 | Carter's Grove Plantation, on the James River near Williamsburg, VA Courtesy of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, PO Box 1776, Williamsburg, VA 23187-1776. All rights reserved. Our thanks to Colonial Williamsburg. |
 | Sugar mill, French West Indies, 1722 Jean Baptiste Labat, "Nouveau Voyage aux Isles de l'Amérique," (Paris, 1722). The John Carter Brown Library, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912 |
 | Hopsewee, Georgetown County, SC, c. 1740 Copyright holder unknown. The Charleston Post Card Co., Inc., Charleston, SC. |
 | Ad, "Tobacco will thy life renew," 18th century Copyright holder and location unknown. In Barbara Clark Smith, "After the Revolution: The Smithsonian History of Everyday Life in the 18th Century," 1985, p. 92 |
 | The Shirley plantation, James River, VA; included blacksmiths, coopers and cobblers Copyright holder unknown. David R. White/Stockfile, Inc. |
 | Map, John Smith's New England, 1614 The DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum, 325 West Francis St, Williamsburg, VA 23185. The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, PO Box 1776, Williamsburg, VA 23187-1776. Our thanks to Colonial Williamsburg. |
 | Cyrus McCormick's reaper: "The Testing of The First Reaping Machine Near Steele's Tavern, VA. A.D.1831," patented 1834, International Harvester lithograph, c. 1890 The Chicago Historical Society, 1601 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60614 |
 | Riverfront view, Drayton Hall plantation mansion, Charleston, SC, built 1742 Copyright holder unknown. The Panorama Color Slide Co. |
 | Slaves on Edisto Island, SC, 1862; photo by Union soldier U.S. Department of Labor, Frances Perkins Building, 200 Constitution Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20210. In J.C. Furnas, "Goodbye to Uncle Tom," 1956, p. 276b |
 | Cook's cabin near kitchen and dairy, Thornhill plantation, Greene County, AL, built 1833; 1934 photo, 5 x 7 in. Alex Bush photo. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Historic American Buildings Survey, Washington, DC 20540. HABS ALA,32-WATSO,1-26 |
 | Free-flying stairway, Boone Hall Plantation, Mt. Pleasant, SC, early 18th century Copyright holder unknown. Charleston Post Card Co., Inc., Charleston, SC. |
 | Game room, Boone Hall Plantation, Mt. Pleasant, SC, early 18th century Copyright holder unknown. Charleston Post Card Co., Inc., Charleston, SC. |
 | Parlor, Audubon Memorial State Park, St. Francisville, LA, 1799. Courtesy of Audubon State Historic Site, Louisiana Office of State Parks, PO Box 546, St. Francisville, LA 70775. Our thanks to the Audubon State Historic Site. |
 | Henry Clay bedroom, Rosedown Plantation and Gardens, St. Francisville, LA, 1835 Copyright holder unknown. Rosedown Plantation State Historic Site, 12501 Louisiana Hwy 10, St. Francisville, LA 70775. In Ola Mae Word, "Reflections of Rosedown," (St. Francisville, LA: Private printing 1971). |
 | Live oak from portico corner, Drayton Hall, Charleston, SC, 1738-42 Copyright holder unknown. The Panorama Color Slide Co. |
 | Wallace Plantation, Florence, SC Copyright holder unknown. Charleston Post Card Co., Inc., Charleston, SC. |
 | Rosedown House in Spring, Rosedown Plantation & Gardens, St. Francisville, LA, 1835 Copyright holder unknown. Rosedown Plantation State Historic Site, 12501 Louisiana Hwy 10, St. Francisville, LA 70775. In Ola Mae Word, "Reflections of Rosedown," (St. Francisville, LA: Private printing 1971). |
 | Hampton Plantation, Georgetown, SC, c. 1735 Copyright holder unknown. Charleston Post Card Co., Inc., Charleston, SC. |
 | Oak Alley Plantation, Vacherie, LA, late 1830s Copyright holder unknown. PanaVue Slide Co. |
 | Houmas House Plantation, Darrow, LA, 1800-40 Copyright holder unknown. PanaVue Slide Co. |
 | Manigault House, Charleston, SC, c. 1803 Copyright holder unknown. Charleston Post Card Co., Inc., Charleston, SC. |
 | Housing, the planter; Somerset, 1852. Ben Judah Lubschez photo. Copyright holder unknown. In Samuel G. Stoney, Plantations of the Carolina Low Country, 1964, p. 227. 8.7.1 |
 | Housing, the planter; The Wedge. Frances Benjamin Johnston photo. Copyright holder unknown. In Samuel G. Stoney, Plantations of the Carolina Low Country, 1964, p. 225. 8.7.1 |
 | Housing, the planter; Hampton, 1735. Frances Benjamin Johnston photo. Copyright holder unknown. In Samuel G. Stoney, Plantations of the Carolina Low Country, 1964, p. 139. 8.7.1 |
 | Housing, the President's house. "No less Southern was the President's house, occupied in early years by a succession of Virginians." Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, DC 20540. In Harnett T. Kane, "The Romantic South," 1961, p. 92. 8.7.1 |
 | View of a southern city, Georgetown, DC. "The neat, half-somnolent village of Georgetown stands in relief in this lithograph of about 1855." Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, DC 20540. LC-USZC4-1465. In Harnett T. Kane, "The Romantic South," 1961, p. 131. 8.7.1 |
 | View of a southern city, Richmond. "It would be the new capital. A stately view of Richmond, seat of the Confederacy, with canal in the foreground." Copyright holder unknown. In Harnett T. Kane, "Gone Are the Days," 1960, p. 296. Author's collection. 8.7.1 |
 | View of Baltimore, 1848. A large city glints in the distance, with a bay or wide river in mid-ground. On the near bank are figures of a man fishing, a dog with him, and women harvesting grain. Currier and Ives. Courtesy of The Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Ave. at 103rd St., New York, NY 10029. Our thanks to the Museum. In Walton Rawls, "The Great Book of Currier and Ives' America," 1979, p. 384. 8.7.1 |
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Eli Whitney (1765-1825), c. 1822; graduated from Yale, 1792. Samuel F.B. Morse, oil portrait. Copyright © Yale University Library, PO Box 208240, New Haven, CT 06520-8240. All rights reserved. |
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