Train Derailed by Earthquake | History of SC Slide Collection

The force of the 1886 Charleston earthquake knocked this train from its tracks.

Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration.

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Senator Ben Tillman's "Cow Cartoons" | History of SC Slide Collection

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Senator Ben Tillman's "Cow Cartoons" | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 1

Senator Ben Tillman's "cow cartoons." Elected to the United States Senate in 1894, Tillman went to Washington determined to give the business end of a pitchfork to what he considered federal waste of...

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Charleston Earthquake | History of SC Slide Collection

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At 9:45 p.m. on August 31, 1886, a major earthquake struck Charleston. There were 27 people killed in the collapse of buildings, and another 33 died later of injuries. Buildings were destroyed, roads...

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Charleston's Homeless Crisis After Earthquake | History of SC Slide Collection

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Hundreds of people were left homeless by the destruction of the 1886 earthquake. Others feared to stay in their homes lest there should be another quake, or weakened walls collapse. Here, families...

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American Red Cross Headquarters, 1893 | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 5

Scarcely had the city of Charleston recovered from the 1886 earthquake than the entire coast, including Charleston, was struck by a devastating hurricane in 1893. It created extensive damage in the...

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Parris Island Naval Dry-Dock | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 6

In the early 1880s, the federal government began to purchase land in the Port Royal area for a permanent naval base. Plans for such a base had long been the dream of Robert Smalls, the U.S...

Leaders of the Farmer's Movement in South Carolina | History of SC Slide Collection

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Leaders of the Farmer's Movement in South Carolina | History of SC Slide Collection

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George W. Shell, Benjamin R. Tillman, and John L.M. Irby pose for an 1890 photograph with the caption, "Leaders of the Farmer's Movement in South Carolina." The rise and rule of Tillmanism in South...

The Official Dispensary Liquor Label | History of SC Slide Collection

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The Official Dispensary Liquor Label | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 8

The official Dispensary liquor label. One of the most controversial political issues in a period when political controversy dominated state politics, was the State Dispensary, a plan under which all...

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Postcard, 1910 | History of SC Slide Collection

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Postcard from Wm. H. Cobb and Co. 5 & 10 Cent Stores, Greenville. "Two South Carolina Products: A County Dispensary and Yoked Oxen as Motive Power." Ca. 1910. Courtesy of the South Caroliniana Library...

The Constitution of 1895 | History of SC Slide Collection

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The Constitution of 1895 | History of SC Slide Collection

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The Constitution of 1895. This is the present Constitution of the State of South Carolina, which defines state and local governmental power. However, over the last 94 years it has been so amended, or...