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A Keowee Church Farm Cotton Picking | History of SC Slide Collection

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A Keowee Church Farm Cotton Picking | History of SC Slide Collection

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"A Keowee Church Farm Cotton Picking." This photograph of whites picking cotton, taken around 1900 in York County, is from the collection of Miss Margaret Gist. She was active in the missionary...

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.

The Boll Weevil | History of SC Slide Collection

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The Boll Weevil | History of SC Slide Collection

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Woodcut by Anna Heyward Taylor of a boll weevil. As early as 1728, a cotton weevil was reported in North Carolina, but the pest now known by the name of "boll weevil" did not become a major threat to...

Ripened Bolls of Short-Staple Cotton | History of SC Slide Collection

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Ripened Bolls of Short-Staple Cotton | History of SC Slide Collection

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Ripened bolls of short-staple cotton in the fields of Calhoun County in September of 1968. Cotton still produced in South Carolina dominated agriculture in the state in the first half of the 19th...

Cotton in Bloom in Florence County | History of SC Slide Collection

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Cotton in Bloom in Florence County | History of SC Slide Collection

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Cotton in bloom in Florence County, August 30, 1967. Photo by L.W. Riley. Courtesy of the Clemson University Libraries.

Vesta Mills | South Carolina Public Radio

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Vesta Mills | South Carolina Public Radio

“V” is for Vesta Mills of Charleston. In 1899, Spartanburg textile manufacturer John Montgomery and New York merchant Seth Milliken purchased the Charleston Cotton Mills and renamed it Vesta Mills...

Moise, Edwin Warren | South Carolina Public Radio McGuire, Frank Joseph | South Carolina Public Radio

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McGuire, Frank Joseph | South Carolina Public Radio

"M" is for McGuire, Frank Joseph [1913-1994] Basketball Coach.

Atwater, Harvey LeRoy | South Carolina Public Radio Atlantic Beach | South Carolina Public Radio

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Atlantic Beach | South Carolina Public Radio

“A” is for Atlantic Beach. [Horry County; population 351]. A historically black beach community, Atlantic Beach is located fifteen miles north of Myrtle Beach. Atlantic Beach flourished during the...