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1. 01-001-HB - Print, Photographic

   01-001-HB In a photo taken between 1875 and 1905, a former slave village is still occupied. Believed to be looking east at Barnyard Village, which was part of Friendfield Plantation at Hobcaw Barony. The village had at least sixteen cabins, all built without porches and with shuttered windows and wooden roofs. Note the three figures on the left, the woven fences and the large center structure, perhaps a former kitchen. Global Subject: Pl...

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2. 01-002-HB - Print, Photographic

   01-002-HB In a photo taken between 1875 and 1902, buildings surrounding the brick rice mill are featured. The rice mill was built in 1858 in Barnyard Village on Friendfield Plantation during the ownership of William Algernon Alston. The land was purchased by Robert J. and Eliza Donaldson in 1875 and their sons operated the Donaldson Brothers Rice Mill until it was destroyed by fire in 1902. The view is looking east from the edge of a rice c...

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3. 01-003-HB - Print, Photographic

   01-003-HB In a photo taken between 1875-1902, the brick rice mill in Barnyard Village on Friendfield Plantation was destroyed by fire in 1902 that had been spotted by a night watchman. The mill was described in the Georgetown Times as, "…one of the oldest and best buildings in the county - a landmark- and intended for pounding as well as threshing, it was made of brick, with iron doors and window frames, and cost considerable money." Globa...

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4. 01-004-HB - Print, Photographic

   01-004-HB Possibly a 1904 photo, this boat was often called a "launch" and was used by plantation owners in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to transport their guests from the docks of Georgetown to the house or up and down the river for hunting parties. In 1904, Jim and Sidney Donaldson, hosted Bernard Baruch and his hunting party at Hobcaw. On that hunt, Baruch offered to purchase their 10,000 aces on the lower end of the barony. ...

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5. 01-005-HB - Print, Photographic

   01-005-HB In a c1930 photo believed to have been taken in Strawberry Village on Strawberry Hill Plantation at Hobcaw, Belle Baruch poses with children of resident staff. Belle was the self-appointed truant officer for the one-room Strawberry Schoolhouse, established by her father for the children of Hobcaw's African-American staff. Global Subject: Plantation Scenes Local Subject: Strawberry Village Coverage: Georgetown County, SC ...

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6. 01-006-HB - Print, Photographic

   01-006-HB In a c1950 photo taken just east of the Bellefield stables, Belle Baruch in denim overalls, observes a feral hog killed on the plantation. Descended from hogs, these feral hogs were pursued diligently by all land owners because of their destruction of native animals, plants and trees. Belle hunted hogs up until her death in 1964. Global Subject: Plantation Scenes Local Subject: Feral Hog Coverage: Georgetown County, SC ...

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7. 01-007-HB - Print, Photographic

   01-007-HB In a c1930 photograph believed to have been taken in Friendfield Village on Friendfield Plantation on Hobcaw Barony, African-American residents pose outside a cabin. According to interviews with former residents, this photo was taken on an Easter Sunday and also included residents from Alderly, Barnyard and Strawberry Villages, all a part of Hobcaw Barony. Global Subject: Plantation Scenes Local Subject: Friendfield Village ...

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8. 01-008-HB - Print, Photographic

   01-008-HB In a c1916 photo, Belle Baruch poses beside a field of collard greens at Hobcaw. The plantation continued to produce the majority of the meats, vegetables and fruits needed for residents and guests until about 1950. Global Subject: Plantation Scenes Local Subject: Belle Baruch Coverage: Georgetown County, SC Coverage: 1875-1990 Print Size: 3x5/ 8x10/ Other : digital/unknown Condition: Good/ Fragile/Other: Pri...

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9. 01-009-HB - Print, Photographic

   01-009-HB In a photo taken between 1939 and 1945, Belle Baruch's airport hangar and car are featured. Belle learned to fly in 1939, purchased a hangar and used the Georgetown municipal airport until 1948, when she created a private airport on Bellefield Plantation. Global Subject: Plantation Scenes Local Subject: Airport Hangar Coverage: Georgetown County, SC Coverage: 1875-1990 Print Size: 3x5/ 8x10/ Other : digital/unknown ...

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10. 01-010-HB - Print, Photographic

    01-010-HB In a photo taken shortly after Hurricane Hazel in October 1954, a live oak limb has fallen near the porch of the Joe Vereen house. Built about 1910 for Bernard Baruch's superintendent of the woods, the house was later lived in by staff member William Kennedy and his family. This is the southwest corner of the two-story house, heated with wood-burning stoves. Global Subject: Plantation Scenes Local Subject: Vereen House Cov...

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11. 01-011-HB - Print, Photographic

    01-011-HB In a c1905 photo made from a glass negative, a former slave cabin in Friendfield Village at Hobcaw has been enlarged to accommodate two rear rooms and a new front porch. The cabin was built above the ground on brick piers of heart pine lumber (note the length of many of the boards). Plantation-made bricks and tabby was used to create the chimneys. Sheets of tin are being put over cypress roof shingles. Note the table at the back ...

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12. 01-012-HB - Print, Photographic

    01-012-HB In a c1905 photo made from a glass negative, a slave cabin in Friendfield Village is being renovated. Just after Bernard Baruch's purchase of Hobcaw in 1905, he hired freed slaves and their descendants to work on the plantation in various jobs. He paid additional wages and provided the materials for adding on and improving their houses. Note the first use of "whitewash" paint on the siding and chimney and the use of wood blocks as...

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13. 01-013-HB - Print, Photographic

    01-013-HB In a c1905 photo made from a glass negative, Friendfield Village features twelve cabins and a church in this view, looking west down the slave street. These cabins, rebuilt by a new plantation owner in 1840, did not feature porches or glass windows until post-Civil War modifications. The church was built in 1890, replacing a slave chapel, erected by All Saints, Waccamaw Parish, Episcopal Church. Global Subject: Plantation Scenes...

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14. 01-014-HB - Print, Photographic

    01-014-HB In a c1905 photo made from a glass negative, a plantation outbuilding with a prominent bell and rear shed, may have been a storehouse (note lock on the door) or one of a number of craft shops. Slave artisans included carpenters, coopers, blacksmiths, tanners, shoemakers, spinners, wood turners, wheelwrights and harness makers. Buildings such as this were also called "workshops". Note the addition of a hole and metal sheathing for ...

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15. 01-015-HB - Print, Photographic

    01-015-HB In a c1905 photo made from a glass negative, a former slave cabin stands in Friendfield Village at Hobcaw Barony. The figure on the post-civil war porch, may be Laura Carr, born in 1857 (our original date for birth was 1868) and died October 12, 1937, at age 80, who lived on the northwest end of the street. Note the corrugated roof tin of the whitewashed cabin. Global Subject: Plantation Scenes Local Subject: Friendfield Vill...

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16. 01-016-HB - Print, Photographic

    01-016-HB In a c1905 photo made from a glass negative, these 19th century brick ruins located on Hobcaw Barony have been described as "the brick ovens". These arched brick piers may also have been foundations or chimney supports of the 19th century rice plantation's "seashore home". Global Subject: Plantation Scenes Local Subject: Brick Ruins Coverage: Georgetown County, SC Coverage: 1875-1990 Print Size: 3x5/ 8x10/ Other : d...

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17. 01-017-HB - Print, Photographic

    01-017-HB In a c1905 photo made from a glass negative, a cabin stands in one of four extant villages at the time of the purchase of Hobcaw Barony by Bernard Baruch. This cabin has seen the simple addition of a board slat roof and porch. Note what appears to be a water pump at the bench and two white persons on the porch. Global Subject: Plantation Scenes Local Subject: Slave Cabin Coverage: Georgetown County, SC Coverage: 1875-19...

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18. 01-018-HB - Print, Photographic

    01-018-HB In a 1905 photo from a glass negative, the rear of the church in Friendfield Village appears in this view looking north. Note the lack of a cross, perhaps the result of neglect or a recent storm. See also the small shelf on the south exterior wall. A slave cabin stands to the west. Global Subject: Plantation Scenes Local Subject: Friendfield Coverage: Georgetown County, SC Coverage: 1875-1990 Print Size: 3x5/ 8x10/...

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19. 01-019-HB - Print, Photographic

    01-019-HB A c1905 photo taken from a glass negative, a print was made and labeled by volunteers at the Georgetown County Library in 1970. "Old Tim" lived at Hobcaw and was probably born into slavery. A similar looking man, known as Tim McCants, lived in a former slave cabin in Friendfield Village in the 1930s and 1940s and is often mentioned in oral history interviews. "Daddy Tim" was a master gardener and raised or helped to raise many gra...

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20. 01-020-HB - Print, Photographic

    01-020-HB In a c1910 photograph taken on the bank (a man-made causeway) at the "Reserve Swamp" on Hobcaw Barony, a guest of Bernard Baruch sits on a downed cypress to smoke a cigarette. These reservoirs were first used to plant inland rice and later used to hold additional water for adjacent tidal rice fields. Global Subject: Plantation Scenes Local Subject: Reserve Banks Coverage: Georgetown County, SC Coverage: 1875-1990 Pri...

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