{"product_id":"1867-rice-culture-ogeechee-georgia-military-asylum-turkey-shooting-jan-5","title":"1867 Rice Culture Ogeechee Georgia, Military Asylum, Turkey Shooting โ€” Jan 5","description":"๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ HARPER'S WEEKLY ยท January 5, 1867\nComplete Issue ยท New York\n\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n\nA historically significant early Reconstruction issue โ€” a full eight-scene documentary of rice culture on the Ogeechee River near Savannah, Georgia, capturing the agricultural economy of the Black-majority Georgia Lowcountry in the first years after emancipation; the Military Asylum in Washington; and turkey shooting. Strong content for collectors of African American agricultural history, Southern Reconstruction history, and Lowcountry Georgia history.\n\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n๐ŸŒพ RICE CULTURE ON THE OGEECHEE โ€” RECONSTRUCTION SOUTH\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n\n๐ŸŒพ NICE PRINT โ€” \"RICE CULTURE ON THE OGEECHEE, NEAR SAVANNAH, GEORGIA\" โ€” EIGHT SCENES\nA significant eight-scene illustration documenting the full process of rice cultivation on the Ogeechee River near Savannah โ€” one of the most historically charged pieces of Lowcountry Georgia and Black American history in this run. The Ogeechee River rice plantations were among the most productive in the antebellum South, worked almost exclusively by enslaved Gullah-Geechee people whose West African rice-farming expertise made the entire industry possible. By January 1867 โ€” just two years after emancipation โ€” the formerly enslaved rice workers of the Ogeechee and Savannah River plantations were navigating a brutal and contested transition, many still working the same fields under exploitative labor contracts while asserting new freedoms. The Ogeechee insurrection of 1868-69, in which Black rice workers rose against the plantation system, was already building toward its confrontation. This eight-scene illustration โ€” showing planting, cultivation, harvesting, and processing โ€” is a primary document of the Lowcountry rice economy at the exact moment of its post-emancipation transformation. The labor shown is almost certainly being performed by Gullah-Geechee freedpeople, whose culture and rice-farming knowledge are today recognized as one of the most significant African American heritage traditions in the South. A significant piece of Black American history, Lowcountry Georgia history, and the history of the Gullah-Geechee people.\n\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n๐Ÿฅ INSIDE THE ISSUE\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n\n๐Ÿ›๏ธ HALF PAGE โ€” \"MILITARY ASYLUM, WASHINGTON, D.C.\"\nA half-page illustration of the Military Asylum in Washington โ€” the Soldiers' Home, founded in 1851 as a retirement home for regular Army soldiers and one of Washington's most significant institutions. President Lincoln famously spent many summer nights there during the Civil War, and the Soldiers' Home is now a National Monument. A significant piece of Washington, D.C. military and architectural history.\n\n๐Ÿฆƒ HALF PAGE โ€” \"TURKEY SHOOTING\"\nA half-page illustration of a turkey shooting competition โ€” a beloved American rural sporting and holiday tradition, capturing the marksmanship contests that were a fixture of rural Reconstruction-era community life. A warm and vivid piece of American sporting and social history.\n\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n๐Ÿ“‹ CONDITION\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n\nI photograph every page of every issue so you can inspect the condition closely before purchasing. Please review all images carefully and don't hesitate to ask any questions โ€” I'm happy to provide additional detail or close-up shots of any page, illustration, or area of concern before you buy.\n\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n๐Ÿ“Œ DETAILS\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n\nPublication ยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท Harper's Weekly\nDate ยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท January 5, 1867\nCity ยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท New York\nFormat ยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท Illustrated newspaper, complete in 16 pages\n\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n๐Ÿ“ฆ SHIPPING \u0026amp; PRESERVATION\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n\nโ€ข Stored in an acid-free protective bag and flat-shipped in a padded envelope with heavy cardboard reinforcement\nโ€ข Fully tracked for your peace of mind\n\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n๐Ÿ” SEO TAGS\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n\nrice culture Ogeechee Georgia, Ogeechee River rice plantation, Savannah Georgia rice culture, Gullah Geechee rice farming, Black rice farming Reconstruction, African American agriculture antique, Lowcountry Georgia rice, Gullah Geechee history antique, rice plantation eight scenes, Georgia Lowcountry history, Black agricultural history, Reconstruction South agriculture, Ogeechee insurrection history, freedpeople Georgia rice, emancipation Lowcountry Georgia, Military Asylum Washington DC, Soldiers Home Washington, Lincoln Soldiers Home, Washington DC military home, Civil War soldiers home, turkey shooting antique, turkey shoot competition, American rural sporting, Reconstruction era sporting, Harper's Weekly 1867, antique newspaper 1867, Reconstruction era newspaper, Victorian illustrated newspaper, antique illustration engraving, framing quality print, Black history collector, Gullah Geechee collector, Georgia history collector, history lover gift, rare newspaper collectible, museum quality ephemera","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52264017330396,"sku":null,"price":39.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0849\/4759\/9580\/files\/56bf98a7-il_fullxfull.8281321076_fzp2.jpg?v=1786496672","url":"https:\/\/thekeenantiquarian.com\/products\/1867-rice-culture-ogeechee-georgia-military-asylum-turkey-shooting-jan-5","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}