colvert, Miss South Carolina, and four other women. Photographed by Joe F. Jordan.

Photograph: Peach Festival 1961 Phyllis Parker, alternate pose

1961 Peach Queen Phyllis Parker poses under a ladder. Photographed by Joe F. Jordan.

Photograph: Peach Festival 1961 Phyllis Parker

1961 Peach Queen Phyllis Parker poses under a ladder. Photographed by Joe F. Jordan

Photograph: 1958 Peach Festival parade float with Martha Brannon, 1957 Peach Queen

1958 Peach Festival parade float with '57 Peach Queen Martha Brannon. Photographed by Joe F. Jordan. (duplicate of 2023.8.1)

Photograph: WFBC anchor Norvin Duncan at the Peach Festival

WFBC anchor Norvin Duncan with photographed with a visiting queen (right) and another woman

Peach Festival newspaper articles: festival postponed

Nearly identical articles announcing the postponement and re-evaluation of the Peach Festival, along with assurances that the event is not permanently terminated

Peach Festival newspaper article: tickets on sale

Article announcing tickets prices for Peach Festival events and the expected crowds at the events

1967 Peach Festival newspaper article: coin given, grower honored

Two photographs: one of Peach Queen Beth Kendrick receiving commemorative coin, one of Earle R. Taylor receiving Pioneer Peach Grower award. First photograph by R. S. Marvin.