Zion School, Charleston, South Carolina. Wood engraved illustration from a sketch by Alfred R. Waud, 1866.
This preserved scene shows A man in a suit stands on a platform and points towards a large group of mostly children sitting on long benches. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: Zion School, Charleston, South Carolina. Wood engraved illustration from a sketch by Alfred R. Waud, 1866.
This preserved scene shows A man in a suit stands on a platform and points towards a large group of mostly children sitting on long benches. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: Zion School, Charleston, South Carolina. Wood engraved illustration from a sketch by Alfred R. Waud, 1866.
Historical photographs preserve details that written records can miss: clothing, tools, architecture, body language, and the ordinary environments around important changes.
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