A Blacksmith Prepares His Forge | History of SC Slide Collection

An outdoor blacksmith prepares his forge, perhaps to shoe horses or mules, widely used in South Carolina agriculture until very recently as the principle source of power for plowing, harvesting, and transporting crops to market.

Courtesy of the South Caroliniana Library.

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