Vintage Occupational Photos of African Americans in Charleston, South Carolina By Kilburn (1879)

A collection of photographs African Americans in Charleston, South Carolina, taken by photographer Benjamin West Kilburn in 1879. Original captions are in quotations.
Source: Library of Congress, J. Paul Getty Museum.
oyster, fish, sellers, street vendors, jobs, women, men, children, selling, baskets, clothing, clothes, hairstyle, black history month, sc, historical, documentary, film, movie, wood, sticks, wooden, building, gossiping, gate, maid, servant, house, home, boy, water pump, hats, hat, bucket, cotton warehouse, drying, yard, ladder, overseers, charleston harbor, ships, rice sack,

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That last photo was especially fascinating. Yes, sailing ships were still incredibly common even in the late 19th century.