The watermelon market at Charleston, S.C. – Antique Wall Art
(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. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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The watermelon market at Charleston, S.C.
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Watermelons piled high at a Charleston, South Carolina, market stall are the focus of this 1866 wood engraving, drawn from a sketch by J.E. Taylor and printed in *Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper* on December 15 of that year. Appearing only about a year after the Civil War ended, the scene offers a glimpse of open-air market life in a Charleston still recovering from the conflict. *Frank Leslie's* was a popular weekly that brought images of Southern towns and everyday commerce to a national readership during Reconstruction. The catalog record includes some unverified details, so the print is best read as a period view of the market rather than a documented account of one specific day.
| 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 × 1,066 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-118408 |
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