The watermelon market at Charleston, S.C. – Vintage Print
(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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Step back in time with The watermelon market at Charleston, S.C., an antique engraving rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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The watermelon market at Charleston, S.C.
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Watermelons give this Charleston market scene its particular character, and the engraving ran on page 197 of *Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper* on December 15, 1866. It was cut from a sketch by J.E. Taylor, and the paper's southern views of the period often recorded street life in cities still recovering from the Civil War. Charleston's produce markets had long been busy places where vendors sold fruit and vegetables directly to households. In the years after emancipation, these markets remained among the most visible centers of local commerce. The picture offers a glimpse of a city in transition, when older market customs continued alongside new questions about who would sell and who would buy.
| Created / published | 1866 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : wood engraving. |
| Subjects | Wood engraving from J.E. Taylor sketch. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1866 Dec. 15, p. 197. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: S.C.--Charleston. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,057 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-137487 |
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