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

The ways in which South Carolinians have earned their livings, enriched themselves and the state, and provided essential goods and services to each other, the region, and the nation have varied over time and place, and are becoming increasingly diverse. The images collected together in this category do not make up the whole story. Users of this collection are urged to look also at the following section on transportation, and to use the search function for additional images that illustrate the agriculture, commerce and industry of South Carolina.

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Charcoal Burners | History of SC Slide Collection
Charcoal Burners | History of SC Slide Collection
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Charcoal burners, near the Francis Marion National Forest. The photograph of the charcoal operation of Mr. J.W. Litchfield near the Rotten Egg Savannah Road, "shows practically the complete operation...
Chickens | History of SC Slide Collection
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.
Samuel George | History Of SC Slide Collection
Samuel George | History Of SC Slide Collection
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The calendar on the wall of this office identifies the year as 1904. Samuel George, seated in the center, operated a number of businesses out of his Lexington County office. Note the old-fashioned...
The Cotton Textile Industry | History of SC Slide Collection
The Cotton Textile Industry | History of SC Slide Collection
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The cotton textile industry became one of South Carolina's leading sources of income by the end of the 19th century, but it had its origins in two sets of related technological advances in the late...
The Rock Hill Buggy Company | History Of SC Slide Collection
The Rock Hill Buggy Company | History Of SC Slide Collection
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"A Birds-eye View of the Rock Hill Buggy Company." The brochure for which this engraving was drawn boasted around 1900: "This company was started here in 1886 with a little hand power plant and about...
The Wapoo Factory | History of SC Slide Collection
The Wapoo Factory | History of SC Slide Collection
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The Wapoo Factory, on the Ashley River, employed 430 men and processed 60,000 tons of fertilizer a year in the 1880s. Courtesy of the South Caroliniana Library.
Timber | History of SC Slide Collection
Timber | History of SC Slide Collection
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The Orangeburg County cattle pasture had a good stand of pine timber in the background. The timber not only provided shade and protection; it was also a major agricultural crop in South Carolina...