Old Post Office & Exchange (122 East Bay Street)

Photograph

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Historic Charleston Foundation

Old Exchange (1898): Origsize: 8x6; Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 150 dpi
Old Exchange (1898)

Origsize: 8x6; Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 150 dpi

Name/Title

Old Post Office & Exchange (122 East Bay Street)

Entry/Object ID

2005.004.017

Description

Photograph of the Old Post Office and Exchange Building.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Albumen Print

Context

Part of a collection entitled "Views of colonial buildings, Charleston SC," presumably created by the South Carolina Society of Colonial Dames.

Collection

HCF Image Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2005.004.

Source or Donor

New Photos Catalog Records (2005)

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Made/Created

Artist

Austin, W. B.

Studio

Vandyke Studio

Date made

1898

Place

City

[Charleston, SC]

State/Province

South Carolina

Country

United States of America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

#3 Building first erected for a merchant's Exchange. Served afterwards as the post office and now known as the old Post Office.

Type

Stamped

Location

Back of matte.

Notes

Photographer/studio stamp

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

East Bay Street, Old Exchange Building and Provost Dungeon (Charleston, S.C.)

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

6 in

Dimension Notes

Photo measures 8" x 6"; matted to a total dimension of 12" x 10".

Location

Location

Container

PhotoBox 4

Shelf

AV Materials

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Location

Building

Missroon/Archives/AV Materials/Oversized

Category

Permanent

Location

Building

Missroon/Archives/AV Materials PhoBox4

Category

Permanent

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

2004.020.088, 2006.001.001, 2006.005.017, 2006.010.132-136, 2007.005.1c, 2011.015.27, 2011.019.1, 2011.022.94, 2011.022.95a-d, 2013.002.098, 2021.013.6, BROAD.GEN.003, BROAD.GEN.005, BROAD.GEN.006a-b, EBAY.122.1, EBAY.122.10, EBAY.122.2, EBAY.122.3, EBAY.122.4, EBAY.122.5, EBAY.122.6, EBAY.122.7a-b, EBAY.122.8a-b, EBAY.122.9a-b

Copyright

Copyright Details

Public domain.

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

October 19, 2005

Updated By

sferguson@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

July 20, 2023