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Tobacco Being Hung on Racks | History of SC Slide Collection

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Tobacco Being Hung on Racks | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 3

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

Episode 2

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

Episode 1

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.

In Their Own Words – SC’s Vietnam Veterans and Their Stories

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In Their Own Words – SC’s Vietnam Veterans and Their Stories

This lesson focuses on rememberances of the Vietnam War from individuals who fought in it. It should be used in conjunction with a study of the facts and events that occurred during the Vietnam War...

Charleston Cotton Exchange | History of SC Slide Collection

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Charleston Cotton Exchange | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 11

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

Episode 10

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

Episode 9

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

Episode 8

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

Episode 7

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

Episode 6

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...

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