Squabs | History of SC Slide Collection

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 Works Progress Administration in the 1930s.

Courtesy of the South Caroliniana Library.

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

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.

Palmetto Pigeon Plant | History of SC Slide Collection

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Palmetto Pigeon Plant | History of SC Slide Collection

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The Palmetto Pigeon Plant in Sumter, photographed November 28, 1932. Courtesy of the Sumter County Museum Archives.

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.

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 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...

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.

Co-op Hog Shipment Day at Kingstree | History of SC Slide Collection

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Co-op Hog Shipment Day at Kingstree | History of SC Slide Collection

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Co-op hog shipment day at Kingstree, Williamsburg County, in February 1937. Cooperatives were encouraged in the New Deal, through loans from the Farm Security Administration, as a means of helping...