Industrialization

1870 to 1900. Industrialization in the United States is also called the Gilded Age, which began after the American Civil War and overlaps with Reconstruction (which ended in 1877). During this time period, the United States saw great advances in agriculture, industry and technology. This rapid growth coincided with the industrial revolution that was also occurring in Great Britain during the Victorian Era.

Workers "Pounding Rice the Hard Way" | History of SC Slide Collection

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Workers "Pounding Rice the Hard Way" | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 10

Workers on the Hobcaw Barony plantation around 1900 are "pounding rice the hard way," according to the caption. This pounding system is African in origin. The blows loosen the husks from the rice...

Winnowing House on the Mansfield Plantation | History of SC Slide Collection

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Winnowing House on the Mansfield Plantation | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 9

Winnowing house on the Mansfield Plantation in Georgetown County. Rice was brought into the upper story of the winnowing house, and was slowly sifted through a hole in the floor. As the heavier...

Winnowing Rice with a Fanner Basket | History of SC Slide Collection

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Winnowing Rice with a Fanner Basket | History of SC Slide Collection

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Winnowing rice with a fanner basket near Beaufort, in 1907. The sweet grass baskets now sold as decorative items in Charleston area open air markets were originally essential pieces of home and field...

Harvesting Rice Using Modern Methods and a Tractor | History of SC Slide Collection

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Harvesting Rice Using Modern Methods and a Tractor | History of SC Slide Collection

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Harvesting rice, using modern methods and a tractor. Photo by Stan Lewis, around 1950. Courtesy of the South Carolina Department of Archives and History.

Flooding a Rice Field at High Tide | History of SC Slide Collection

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Flooding a Rice Field at High Tide | History of SC Slide Collection

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Flooding a rice field at high tide. From Keystone View Company stereograph card, around 1890. Courtesy of the South Caroliniana Library.

A Beekeeper Tends His Hives | History of SC Slide Collection

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A Beekeeper Tends His Hives | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 26

A beekeeper tends his hives in Oconee County around 1960. Courtesy of the Clemson University Libraries.

State and County Fair Competitions | History of SC Slide Collection

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State and County Fair Competitions | History of SC Slide Collection

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State and County Fair competitions were an important way for farmers to exchange information about their crops and livestock. Until the 1960s, separate segregated fairs were held, both in individual...

State Fair Calf Competition, 1926 | History of SC Slide Collection

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State Fair Calf Competition, 1926 | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 24

This photograph at the State Fair in 1926 shows boys and older men lined up in a calf competition. Courtesy of the South Caroliniana Library.

Advertisement from the "Manning Times" | History of SC Slide Collection

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Advertisement from the "Manning Times" | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 23

During the 1920s, the crop that a sharecropper planted was often controlled by the market to which he sold it. Many sharecroppers' wives were able to find a market for some of the vegetables from...

A County Agent Inspects a Peanut Farmer's Crop | History of SC Slide Collection

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A County Agent Inspects a Peanut Farmer's Crop | History of SC Slide Collection

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A county agent inspects the yield of a farmer's peanut crop after he has used fertilizer; photo by G.W. Ackerman for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1923. Courtesy of the National Archives and...

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