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Shape-note singing convention held at Oldfield Bethel Baptist Church in Bradley, SC (Greenwood County) on May 29, 1988. Four choirs - Oldfield Bethel AME Church, Bailey Bethel AME Church, Mt. Sinai...South Carolina Counties
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Shape-Note Singing Convention Photos | Digital Traditions
A Beekeeper Tends His Hives | History of SC Slide Collection
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A beekeeper tends his hives in Oconee County around 1960. Courtesy of the Clemson University Libraries.
State and County Fair Competitions | History of SC Slide Collection
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State and County Fair competitions were an important way for farmers to exchange information about their crops and livestock. Until the 1960s, separate segregated fairs were held, both in individual...
State Fair Calf Competition, 1926 | History of SC Slide Collection
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This photograph at the State Fair in 1926 shows boys and older men lined up in a calf competition. Courtesy of the South Caroliniana Library.
Advertisement from the "Manning Times" | History of SC Slide Collection
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During the 1920s, the crop that a sharecropper planted was often controlled by the market to which he sold it. Many sharecroppers' wives were able to find a market for some of the vegetables from...
Summerville Tea Plantation | History of SC Slide Collection
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One of the more unusual agricultural ventures in South Carolina has been the successful tea plantation located in Summerville. Here in the Pinehurst Tea Gardens are the fragile tea plants in the...
Peach Orchards in Cherokee | History of SC Slide Collection
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An aerial view of peach orchards, Cherokee, October 1966. Courtesy of the Clemson University Libraries.
Mechanical Apple Harvesting Machine at Work | History of SC Slide Collection
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A mechanical apple harvesting machine at work, Long Creek, September 8, 1970. Photo by L.W. Riley. Courtesy of the Clemson University Libraries.
Packing Shed on the Farm of Chas. E. Gibson | History of SC Slide Collection
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Charleston County, east of Meggett, May 1936. The caption on the photo states this is the, "Packing shed on the farm of Chas. E. Gibson, truck farmer, morning scene, crating cabbage as it is cut and...
Workers Harvest Sugar Yams | History of SC Slide Collection
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Workers harvest sugar yams in Marion County during the 1930s. Courtesy of the South Caroliniana Library.