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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A Raid On A Moonshine Still | History Of SC Slide Collection
A Raid On A Moonshine Still | History Of SC Slide Collection
Episode 6

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Harry Melton, an investigator of the South Carolina Alcohol Tax Unit stationed in Charleston, photographed the results of a raid on a moonshine still in the marshlands two and a half miles north of...
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 Winburn Photo Studio | History Of SC Slide Collection
The Winburn Photo Studio | History Of SC Slide Collection
Episode 2

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The Winburn Photo Studio, located on South Main Street in Sumter around 1900, illustrates the importance of this form of business in many South Carolina communities. The Studio advertises "Photographs...
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 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.
Summer Nuclear Plant | History of SC Slide Collection
Summer Nuclear Plant | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 8

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Aerial view of the Summer Nuclear Plant, located near Columbia and operated by SCE&G. It was completed in 1984 as an alternative to water or coal generated production to meet growing demands for...