Tag Archives: South Carolina

The Fourth of July in South Carolina, 1939

Posted on July 4, 2020 by Lynn

The Library of Congress has a series of photographs of an African American Fourth of July celebration on St. Helena Island off of South Carolina in 1939.  They were taken by Marian Post Wolcott, a photographer working for the Farm … Continue reading →

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Portrait with Chair, ca. 1910

Posted on February 10, 2018 by Lynn

This dignified portrait of an older African American woman comes from the studio of the photographer Michael Francis Blake in Charleston, South Carolina. According to the records at Duke University, most of his customers were black.  The studio was apparently … Continue reading →

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Book Review–A True Likeness: The Black South of Richard Samuel Roberts, 1920-1936

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Lynn

Have you ever stopped to wonder how many photographic records of the past have been lost or destroyed? This book, edited by Thomas L. Johnson and Phillip C. Dunn, is the result of an almost miraculous reclamation. Thousands of glass … Continue reading →

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Season’s Greetings from Birdie Parsons, 1944

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Lynn

In my experience, Christmas cards with photos usually depict parents and children, or just the children in the household. This is only the second one I’ve seen showing an older woman alone. I discovered it on the Digital Public Library … Continue reading →

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