A black and white print of four black and white photographs. Beginning top right and following clockwise: Photograph of Tommy Legare and Bull in Johns Island, SC; Photograph of a Unidentified Man Standing with Cattle; Photograph of Group Admiring Vegetables; and Photograph of Cows Grazing.
A black and white print of a photograph with three men holding the reins of three cows. In the background of the photo are other men, a fourth cow, utility lines and houses.
A black and white photograph printed on Kodak Velox Paper of a crop field. The back of a house and another building along with many oak trees are pictured in the background.
A letter offering views, suggestion, and requests from the Charleston Central Labor Union, looking to ensure employment immediately and fairly for locals through the Santee-Cooper River project.
A black and white negative of a man standing in a potato field and holding a sign that reads, '600# [600 pounds] 20% of Manure Salts in [? illegible] Addition to [illegible] Fert [fertilizer].'
A black and white photograph with three men holding the reins of three cows. In the background of the photo are other men, a fourth cow, utility lines and houses.
Front, interior, and profile views of a multi-colored basket made of sweetgrass, bulrush, and pine needle, sewn with palmetto leaf. Sweetgrass is natural and dyed blue, orange, and red. A wrapped hinge is sewn into the bottom for hanging purposes.
A black and white negative of boxes of packed asparagus on an outside porch. The boxes read, 'South Carolina Asparagus Growers Association' and 'Eat More Live Longer Iodine Does It.' A small sign is on the building and it is mostly illegible, but may read, 'No Loiters.'
A black and white print of two black and white photographs. On the left is Photograph of Two Men Examining Grasses in Field. On the right is Photograph of a Man Holding a Cucumber.
A black and white print of two black and white photographs. Beginning top left and following clockwise is: Photograph of Edward Walpole with Champion Bull; Photograph of Man Holding Grapes; Photograph of House Flying American Flag; and Photograph of Greek Revival Architecture on the Farm
A color photograph of a man in a potato field standing next to a barrel of harvested potatoes. A caption on the back of the photograph reads, '100 [illegible] spuds [potatoes] per acre.'
Full and profile views of a coiled basket, possibly used for fruit, with a cross handle; made with sweetgrass, bulrush and pine needle, sewn with palmetto leaf. Basket is asymmetric and sits extremely crooked in its natural state; this feature has been manually edited somewhat in the images to ease viewing the object.
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”
A black and white negative of a man standing in a potato field and holding a sign that reads, '600# [600 pounds] [illegible]' during a fertilizer experiment.
A color photograph of the reverse side of the framed tokens won by various members of the Agricultural Society of South Carolina for their agricultural endeavors.
A color photograph of three men standing in a field of crops behind a sign that reads, 'Official Fertilizer Demonstration conducted in Cooperation with S.C. Produce Association and N.V. Potash Export-My. Inspection Invited.'
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."
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.
This newspaper clipping titled "The Penitentiary is the Place" discusses the arrest of eleven men, now freed slaves, referenced as "negroes," for murdering another black man.
A list of offenses resulting in exclusion from the clergy which includes murder, "robbing church," "robbing any persons in their dwelling house," "buggery," piracy, accessories in "petty treason," stealing, rape, burglary, "consulting with evil spirits, taking up dead bodies for purposes of witchcraft," "persons connected with slaves in actual insurrection guilty of treason," and "carrying away a slave."
Miscellaneous Inventories, 1813-1817, is a bound volume kept by or for a member of the Ball family. The volume includes inventories of furniture, kitchen ware, clothing, and other household decorations such as candlesticks, bookcases, shades, looking glasses and crockery. The volume also includes a list of enslaved men, women and children divided by families.
A letter to Harold Cranston on Capers Island from James Vidal discussing a vessel ready to transport items and Vidal's haste to Summerville. Vidal makes the notation he would put the "black hand" to work unloading items if Cranston transports them on the vessel.
The first side of this document is a brief entry concerning "the business of the faithful legislator." The reverse side of the document contains a formula for making pills for "glandular obstructions."
An agreement between Charles Alston Sr. and former enslaved persons, now freedmen and women, at Fairfield Plantation. The agreement outlines the duties that Charles Alston and the freed persons must follow. The signatures of the freed persons, which includes children, are marked with an "x."
An agreement regarding six enslaved persons bequeathed to Henry Hilliard Gooch's children. The names of the enslaved persons are Melisy, William, Amelia, Miles, Dave and John.
A list of enslaved persons and other property that have not been appraised. The names of the enslaved persons are listed as Dolly, Jenny, Scipio, Lucy and eight children, "Clarender" and six children, Amos, Robert, Rosa (a girl about twenty-two) and a young boy named Scipio. The names include valuations above them.
A list of 157 enslaved persons at Friendfield and the Point Plantations. The list is divided into adults and children, and includes notations such as "carpenter," "cripple," "old," "driver" and "nurse."
Final notice of auction for Nightingale Hall Plantation by auctioneer Alonzo White. The notice gives information concerning the location and fields of the plantation, the property's condition, cattle and the names of enslaved persons living there. The reverse side of the document is a statement concerning a fight between two enslaved men in which one drew a knife when ordered to stop. This enslaved man had been taken off the plantation.
Final notice of auction for Nightingale Hall Plantation by auctioneer Alonzo White. The notice gives information concerning the location and fields of the plantation, the property's condition, cattle and the names of enslaved persons living there.
