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.
Scrapbook pages made of pink construction paper with a decorative vine theme, leaves made of green construction paper. Media types include photographs, newspaper clippings, typescript pages, correspondence, and invitations. All dated material generated in the 1970s.
Craft Family Photo Album that includes images of Craft family members, famous abolitionists, and other family friends, many of international historical significance. 6in.x 4.5in.
The John McCrady Plat Collection is a collection of more than 10,000 plats collected by local surveyor John McCrady (1884-1955). Over his lifetime, McCrady collected thousands of original eighteenth and nineteenth century plats, mostly of Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester, and Colleton counties of the South Carolina Lowcountry. When he could not acquire originals from the landowners, he placed tracings into his collection.
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."
Photograph of thirty-six elementary school aged Avery students pose outside on the institute's property in two rows: the male students stand in back while the female students kneel in front.
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."
Cooper River Memorial Library, 3503 Rivers Avenue. Caption on back: "Great Books group, Monday night group, Cooper River Memorial library branch Charleston (S.C.) County Free Library."
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."
Main Library, 94 Rutledge Avenue. Group of children sitting and standing around a small pond in the garden of the library. Caption on back: "From Miss Janie Smith. Charleston Free Library. Charleston, South Carolina."
Bookmobile. Caption on back: "[…] and Miss Emily Sanders, […] Charleston Free Lib[…] (County Council inspected it […] same time.) Miss McBee instrumental […] getting library started […] Pres. of Civic Club at the [illegible]."