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[South Carolina. Charleston. African American women carrying baskets of vegetables on their heads] – Antique Wall Art

[South Carolina. Charleston. African American women carrying baskets of vegetables on their heads] — historic photograph
[South Carolina. Charleston. African American women carrying baskets of vegetables on their heads]. Historic photograph from the Charleston collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Balanced on the heads of these women are baskets of fresh vegetables, the detail that sets this scene apart from other street pictures of the city. Carrying goods this way was a long-standing practice among Black women who sold produce, seafood and other goods in Charleston, and it drew on West African traditions brought by enslaved people whose descendants shaped the Lowcountry's food economy. Such street vendors, often called hucksters, were a familiar part of daily life in the city's markets and neighborhoods during the early twentieth century. The ca. 192- date places the photograph in the years between the world wars, when Charleston was still known for its market culture.

Medium1 photographic print.
Notesca. 192-.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,206 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-121034

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