H. Ordinary People & Everyday Life | History of SC Slide Collection

Many of the images in the three sections of the collection preceding this one ("Economic Activity in South Carolina,""Transportation in South Carolina," and "South Carolina Towns and Cities") are also about the everyday lives of ordinary people: the work they have done, the places they lived, the means by which they moved back and forth between home and work, or home and play. But this section is intended to focus particularly on the people themselves. The organization of this section is a mixture of category and chronology. Because South Carolinians have taken sports seriously, the first images here are of competitive sports. These are followed by images of outdoor recreation; of ceremonies, parades and demonstrations; of the making of music and of dancing, as well as other forms of the art of entertainment; of cooking and cleaning; of creating crafts. The final group of images is one of portraits: people in groups, and people as individuals. In some cases, we know their names. In many cases, we do not. For all, their smiles, their poses, their surroundings are memorable: from the anticipation of a group of teenagers about to board a bus for a trip, to the serenity of a young Civil War wife to travel to Charleston to see her soldier husband - these are all people to whom we respond in recognition and delight.

Photo of the Laurens Football Team circa 1909 courtesy of the South Caroliniana Library. 

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Portrait Of "Maum Anne" | History Of SC Slide Collection
Portrait Of "Maum Anne" | History Of SC Slide Collection
Episode 21

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Alfred Hutty (1877-1954) first came to Charleston in 1919, and the city and the people in it became an important subject for his art. This portrait of "Maum Anne" has caught the dignity of this...
Master Farmers | History Of SC Slide Collection
Master Farmers | History Of SC Slide Collection
Episode 20

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The unidentified couple were chosen by the Department of Agriculture as "Master Farmers." WPA photo, 1930s. Courtesy of the South Caroliniana Library.
The Conyers Family | History Of SC Slide Collection
The Conyers Family | History Of SC Slide Collection
Episode 14

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The Conyers family of Maple Mills, in Dillon: Father A.L. Conyers in the doorway, Mrs. Conyers, Llewlyn, Bessie, Ramsey, Sammie and Andres. All of the family except Mrs. Conyers worked in the mill...
The Rose And The Lilly | History Of SC Slide Collection
The Rose And The Lilly | History Of SC Slide Collection
Episode 8

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The painter Thomas Sully (1783-1872) portrayed his own daughters, Blanche and Rosalie, in a painting often titled "The Rose and the Lilly." As a child, Sully lived in Charleston and appeared there...
Chief Blue With His Wife | History Of SC Slide Collection
Chief Blue With His Wife | History Of SC Slide Collection
Episode 5

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"Chief Blue towers over his wife, with his more than 6-foot frame. Their son, Nelson Blue, has now assumed command of the Catawba tribe," says the caption on this 1950s photo. Courtesy of the South...
Indian Pottery For Sale | History Of SC Slide Collection
Indian Pottery For Sale | History Of SC Slide Collection
Episode 4

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"Indian Pottery for Sale." This photo was taken by Louise Jones Dubose when she visited the Catawba reservation in connection with her office as assistant director of the WPA Writers Project in the...
A Good Crop Of Kudzu | History Of SC Slide Collection
A Good Crop Of Kudzu | History Of SC Slide Collection
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"A good crop of Kudzu," grown by a Pickens County farmer, is proudly displayed in this July 1939, photo by L.W. Riley for the Department of Agriculture. Courtesy of the Clemson University Libraries.