This album consists of photographs taken at Pinehurst Tea Plantation located in Summerville, SC and owned by Professor Charles Upham Shepard Senior. The photographs depict the property, multiple tea gardens, tea processing, schools and other buildings located on the property, and tea plantation workers (including the African-American students who attended Pinehurst School).
This album consists of photographs on the subject of tea cultivation and life in Japan. The photographs in this album are hand-tinted color, albumen prints mounted on paper. All captions are from the album.
This is a photo album documenting a trip taken by a few members of the Agricultural Society of South Carolina on September 13-14, 1950 to North Carolina to consider whether coastal South Carolina could capitalize on the grape and wine industry as NC had so successfully done. The group visits an experiment station, inspects different vineyards, observes a harvest, and learns about varieties of muscadine grapes.
This photograph album documents a trip taken by members of the Agricultural Society of South Carolina from February 13, 1950 to February 18, 1950. The group visits ranches, reservations and an experiment station to observe Florida's growing beef-cattle industry.
This collection consists of select photographs from the 'Charleston County Pasture Tour, 1951' photograph album. The photographs depict walks through pastures, cattle, demonstrations, group photos and a shared meal.
Based on the inscription and date, it is likely that this sketchbook was the joint work of two brothers, Alexander Fraser (1750-1798) and Charles Fraser (1782-1860). Highlights of this sketchbook include some of Charles Fraser's earliest Lowcountry landscape scenes, and several theatrical views, some of which may be the work of his brother, Alexander.
Report on the drainage of James Island, Charleston County, S.C., by George M. Warren, Drainage Engineer, and Arthur G. Hall, Assistant Drainage Engineer. The report was prepared under the direction of C.G. Elliott, Chief of Drainage Investigations, in June 1911.
A scrapbook by Erastus W. Everson (1837-1897) documenting his time spent serving in the Union Army during the American Civil War (1861- 1865); the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands during the American Reconstruction Period (1865-1877); as a librarian at the University of South Carolina and a newspaper editor.
Color photograph of two men standing next to a car in front of church building. Construction equipment visible in background. Date on side of image reads, "APR 60."
Black-and-white photograph, on card, of a woman standing in between two men. All standing in front of a building. Writing on back of card reads, "Susie."
Black-and-white photograph of a dwelling with portico. Small fence in front visible. Writing on back of image reads, "An old home in Beaufort that once belonged to the Hay Family."
Black-and-white photoraph, on a post card, of a woman sitting in a chair. Writing on postcard reads, "Wonder how this lade is by now? Where are you going to teach next year? Mr Miller was in town this afternoon. He is as ugly as ever. Where is Miss Hutchings? Do you ever hear from her? This card was mean to me. I tried to make it good but couldn't. Do you ever hear from our friend Audie? She is treating me real mean. Haven't heard from her in a long time. Sincerely, Annie Crouch. Miss W.W. McLeod, James Island, S.C."
Black-and-white photograph of two men, two women, and two young girls standing on steps. Writing on back of image reads, "McLeod Plantation, Spring of 1953. Phoebe Rhett Baird (center) with her husband and two young daughters. Right W.E. McLeod next to right Rose McLeod Barnwell."
Black-and-white photograph of three women picnicking in the woods. Writing on back of image reads, "Mrs. Hager - London, Eng. Her daughter Angela. Her niece Rebecca Rhodes of Massachusetts standing. Lunch in the woods McLeod Plantation Spring 1929."
Color photograph, on card, of church interior. Text under image reads, "St. James Episcpal Church, Charleston, South Carolina." Writing on back of card reads, "To wish you the special gifts of Christmas - peace, good will and abiding happiness. Rosa and Bob Dewios."
Black-and-white photograph of two unidentified men attached to a color postcard of Magnolia Gardens. Writing on photograph reads, "Our maroon last summer - T.R.H." Writing on back of postcard reads, "Miss Minna McLeod, L.Y.L.C. Lebanon, Tenn."
Black-and-white photograph of a puppy and cat on steps. Writing on back of image reads, "Isn't this darling? I'd like to hold him in my lap right now, doggily smell and all - Look at his cute little puppy knees."
Color illustration of a postcard addressed to "Miss W. McLeod, James Island, S.C." Text on the card reads, "Here's Luck in broken lots for you, Mae - Peggy. Just a word from, the - party - Wrote you to-day, Hasten back."
Color illustration on a postcard addressed to "Miss Wilhelmina McLeod, James Island, S.C." Text on card reads, "July 27-07. I have something to tell you - It is reported that Mr. S - and Miss R[?] will be married this summer - in August - and that Mr. S. will have charge of a College in K[?]. Have been awaiting an opportunity to write you. Be as good as you can be - and be sure to be Happy. Cordially, C.H. Kinsborough."
Black-and-white photograph with image of a church steeple, taken from graveyard. Writing on back of image reads, "St. Pavio's Church. Mrs. W.M. Ballenger. Greer, SC". Stamp on back of image reads, "Certified. Reg. U.S. Pat. Off. Globe Photo, Inc., Greenville, SC. Jan 31 1938."
Black-and-white photograph of a section of the line of slave cabins at McLeod Plantation. Writing on back of image reads, "McLeod Plantation Part of 'The Street' Fall of 1954."
