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.
This is a Sandy Island plantation journal written inside of The South Carolina and Georgia Almanac for the year 1792. The plantation journal documents the planting of crops (rice, corns, and potatoes), the maintenance of ditches and drains, slave records, complications with the hiring of an overseer, livestock, and business relations with Laurel Hill Plantation.
A photograph caption typed in blue ink on the back of 'Photograph of John R. Jeffries and W.H. Mikel, Jr. in a Field.' The caption discusses the bahia grass in the photograph.
A black and white mounted photograph of one of three sides of a silver chalice awarded as 'A premium from the Agricultural Society of So. [South] Carolina, to General [George] Washington for raising the largest jackass.' This side has an engraving of the awarding institution, the Agricultural Society of South Carolina.
A color photograph of a parade float sponsored by the Agricultural Society of South Carolina, Charleston County Department of Natural Resources, and the Charleston Agricultural and Industrial Fair (November 11-16, 1929). The three are 'Partners Promoting Progress.' The float participated in a parade celebrating the opening of the John P. Grace Memorial Bridge (also known as 'the old Cooper River Bridge'). Five girls dressed as field hands ride the float alongside a pyramid decorated with vegetables: Julia Frampton, Annette Remington, Rosa Belle Blank, Louise Brown, and Isabel Frampton (one may not be pictured). Special attention is paid to the iodine in vegetables and its health benefits.
A color photograph of a man [L.A. Cave?] posing with a small yield of asparagus in the field. Photograph has a caption on the back that reads, 'L.A. Cave Barnwell, S.C. 2100# 7-5-5-. 500# muriste [? Illegible] of potash [? Illegible] nea [? Illegible].' It is unknown whether the photograph was taken before or after the fertilizer demonstration.
A black and white photograph of several men during a fertilizer inspection at Rocket Hall Plantation. The names of those individuals are on the back of the photograph.
A color photograph of two laborers walking through a cabbage field while a bag of Muriate of Potash is in the foreground. It is indicated that an extra 100 pounds was used.
A black and white photograph taken from behind a man standing who is giving a presentation behind a table of vegetables. The attendees and participants are outside of a building owned by Coburg Dairy with a list of 'Rental Terms' on the exterior wall.
A black and white photograph of members of the Agricultural Society of South Carolina posing together at the United States Sea Island Cotton Experimental Farm. A list of all pictured is available on the back of the photograph.
