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This is a copy of an original daguerreotype made in Charleston when George Wilson (born in 1838) was stationed there in 1861 at the beginning of the Civil War. (See Portrait Of Katherine Osman Wilson)...
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The painter Thomas Sully (1783-1872) portrayed his own daughters, Blanche and Rosalie, in a painting often titled "The Rose and the Lilly." As a child, Sully lived in Charleston and appeared there...
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In the early 19th century, childhood began to be perceived as a time of innocence, and children as something different from miniature adults. Robert and Elizabeth Gilcrest were painted by the...
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William and Eliza Charlotte Moultrie, painted in 1792 by an unknown artist, were the grandchildren of General William Moultrie, the Revolutionary War defender of Sullivan's Island (see William...
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"Chief Blue towers over his wife, with his more than 6-foot frame. Their son, Nelson Blue, has now assumed command of the Catawba tribe," says the caption on this 1950s photo. Courtesy of the South...
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"Indian Pottery for Sale." This photo was taken by Louise Jones Dubose when she visited the Catawba reservation in connection with her office as assistant director of the WPA Writers Project in the...
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This is one of a series of photos from a collection made by Mrs. I.A. Robertson in 1908. She had long been interested in the Catawba Native Americans and their pottery, and often visited their...
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Mrs. John Champneys (Mary Harvey) and her stepdaughter Sarah were painted by Edward Savage in 1789. Mary was a widow when she married John Champneys and took on the task of raising his young daughter...
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"A good crop of Kudzu," grown by a Pickens County farmer, is proudly displayed in this July 1939, photo by L.W. Riley for the Department of Agriculture. Courtesy of the Clemson University Libraries.
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The caption found on this photo reads: "The Keen Teens of the Columbia Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Inc., a national black youth organization, attended the Teenage Regional recently held in...
