Cotton Gin in Operation | History of SC Slide Collection

A cotton gin in operation at Strawberry Hill plantation, photographed in 1897.

Courtesy of the Winthrop University Archives.

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History of SC Slide Collection / E. Economic Activity in South Carolina | History of SC Slide Collection / E. Cotton

Cotton in Bloom in Florence County | History of SC Slide Collection

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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.

Ripened Bolls of Short-Staple Cotton | History of SC Slide Collection

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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...

The Boll Weevil | History of SC Slide Collection

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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...

A Cotton Field During Harvesting in Aiken | History of SC Slide Collection

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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.

A Keowee Church Farm Cotton Picking | History of SC Slide Collection

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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...

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 | 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...

Cotton Press | History of SC Slide Collection

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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...

Interior of a Large Ginning Mill | History of SC Slide Collection

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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 Market in Hartsville | History of SC Slide Collection

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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...

Charleston Cotton Exchange | History of SC Slide Collection

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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...