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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
  • Library buildings South Carolina  
  • Public Libraries  
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
Theme
  • Library Postcards
  • South Carolina
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
TitleWinyah Indigo Society and Public Library, Georgetown, S. C.
TypeStill image  
Digitized Materialcolored postcards
Yearca. 1940
Coverage-SpatialGeorgetown, South Carolina  
Subject
  • Library buildings South Carolina  
  • Public Libraries  
DescriptionThe 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-CorporateCurtech-Chicago  
Creator-Rolepublisher
Theme
  • Library Postcards
  • South Carolina
Techniquehand colored photograph  
WorkDimensions-Measurement13.6 x 8.7 cm.
Resource IdentifierALA0002353
Date Created2015-03-12
RightsCopyright Not Evaluated
Collection TitleSjoerd Koopman Library Postcard Collection
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. American Library Association Archives
CollectionSjoerd Koopman Library Postcard Collection

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