South Carolina Scenes

Photograph

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Historic Charleston Foundation

South Carolina "Scenes"

South Carolina "Scenes"

Name/Title

South Carolina Scenes

Entry/Object ID

2007.005.1o

Tags

Content warning

Description

Four images of plantation scenes and field workers: "cotton crop" depicting field-workers picking cotton (inset, top left); "sweet potato crop" depicting field-workers hoeing and laboring, with overseer looking on (top right); "plantation quarters" depicting a wooden cabin with family of workers at home (bottom left); and "rice field" depicting laborers in the field with hoes.

Collection

HCF Image Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2007.005.

Source or Donor

Photo Views, Souvenir Photo Album

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Credit Line

Souvenir Photo Album, 1883

Made/Created

Date made

1883

Place

City

Charleston

State/Province

South Carolina

Country

United States of America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

back

Transcription

Souvenir Albums containing Photo-views by Louis Glaser's Process Published by Witteman Brothers, 45 Murray St., N.Y. C.C. Righten, S.C. Agent 159 Meeting Street, Charleston, S.C. Printed - 1880

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Slave cabin, African American history / Black history, Cotton growing--South Carolina, Cotton pickers--South Carolina, Cotton plantations--South Carolina, Agricultural laborers--South Carolina, Plantation workers--South Carolina, Slaves--Dwellings--South Carolina, African Americans--South Carolina

Dimensions

Height

2-1/2 in

Width

4 in

Dimension Notes

Each "page" measures 3"x4.5"

Location

Location

Container

PhotoBox 14

Shelf

AV Materials

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Relationships

Related Publications

Notes

2016.032.1

Copyright

Copyright Details

Public domain.

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

One of 17 images in souvenir album, printed on long strip of paper that is "accordion-folded," creating individual pages for the images. Published and copyrighted 1883 (last page, SC Scenes). Image: Photolithograph

Created By

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Create Date

January 22, 2007

Updated By

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Update Date

July 20, 2023