- Written by
- Wells-Bowie, LaVerne, American
- Subject of
- Simmons, Lily, American, born 1925
- Corbette, Sarah, American
- Wiley, Ethel Mae, American, born 1941
- Wiley, Franklin D., American, born 1940
- First Union African Baptist Church, founded 1879
- Mount Carmel Baptist Church No. 2
- Date
- 2001
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W (physical, folded): 6 × 6 1/8 in. (15.2 × 15.5 cm)
- H x W (physical, unfolded): 6 × 23 7/8 in. (15.2 × 60.7 cm)
- File size: 1.76 GB
- Description
- A digitized booklet by LaVerne Wells-Bowie about African influences evident in the architecture and landscape of Daufuskie Island in Beaufort County, South Carolina. The booklet contains color photographs and illustrations of landscapes, building exteriors, and people throughout. The cover features an illustrated landscape of Daufuskie Island featuring a church, houses and other buildings set amidst palm trees and grasses along a shoreline. Above the illustration is the text [Bin-yuh / Been Here / Come-yuh / New Come]. Below the illustration is printed [LAVERNE WELLS-BOWIE]. The booklet features individuals and institutions in the Daufuskie Island community including Lily Simmons, Sarah Corbette, Ethel Mae and Franklin Wiley, First Union African Baptist Church, and Mount Carmel Baptist Church. There are 22 numbered pages, 32 black-and-white photographs and eight color photographs.
- Place depicted
- Daufuskie Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States, Sea Islands, North and Central America
- Cultural Place
- West Africa, Africa
- Classification
- Books and Published Materials
- Topic
- African diaspora
- American South
- Architecture
- Baptist
- Black geographies
- Communities
- Domestic life
- Housing
- Language
- Nature
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Professor LaVerne Wells-Bowie
- Object number
- 2019.102.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 2001 LaVerne Wells-Bowie
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




