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Fishermen On Isle of Palms | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Fishermen cast surf nets on the Isle of Palms in 1899. Courtesy of the Winthrop University Archives.

Ladies Island Oyster Factory | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Oyster boats docked at the Ladies Island Oyster Factory have their ropes neatly coiled, waiting for the next trip to the oyster beds. Beaufort County photograph, Works Progress Administration, 1930s...

Harvesting Of Marine Life | History of SC Slide Collection

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An important part of South Carolina's economy has been the harvesting of marine life. These shrimp boats belong to an African-American owned cooperative on Hilton Head in the 1970s. Courtesy of the...

The Shrimp Boat "Mary Pickford" | History of SC Slide Collection

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An African-American seaman waits patiently for the shrimp boat "Mary Pickford" to leave the Beaufort waterfront in the 1930s. Courtesy of the South Caroliniana Library.

Duke’s Mayonnaise | South Carolina Public Radio

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“D” is for Duke’s Mayonnaise. Duke’s Mayonnaise is one of the South’s favorite condiments. Around 1917, Eugenia Duke mixed her first batch of mayonnaise in her Greenville home. Unlike similar...

African American Workers Thresh Rice with a Flail | History of SC Slide Collection

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African-American workers thresh rice with a flail around 1910, a technique that is probably African in its origins. Lowcountry planters in colonial South Carolina sought out slaves from the Rice Coast...

Workers "Pounding Rice the Hard Way" | History of SC Slide Collection

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Workers on the Hobcaw Barony plantation around 1900 are "pounding rice the hard way," according to the caption. This pounding system is African in origin. The blows loosen the husks from the rice...

Winnowing House on the Mansfield Plantation | History of SC Slide Collection

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Winnowing house on the Mansfield Plantation in Georgetown County. Rice was brought into the upper story of the winnowing house, and was slowly sifted through a hole in the floor. As the heavier...

Winnowing Rice with a Fanner Basket | History of SC Slide Collection

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Winnowing rice with a fanner basket near Beaufort, in 1907. The sweet grass baskets now sold as decorative items in Charleston area open air markets were originally essential pieces of home and field...

Harvesting Rice Using Modern Methods and a Tractor | History of SC Slide Collection

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Harvesting rice, using modern methods and a tractor. Photo by Stan Lewis, around 1950. Courtesy of the South Carolina Department of Archives and History.