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National Dropout Prevention Center | South Carolina Public Radio
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N is for National Dropout Prevention Center
In Their Own Words – SC’s Vietnam Veterans and Their Stories
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This lesson focuses on rememberances of the Vietnam War from individuals who fought in it. It should be used in conjunction with a study of the facts and events that occurred during the Vietnam War...
Charleston Cotton Exchange | History of SC Slide Collection
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As important as the growing of cotton was its marketing, and in this the Cotton Exchange played a powerful role in the local economy. All of the members of the Charleston Cotton Exchange were...
Cotton Market in Hartsville | History of SC Slide Collection
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This cotton market in Hartsville, in Darlington County, dealt primarily in long-staple cotton, used in the 1930s in fine yarns, and in the fabric or cords on which tires were built. Works Progress...
Interior of a Large Ginning Mill | History of SC Slide Collection
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Interior of a large ginning mill, ginning sea island cotton at Alexander Knox's plantation in Mount Pleasant, early in the 20th century. Courtesy of the Charleston Museum, Charleston, South Carolina.
Cotton Gin in Operation | History of SC Slide Collection
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A cotton gin in operation at Strawberry Hill plantation, photographed in 1897. Courtesy of the Winthrop University Archives.
Cotton Press | History of SC Slide Collection
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A cotton press for compressing short-staple cotton. To maximize use of space on the vessels in which cotton was shipped to England, the use of cotton presses to compress the bulky cotton was adopted...
Harvester Tipping a Load of Cotton Into a Wagon | History of SC Slide Collection
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Harvester tipping a load of cotton into a wagon in Calhoun County, September 1968. Although the U.S. Department of Agriculture began experimenting with mechanical cotton pickers in the 1920s, they...
A Keowee Church Farm Cotton Picking | History of SC Slide Collection
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"A Keowee Church Farm Cotton Picking." This photograph of whites picking cotton, taken around 1900 in York County, is from the collection of Miss Margaret Gist. She was active in the missionary...
A Cotton Field During Harvesting in Aiken | History of SC Slide Collection
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A cotton field during harvesting in Aiken. Courtesy of the Aiken County Historical Museum.
The Boll Weevil | History of SC Slide Collection
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Woodcut by Anna Heyward Taylor of a boll weevil. As early as 1728, a cotton weevil was reported in North Carolina, but the pest now known by the name of "boll weevil" did not become a major threat to...
Ripened Bolls of Short-Staple Cotton | History of SC Slide Collection
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Ripened bolls of short-staple cotton in the fields of Calhoun County in September of 1968. Cotton still produced in South Carolina dominated agriculture in the state in the first half of the 19th...
Cotton in Bloom in Florence County | History of SC Slide Collection
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Cotton in bloom in Florence County, August 30, 1967. Photo by L.W. Riley. Courtesy of the Clemson University Libraries.
La Ropa Sucia: a fotonovela
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Students will discover the components and origin of the fotonovela and create their own using 1:1 technology.
Vesta Mills | South Carolina Public Radio
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“V” is for Vesta Mills of Charleston. In 1899, Spartanburg textile manufacturer John Montgomery and New York merchant Seth Milliken purchased the Charleston Cotton Mills and renamed it Vesta Mills...
McGuire, Frank Joseph | South Carolina Public Radio
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"M" is for McGuire, Frank Joseph [1913-1994] Basketball Coach.
Atlantic Beach | South Carolina Public Radio
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“A” is for Atlantic Beach. [Horry County; population 351]. A historically black beach community, Atlantic Beach is located fifteen miles north of Myrtle Beach. Atlantic Beach flourished during the...
Turner, Henry McNeal | South Carolina Public Radio
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"T" is for Turner, Henry McNeal. [1834-1915] Clergyman. Politician.
Chapman, Martha Marshall II | South Carolina Public Radio
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“C” is for Chapman, Martha Marshall, II [b. 1949]. Musician. A native of Spartanburg, Chapman moved to Nashville to attend Vanderbilt and has lived there much of her adult life. Classified by many as...