South Carolina, from the Industries of States series (N117) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco by W. Duke, Sons & Co.

South Carolina, from the Industries of States series (N117) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco 1889

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This trade card from the "Industries of States" series, issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco, features a personified South Carolina. The woman, clad in a blue gown and adorned with gold jewelry, sits with her chin on her hand, gazing thoughtfully into the distance. She holds a small piece of paper in her lap, symbolizing the state's important agricultural output of cotton and rice, which is written at the bottom. The card features a stylized shield that incorporates the state's symbol of a palmetto tree and the motto "Dum Spiro Spero" ("While I Breathe, I Hope"), suggesting the strength and resilience of South Carolina. This card, like others in the series, exemplifies a popular 19th-century trend of using allegorical figures to represent states and their industries.

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