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Mr. and Mrs. W.P. Roof, Sr., Pose with Hired Help, Dick Portee | History of SC Slide Collection

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Mr. and Mrs. W.P. Roof, Sr., pose with their hired hand Dick Portee, around 1900. The livestock they exhibit in the farm yard behind their Lexington house were proudly included in the photograph as evidence of their prosperity; Roof was one of the wealthier men in Lexington County at the turn of the century.

Courtesy of the Lexington County Museum.

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Chickens | History of SC Slide Collection

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Chickens | History of SC Slide Collection
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Flocks of chickens provided an important source of meat protein, and possibly income, for this family in Lancaster. October 14, 1941 photo by L.W. Riley. Courtesy of the Clemson University Libraries.
Squabs | History of SC Slide Collection

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Squabs | History of SC Slide Collection
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Squabs were an important commercial poultry product for Midlands farmers. Here a group of African-American women pick feathers from squabs headed for market in Sumter. Photograph by Bill King, for the...
Turkeys | History of SC Slide Collection

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Turkeys | History of SC Slide Collection
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Turkey processing at the Louis Rich Poultry plant in Newberry. Photo by Doug Gilmore, February 12, 1988. Courtesy of "The State" newspaper.
Darlington Dairy Plant | History of SC Slide Collection

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Darlington Dairy Plant | History of SC Slide Collection
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James Alford, Ernest Staton, and Bright Stevenson work in the interior of the Staton Dairy barn in Darlington County around 1923. Courtesy of the Darlington County Historical Commission.