Potato Diggers | History of SC Slide Collection
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Alfred Hutty painting of "Potato Diggers." Courtesy of the South Carolina State Museum.Visit the South Carolina Department of Education for Social Studies standards.
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Alfred Hutty painting of "Potato Diggers." Courtesy of the South Carolina State Museum.Photo
Mrs. Green grinds corn around 1910 using methods "from the old plantation days," according to the caption. From the Penn School Collection. Permission granted by Penn Center, Inc., St. Helena Island...Photo
A Native American family near Summerville uses a sorghum cane grinder in their yard. Photograph by Marion Post, January 1939, for the Farm Security Administration. Courtesy of the South Caroliniana...Photo
Combining wheat on the Hugh McGee farm in Anderson County, June 1954. Courtesy of the Clemson University Libraries.Photo
These Sumter County farmers are using machinery to bale their hay around 1900. Courtesy of the Sumter County Museum Archives.Photo
Although kudzu was an effective method for healing serious erosion problems, the Department of Agriculture and county agricultural agents sought to prevent that erosion in the first place. One method...Video
For Vietnam Veterans Appreciation Week 1973, South Carolina Governor John C. West honored veterans of the Vietnam War and Medal of Honor winners in a special program held at the Governor's Mansion.Video
This segment features remembrances of prison camps and describes Hitler's "Mein Kampf," and the plan to annihilate the Jewish people. Those interviewed provide their remembrances of what occurred. The...Video
On November 8, 1986, the South Carolina Vietnam Monument was dedicated at Memorial Park in Columbia. In this SCETV special, Carolina Journal staff spoke with veterans about their experiences, as well...Video
The Hedgerows were unanticipated and required a new type of warfare. They were quite entangled and provided lots of cover, and made the terrain difficult to maneuver. No one could see what they were...