South Carolina - Late 19th Century

1865-1900. The late 19th century included recovery and many changes as a result of the American Civil War. African Americans experienced a number of ups and downs after the emancipation. The women's suffrage movement began to take shape. Agriculture systems changed drastically and many laborers began working in fast-growing industries like textile mills.

Sorting and Stringing Tobacco | History of SC Slide Collection

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Sorting and Stringing Tobacco | History of SC Slide Collection

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African-American and white boys work together stringing tobacco under the shade of the shed, near Marion. Sorting and stringing tobacco onto long poles was a preliminary step to curing it. Dorothea...

U.S. Goodyear Farm, Bishopville, S.C. | History of SC Slide Collection

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U.S. Goodyear Farm, Bishopville, S.C. | History of SC Slide Collection

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U.S. Goodyear farm in Bishopville, showing a combination tobacco curing and sweet potato curing storage barn. Photograph by E.C. Hunter in October 1939. Courtesy of the Clemson University Libraries.

Tobacco and Industry Mural by Lee Gatch | History of SC Slide Collection

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Tobacco and Industry Mural by Lee Gatch | History of SC Slide Collection

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This sketch was a preliminary study for the Mullins Post Office mural painted by Lee Gatch in 1940, titled "Tobacco and Industry." Courtesy of the South Carolina State Museum.

Charleston Cotton Exchange | History of SC Slide Collection

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Charleston Cotton Exchange | History of SC Slide Collection

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As important as the growing of cotton was its marketing, and in this the Cotton Exchange played a powerful role in the local economy. All of the members of the Charleston Cotton Exchange were...

Cotton Market in Hartsville | History of SC Slide Collection

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Cotton Market in Hartsville | History of SC Slide Collection

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This cotton market in Hartsville, in Darlington County, dealt primarily in long-staple cotton, used in the 1930s in fine yarns, and in the fabric or cords on which tires were built. Works Progress...

Interior of a Large Ginning Mill | History of SC Slide Collection

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Interior of a Large Ginning Mill | History of SC Slide Collection

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Interior of a large ginning mill, ginning sea island cotton at Alexander Knox's plantation in Mount Pleasant, early in the 20th century. Courtesy of the Charleston Museum, Charleston, South Carolina.

Cotton Gin in Operation | History of SC Slide Collection

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Cotton Gin in Operation | History of SC Slide Collection

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A cotton gin in operation at Strawberry Hill plantation, photographed in 1897. Courtesy of the Winthrop University Archives.

Cotton Press | History of SC Slide Collection

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Cotton Press | History of SC Slide Collection

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A cotton press for compressing short-staple cotton. To maximize use of space on the vessels in which cotton was shipped to England, the use of cotton presses to compress the bulky cotton was adopted...

Harvester Tipping a Load of Cotton Into a Wagon | History of SC Slide Collection

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Harvester Tipping a Load of Cotton Into a Wagon | History of SC Slide Collection

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Harvester tipping a load of cotton into a wagon in Calhoun County, September 1968. Although the U.S. Department of Agriculture began experimenting with mechanical cotton pickers in the 1920s, they...

A Cotton Field During Harvesting in Aiken | History of SC Slide Collection

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A Cotton Field During Harvesting in Aiken | History of SC Slide Collection

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A cotton field during harvesting in Aiken. Courtesy of the Aiken County Historical Museum.

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