Winyah Indigo Society and Public Library, Georgetown, S. C.
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Title | Winyah Indigo Society and Public Library, Georgetown, S. C. |
Type | Still image |
Digitized Material | colored postcards |
Year | ca. 1940 |
Coverage-Spatial | Georgetown, South Carolina |
Subject | |
Description | The Winyah Indigo Socety, organized in 1740 by Indigo planters, was given a Royal Charter by King George in 1758. Members paid dues in Indigo, which was sold for funds to educate children as far south as Charleston, South Carolina, up to the North Carolina State Line." Postcard was never mailed. |
Creator-Corporate | Curtech-Chicago |
Creator-Role | publisher |
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Technique | hand colored photograph |
WorkDimensions-Measurement | 13.6 x 8.7 cm. |
Resource Identifier | ALA0002353 |
Date Created | 2015-03-12 |
Rights | Copyright Not Evaluated |
Collection Title | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard Collection |
Repository | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. American Library Association Archives |
Collection | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard Collection |
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Winyah Indigo Society and Public Library, Georgetown, S. C. |