St. Julian DeCosta standing in front of bushes. He is wearing a long sleeve shirt, tie and pants. Inscription reads [On front]"Chief DeCosta." [On back] "From your brother with love, St. Julian DeCosta for Chief DeCosta."
Miriam DeCosta Seabrook is sitting in a wicker chair at the home of Anna and George Hunter. She is turned in profile and is wearing a pink robe. Inscription reads “Miriam Seabrook at Anna and George Hunter”
Unidentified infant wearing a cap is sitting in rocking chair in front of 167 Congress Street. Inscription reads “A.B. Photo Finishers 'Always Busy' Mezzaine Giddens-Lane Bldg.”
Composite print featuring three variations of an unidentified infant sitting in chair. In each image, the child is holding a different object: a bottle, stuffed animal, and teddy bear. The actual photograph is torn in two.
Miriam DeCosta Seabrook, Raymond T. DeCosta, and Herbert U. Seabrook, Jr. are standing outside in front of a brick chimney. Miriam is wearing a sleeveless dress, Raymond is wearing a suit, and Herbert is wearing a long sleeve shirt and shorts.
Miriam DeCosta Seabrook is standing outside in front of trees. She is wearing side button slacks and a kerchief. There is a wooden structure in the background.
Miriam DeCosta Seabrook is standing indoors while attending Herbert U. Seabrook, Jr.'s wedding. She is wearing a formal dress with lace. Inscription reads: “[illegible] posed for his wedding minus hat worn - June 25, 1950”
Miriam DeCosta Seabrook and Eugenia DeCosta Higgins are standing outside beside each other. Miriam is wearing a straw hat and light dress. Eugenia is wearing a short sleeve dress with ruffles.
This scrapbook, compiled by James H. Holloway (1849-1913), contains legal documents, personal and business correspondence, receipts, ephemera, clippings and photographs pertaining to the Holloway family, a prominent free family of color in Charleston, SC. Legal documents include deeds (1806, 1821, 1871), a conveyance (1811), slave bills of sale including one for the slave "Betty" (1829), an agreement (1829) to apprentice the slave boy Carlos in the carpenters and house joiner's trade, exhorter licenses to preach and a photograph of a 1797 document declaring patriarch Richard Holliday (Holloway) a free mulatto. Personal and business correspondence include letters concerning the hiring out of slaves, an offer (1837) to buy the "Holloway Negroes", a letter (1831) from Samuel Benedict about emigrating to Liberia, agreements for carpentry work, and information about the Brown Fellowship Society, the Century Fellowship Society, the Minors Moralist Society and the Bonneau Literary Society. Also included are invitations, Confederate and corporate tax receipts, receipts for general merchandise, and Confederate scrip. Other letters and newspaper clippings, including letters to the editor written by James H. Holloway, concern Negro taxes, Negro slaveholders, the Liberia movement, the Methodist Episcopal Church, civil rights and related topics. James H. Holloway's niece, Mae Holloway Purcell, preserved the scrapbook after his death and added to its contents. The bound scrapbook was microfilmed by the South Caroliniana Library in 1977 but was later disbound and reorganized. Using the microfilm as a guide, archivists at the Avery Research Center attempted to recreate the original order and this digital presentation of the scrapbook reflects those efforts.
An unidentified woman wearing a long coat stands in front of tree. There is a vehicle in the background. Inscription reads “March 4, 1926. To Miriam and Uncle Herbert.”
Framed oil painting, "Shrimp Vendor," depicting an African American man with a tray of shrimp walking by a house with iron fence and balcony, typical of Charleston homes. On long term loan to the Avery Research Center from St. Mark’s Episcopal Church.
Framed oil portrait of Thomas Miller, African American lawyer, politician, and educator who was a South Carolina legislator, member of the U.S. House of Representatives, and first President of South Carolina State College (formerly the Colored Normal Industrial Agricultural and Mechanical College of South Carolina).
Untitled oil painting depicting a sailing vessel led by a tugboat. A buoy appears in the forefront and a city is visible in the background. Back of framed image reads "To our Friends The Sanfords; Xmas 1927; Elise and Teddy Harleston."
School photograph of Sharon Peters. She is wearing a dark shirt with a red vest. Inscription reads “Sharon Peters last year school picture. [illegible] on face.”
School photograph of Sharon Peters. She is wearing a blue vest and a paisley scarf and eyeglasses with dark frames. Inscription reads “1968 Sharon Peters”