S.C. History

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Abandonment Of Fort Wagner | Walter Edgar's Journal

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Abandonment Of Fort Wagner | Walter Edgar's Journal

Episode 5

September 6, 1863: The final assault on Battery Wagner by Federal forces causes the Confederate troops to abandon the fort. With Battery Wagner now empty, the Union troops can now turn their guns on...

The First Assaults On Battery Wagner | Walter Edgar's Journal

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The First Assaults On Battery Wagner | Walter Edgar's Journal

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The spring of 1863: African American troops are introduced into the Federal Army, forming the first three African American regiments, one of which is the legendary Massachusetts 54 th Infantry. The...

Blockade Runners | Walter Edgar's Journal

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Blockade Runners | Walter Edgar's Journal

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In the final part of the Fight for Charleston, Dr. Wise talks about Confederate blockade runners. Blockade runners played a crucial role in bringing supplies to support the South’s war effort. The...

Interior of a Tobacco Grading Room | History of SC Slide Collection

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Interior of a Tobacco Grading Room | History of SC Slide Collection

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Interior of a tobacco grading room in a Darlington tobacco factory around 1890. Photo by August Kohn. Courtesy of the South Caroliniana Library.

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 Being Hung on Racks | History of SC Slide Collection

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Tobacco Being Hung on Racks | History of SC Slide Collection

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In this somewhat unusual photo around 1900, harvested tobacco is being hung on racks immediately in the field before being taken by mule-drawn wagon to the tobacco barn, where the stringing process...

Tobacco Farmer Painting by Richard Lofton | History of SC Slide Collection

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Tobacco Farmer Painting by Richard Lofton | History of SC Slide Collection

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Artist Richard Lofton painted this tobacco farmer during the 1930s. Courtesy of the Collection of the Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, South Carolina. Richard Morrison Lofton, American, 1908-1966....

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...

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