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1. Page 76, Card 1

Page 76, Card 1
Date:
1907-09-27
Description:
Postcard. General Greeting theme - photo illustration of people around a cabin. Mailed from New Orleans, Louisiana.

2. Page 78, Card 1

Page 78, Card 1
Date:
1906-07-03
Description:
Postcard. General Greeting theme - "humorous" illustration of a turkey scaring a young girl. Mailed from Charleston, South Carolina.

3. Page 46, Card 1

Page 46, Card 1
Date:
1906-06-30
Description:
Postcard. General Greeting theme - photo illustration of African Americans performing baptisms in river. Mailed from Charleston, South Carolina.

4. Page 79, Card 1

Page 79, Card 1
Date:
1907-12-11
Description:
Postcard. General Greeting theme - photo illustration of two children working in a field . No postmark.

5. Page 77, Card 1

Page 77, Card 1
Date:
1900
Description:
Postcard. General Greeting theme - photo illustration of two children holding a watermelon. No postmark.

6. Rounded Box with Lid, c. 1830s

Rounded Box with Lid, c. 1830s
Date:
1830-1839
Description:
Rounded cardboard box with lid containing remnants of antimony, a substance used for medicinal purposes. Discovered during 2017-2018 investigations of an enslaved quarter in the Nathaniel Russell House kitchen house

7. Slave Pass for Mack, 1843

Slave Pass for Mack, 1843
Date:
1843
Description:
Slave pass written by Sarah H. Savage giving permission for an enslaved person named Mack to stay on Bedon's Alley for two months. The pass notes that Mack was "hired by his Mother."

8. Slave Pass for Grace, 1849

Slave Pass for Grace, 1849
Date:
1849
Description:
A slave pass written by Isaac Riddell for an enslaved person named Grace to stay at Pattan's Lot for three months.

9. Pillow, early 19th century

Pillow, early 19th century
Date:
1850-1859, 1840-1849, 1830-1839, 1810-1819, and 1820-1829
Description:
A small pillow, hand sewn with faded mattress ticking and stuffed with lambswool, uncovered during 2020 investigations of the Nathaniel Russell Kitchen House. Pillow was discovered under the floorboards in the front of the fireplace in the west enslaved quarter. Pillow measures 4"x5".

10. Page 76, Card 2

Page 76, Card 2
Date:
1900
Description:
Postcard. General Greeting theme - photo illustration of man holding an opossum. No postmark.

11. Page 77, Card 2

Page 77, Card 2
Date:
1900
Description:
Postcard. General Greeting theme - photo illustration of child holding slice of watermelon. No postmark.

12. Page 77, Card 3

Page 77, Card 3
Date:
1900
Description:
Postcard. General Greeting theme - photo illustration of child eating slice of watermelon. No postmark.

13. Page 76, Card 3

Page 76, Card 3
Date:
1905-12-26
Description:
Postcard. General Greeting theme - photo illustration of two children sitting on bench. Mailed from Savannah, Georgia.

14. Page 77, Card 4

Page 77, Card 4
Date:
1900
Description:
Postcard. General Greeting theme - photo illustration of man in ox-pulled cart. No postmark.

15. Page 78, Card 4

Page 78, Card 4
Date:
1909-08-30
Description:
Postcard. General Greeting theme - illustration of woman doing laundry. Mailed from Charleston, South Carolina.

16. Page 76, Card 4

Page 76, Card 4
Date:
1906-02-06
Description:
Postcard. General Greeting theme - photo illustration of children eating sugar cane. Mailed from Savannah, Georgia.

25. Asparagus stalks

Asparagus stalks
Date:
1886-1916
Description:
8.6 x 8.8 cm photographic print

51. Man rowing boat

Man rowing boat
Date:
1886-1916
Description:
8.5 x 8 cm photographic print

55. Brush

Brush
Date:
1850-1859, 1840-1849, 1830-1839, 1810-1819, and 1820-1829
Description:
A small wooden brush with fine hairs uncovered during 2020 investigations of Nathaniel Russell House Kitchen House. Brush discovered under the floorboards in the front of the fireplace in the east enslaved quarter. Dates to period of enslavement.

63. Hoeing rice, South Carolina

Hoeing rice, South Carolina
Date:
1900
Description:
A stereoscopic image of African American posed and tending a rice field with hoes.

65. Street vendors, Charleston, S.C.

Street vendors, Charleston, S.C.
Date:
1879
Description:
A stereoscopic image of African American women holding baskets with wares on top of their heads and children carrying wares atop their head. The text at the bottom of the image identifies them as "street vendors."

66. Sketch of a Road-Side Scene Near Charleston

Sketch of a Road-Side Scene Near Charleston
Date:
1871-07-15
Description:
A sketch titled "A Roadside Scene near Charleston" by Albert Bobbett from the front cover of Appleton's Journal of Literature, Science, and Art. The work depicts an African American man pulling a wagon and a woman and children gathered around a stall in a rural area.

70. Sketch of a Man on the Tower of St. Michael's Church

Sketch of a Man on the Tower of St. Michael's Church
Date:
1871-07-15
Description:
A sketch titled "A Glimpse of Charleston and Bay, from the Tower of St. Michael's Church" by Harry Fenn from Appleton's Journal of Literature, Science, and Art. The work depicts an African American man standing in the tower of St. Michael's Church and holding a broom, overlooking the Charleston Harbor.

75. Fragmented Crystal

Fragmented Crystal
Date:
1850-1859, 1840-1849, 1830-1839, 1810-1819, and 1820-1829
Description:
A fragmented crystal discovered during 2019 investigations of the Russell House Kitchen House. The crystal was wedged tightly between the end of an original floorboard and the first period masonry wall in the east enslaved quarter of the Russell House Kitchen House. One end identifies it as a chandelier or girandole crystal. The other end, however, shows evidence of a percussive strike, evidence it was intentionally struck one or more times to shape it into a crude point.

80. Two men and dogs

Two men and dogs
Date:
1886-1916
Description:
8.8 x 8.8 cm photographic print

82. Man and dog

Man and dog
Date:
1886-1916
Description:
4.1 x 5 cm photographic print

85. Penned-through Slave Pass for Ellack

Penned-through Slave Pass for Ellack
Description:
A slave pass written by Sarah Savage with all writing penned through. The pass gives an enslaved person, Ellack, permission to stay at Stoll's Alley for three months.

93. Frank Leslie's

Frank Leslie's
Date:
1861
Description:
[Color image.] Caption: 'Negroes hunting the moccasin snake on the Ashley River, near Charleston, S.C.--from an original sketch by Granville Perkins, Esq.' [full date April 13, 1861.]

94. Frank Leslie's

Frank Leslie's
Date:
1869
Description:
Caption: 'Southern scenes.--fight for garbage in the streets of Charleston between the scavengers (turkey-buzzards) and the Negroes.' [full date December 11, 1869.]

95. no title given

no title given
Date:
1862
Description:
Caption: 'Negroes escaping from Beaufort, S.C., with plunder from the abandoned residences of their masters, stopped by U.S. Gunboat Seneca.--from a sketch by our Special Artist with the Great Naval Expedition.--see page 70.'

99. Laborers

Laborers
Date:
1886-1916
Description:
8.8 x 8.5 cm photographic print

100. Loaded wagon

Loaded wagon
Date:
1886-1916
Description:
8 x 8.7 cm photographic print