H. Individual Portraits

A Good Crop Of Kudzu | History Of SC Slide Collection

Episode 1

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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.

Mrs. John Champneys (Mary Harvey) And Stepdaughter, Sarah, Painting | History Of SC Slide Collection

Episode 2

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Mrs. John Champneys (Mary Harvey) and her stepdaughter Sarah were painted by Edward Savage in 1789. Mary was a widow when she married John Champneys and took on the task of raising his young daughter...

Sarah Ayers, A Catawba Native American | History Of SC Slide Collection

Episode 3

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This is one of a series of photos from a collection made by Mrs. I.A. Robertson in 1908. She had long been interested in the Catawba Native Americans and their pottery, and often visited their...

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...

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...

Painting Of William And Eliza Charlotte Moultrie | History Of SC Slide Collection

Episode 6

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William and Eliza Charlotte Moultrie, painted in 1792 by an unknown artist, were the grandchildren of General William Moultrie, the Revolutionary War defender of Sullivan's Island (see William...

Painting Of Robert And Elizabeth Gilcrest | History Of SC Slide Collection

Episode 7

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In the early 19th century, childhood began to be perceived as a time of innocence, and children as something different from miniature adults. Robert and Elizabeth Gilcrest were painted by the...

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...

Original Daguerreotype Of George Wilson | History Of SC Slide Collection

Episode 9

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This is a copy of an original daguerreotype made in Charleston when George Wilson (born in 1838) was stationed there in 1861 at the beginning of the Civil War. (See Portrait Of Katherine Osman Wilson)...

Portrait Of Katherine Osman Wilson | History Of SC Slide Collection

Episode 10

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Katherine Osman Wilson traveled to Charleston to see her husband, and was photographed there in a companion portrait to his in 1861 (see Original Daguerreotype Of George Wilson). From Horace Harmon...

A Group Of Women With Their Infants On Beaufort Area Plantation | History Of SC Slide Collection

Episode 11

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A group of women with their infants in front of a row of slave cabins on a plantation in the Beaufort Area. Hubbard and Mix photograph from about 1865. From the Penn School Collection. Permission...

Three Generations Of African Americans Pose In Front Of Cabin | History Of SC Slide Collection

Episode 12

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Three generations of African-American men pose in front of their cabin in the Welsh Neck area in 1904. Courtesy of the Darlington County Historical Commission.

Miss Sedgewick And Her Servants Pose Outside Her Home | History Of SC Slide Collection

Episode 13

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Miss Sedgewick and her house servants pose outside her home in the Winter Colony of Aiken in 1896. Courtesy of the South Caroliniana Library.

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 Family Of Photographer Walter L. Blanchard | History Of SC Slide Collection

Episode 15

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The family of photographer Walter L. Blanchard sitting in their Columbia dining room, around 1920. Photo by Blanchard. Courtesy of the South Caroliniana Library.

Mitchell Holloway, An "Ex-Slave Of Boozer's" | History Of SC Slide Collection

Episode 16

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Mitchell Holloway is identified in this 1912 photograph as an "ex-slave of Boozer's." Courtesy of the Lexington County Museum.

The Annual Baby Fair At The Penn Center | History Of SC Slide Collection

Episode 17

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An important event at the Penn School was the annual Baby Fair, sponsored by the school as a way to encourage good nutrition and other health practices for children of St. Helena's Island. This...

Portrait Of Unidentified African American Woman | History Of SC Slide Collection

Episode 18

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The unidentified woman in this portrait had her photo made in two ways: with her maid's uniform, and with her jewelry. She illustrates well the two separate roles that many African-American women...

Portrait Of The William Cooper Family | History Of SC Slide Collection

Episode 19

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The William Cooper family of Williamsburg County, photographed outside their home near Hemingway. A tobacco farmer, William "Yankee" Cooper owned about a hundred acres of land on which he supported...

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.

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...