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Oyster and Clam Vendor

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Description: An African American vendor of oysters and clams is shown pushing his wheelbarrow. A building with an exterior brick chimney is behind him.
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The Chicken Peddler

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Description: A man poses while selling chickens on the street. A building with an exterior brick chimney is behind him.
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Baptist Church

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Description: View of the Baptist church built in 1822.
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Saint Michael's Alley

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Description: View of Saint Michael's Alley.
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Park Gate

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Description: A view of an ornate metal gateway to a city park. Trees, facing rows of park benches and a bust on a pedestal can be seen through the gate.
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Fort Sumter after Bombardment

Date: 04 15 1861
Description: Fort Sumter after bombardment by the Confederates.
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Middleton Place

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Description: View of a brick cottage with ivy in a clearing as seen from a small dirt road through the woods. The road is bordered by flowering azalea bushes and the Sp...
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Fort Sumter Ruins

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Description: A view of the ruins of Fort Sumter from across a road showing a set of stairs leading up to a building. A path leads to other buildings which remain intact...
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Fort Moultrie

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Description: A view of Fort Moultrie from across a body of water. A doorway leads into the fort, and to the left a sign reads, "Cable Crossing Do Not Anchor." Past the ...
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Ruins of the Railroad Depot

Date: 1865
Description: The ruins of a railroad depot after General Sherman's men burned the town near the end of the Civil War.
Plate 61
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Ruins in Charleston, S.C.

Date: 1865
Description: The ruins of Charleston after General Sherman's men burned the town near the end of the Civil War. A man, smoking a pipe, and a boy sit on the shoreline of...
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Interior View of Fort Sumpter

Date: 1866
Description: The interior of Fort Sumter showing the battlements.
Plate 57
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Street Scene

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Description: Street scene featuring carriages, pedestrians, and storefronts.

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