Whit Smith Loan of Photographs by Various Photographers

Photograph

Historic Charleston Foundation

Thomas Doughty House

Name/Title

Whit Smith Loan of Photographs by Various Photographers

Entry/Object ID

L.2004.019.1

Description

149 B&W photographs and one drawing of Charleston (and vicinity) streets, houses, buildings, places of worship, and other locations. Most are 8x10. Photographers include Louis Schwartz, S.A. Wall, Howard R. Jacobs, Robert E. Fennessy, Ronald Reilly, J.R. Burbage, and W.A. Jordan. Other photographs may have been taken by the donor's grandfather, C. Bissell Jenkins. Dates are not noted; however, many appear to be ca. 1940s through the 1960s and none appear to be taken after the 1960s. Vehicles, the condition of building, etc, may identify some dates. Most of the photos have the name and/or address of the building or location handwritten on the back. All photos in this record are 75 dpi. Each photo has been scanned and are saved to CD, most of which at 300 dpi but a few at 150. Scans of images appear in this record under "image management"; refer to the photo number by each description below. BUILDINGS & HOUSES 71 Anson Street (Thomas Doughty House) - 1 72 Anson Street (Kohne-Leslie House) - 2 167 Ashley Avenue (Porter Military Academy) - 3 50 Broad Street (Charleston Chamber of Commerce a/k/a Bank of South Carolina) - 4 80 Broad Street (City Hall) - 5 110 Broad Street (William Harvey House) (photo titled Izard House, 2 photos) - 6-8 18 Bull Street (Blacklock House) - 9 Chalmers Street Houses Near Washington Park (34 Chalmers, 36 Chalmers, 38 Chalmers) - 10 6 Chalmers Street (Old Slave Market) - 11 17 Chalmers Street (The Pink House) - 12 69-71-73 Church Street (Capers-Motte House [69]) (one 4x6 photo, one 8x10 photo) - 13 87 Church Street (Heyward-Washington House) (2 images) - 14-15 135 Church Street (Dock Street Theater/Planters Hotel) (2 images) - 16-17 135-146 Church Street (Dock Street Theater, Huguenot Church, St. Philip's Church) - 18 141 Church Street (Alexander Peronneau Tenement) - 19 141-145 Church Street (Alexander Peronneau Tenements) - 20 81 Cumberland Street (Powder Magazine) - 21 East Battery (View of Houses Overlooking Harbor) - 22 1 East Battery (Louis Desaussure House) - 23 1 East Battery, Doorway (Louis Desaussure House) - 24 East Bay Street (specific address not identified) - 25 122 East Bay Street (Old Exchange and Post Office) - 26 329 East Bay Street, Front View (Gadsden-Morris House) - 28 329 East Bay Street, Rear View (Gadsden-Morris House) - 27 332 East Bay Street (Robert Primrose House) - 29 66 George Street (Randolph Hall, College of Charleston) - 30 6 Glebe St., Steps to Old Rectory (St. Philip's Parsonage House/Bishop Robert Smith House) - 31 14 Green Street (Knox-Lesesne House Gate) (2 images, before and after) - 32 54 Hasell Street (Col. Wm. Rhett House before and after) (2 images) - 33-34 27 King Street (Miles Brewton House) - 35 10 Legare Street, Doorway - 36 14 Legare Street (Simmons-Edwards House Doorway) - 37 14 Legare Street (Simmons-Edwards House, Gate) - 38 32 Legare Street (Sword Gate House, Gate) (2 images) - 39 32 Legare Street (Sword Gate House Dependency) (2 images, before & after) - 66-67 43 Legare Street (Buist House) - 40 23-25-27 Meeting Street - 41 34 Meeting Street (Huger House) - 42 51 Meeting Street (Nathaniel Russell House) - 43 51 Meeting Street (Nathaniel Russell House, Doorway) - 44 59 Meeting Street (Branford-Horry House) - 45 Waring Residence Doorway (61 Meeting Street) - 71 72 Meeting Street (South Carolina Society Hall, Portico, 2 views) - 46-47 100 Meeting Street (Fireproof Building) - 48 105 Meeting Street (Hibernian Hall) - 49 188 Meeting Street (Market Hall) - 50 262-264 Meeting Street (Central Fire Station Pavilion) - 51 350 Meeting Street (Joseph Manigault House) (2 images) - 52-53 20 Montagu Street (Cobia-Moultrie House, Doorway) - 54 20 Queen Street (Footlight Players' Workshop) - 55 121 Rutledge Avenue (Old Charleston Museum/Thomson Auditorium) - 56 172 Rutledge Avenue (Patrick Duncan House/Ashley Hall) - 57 2-8 St. Michael's Alley - 58 St. Michael's Alley/76 Meeting Street outbuilding - 59 4-8 St. Michael's Alley (James L. Petigru Law Office [8]) - 60 42 Society Street (Juliana Dupré House) - 61 44 Society Street (Isaac Reeves House) - 62 8 South Battery (Col. Wm. Washington House) - 63 64 South Battery (William Gibbes House) - 64 Tradd Street Near Legare Street (2 photos) - not pictured here Tradd Street, North Side - 65 70 Tradd Street (Robert Pringle House, Doorway) - 68 106 Tradd Street (Col. John Stuart House) - 69 Ravenel House Doorway and Gate (need to identify address) - 70 HOUSES OF WORSHIP 6 Archdale Street (Unitarian Church, exterior & interior) (a/k/a 8 Archdale Street Church) - 137-138 10 Archdale Street (St. John's Lutheran Church) (one 8x10, one 6½x10) - 114-115 122 Broad Street (Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Interior) - 88 222 Calhoun Street (Old Bethel Methodist Church) - 107 61-63 Church Street (First Baptist Church) - 102 140 Church Street (French Protestant (Huguenot) Church) (2 images) - 103 146 Church Street (St. Philip's Episcopal Church) - 124 146 Church Street (Gates at St. Philip's Episcopal Church) - 125 126 Coming Street (Cathedral of St. Luke and St. Paul) (3 images) - 89-91 16 Hanover Street (Old St. John's Episcopal Church) (2 images) - 108-109 48 Hasell Street (St. Johannes Lutheran Church) - 113 90 Hasell Street (Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim) - 106 95 Hasell Street (St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church) - 117 405 King Street (St. Matthews Lutheran Church, exterior) - 118 405 King Street (St. Matthews Lutheran Church, exterior, drawing) - 120 405 King Street (St. Matthews Lutheran Church, interior) - 119 213 Line Street (Salem Baptist Church) - 130 80 Meeting Street (St. Michael's Church Gate) - 121 150 Meeting Street (Circular Congregational Church) (2 images) - 97-98 275 Meeting Street (Trinity Methodist Church, exterior) (3 images) - 133-134 275 Meeting Street (Trinity Methodist Church, interior) - 135 446 Meeting Street (Wesley Methodist Church) (2 images) - 140-141 708 Meeting Street (Union Baptist Church) - 136 656 Rutledge Avenue (St. Barnabus Evangelical Lutheran Church, interior) - 111 754 Rutledge Avenue (Asbery Memorial Methodist Church) - 87 Simons Street (Israel Reformed Episcopal Church) - 105 14 Thomas Street (St. Mark's Protestant Episcopal Church) - 116 60 Wentworth Street (Centenary Methodist Church) (3 images) - 92-94 Christ Episcopal Church (Mt. Pleasant), exterior - 95 Christ Episcopal Church (Mt. Pleasant), interior - 96 Edisto Island Presbyterian Church, exterior (2 images) - 99-100 Edisto Island Presbyterian Church, interior (2 images) - 101 Hibbin Methodist Church (Mt. Pleasant) - 104 St. Andrew's Protestant Episcopal Church (440 Whilden St., Mt. Pleasant) - 110 St. James Episcopal Church (Santee, McClellanville) - 112 St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Summerville) - 122 St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Summerville), Marker - 123 St. Philip's Church Rectory, Doorway and Gate - 126 St. Thomas and St. Denis Protestant Episcopal Church (Berkeley County), exterior (2 images) - 127-128 St. Thomas and St. Denis Protestant Episcopal Church (Berkeley County), interior - 129 Stella Maris Church (Sullivans Island) - 131 Summerville Presbyterian Church - 132 Wallingford Presbyterian Church (2 images) - 139 Unidentified Church - 142 MISCELLANEOUS Aerial View of Charleston (photo and negative) - 72 Boone Hall, Oak Allée - 73 Cypress Gardens - 74 Fort Moultrie - 75 Fort Sumter - 76 Fort Sumter, Aerial - 77 Hampton Park - 78 Magnolia Gardens (2 images) - 79-80 Middleton Place Gardens (2 images) - 81-82 Washington Square (when Wm. Pitt Statue was there) - 83 Washington Square Gate, Facing Chalmers Street - 84 White Point Gardens - 85 Wrought Iron Gate (address unknown) - 86

Collection

HCF Image Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1940 - 1960

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Doorways, Gates, Footbridges, Synagogues

Search Terms

Anson Street, Ashley Avenue, Broad Street, Bull Street, Chalmers Street, Church Street, Churches/Synagogues/Houses of Worship, Cumberland Street, East Battery, East Bay Street, George Street, Glebe Street, Green Street / Green Way, Hasell Street, King Street, Legare Street, Meeting Street, Montagu Street, Queen Street, Rutledge Avenue, St. Michael's Alley, Society Street, South Battery, Tradd Street, Archdale Street, Calhoun Street, Coming Street, Line Street, Wentworth Street, Before and after, Mt. Pleasant, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, Streets--South Carolina--Charleston, Church buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, Doors, Fort Moultrie (S.C.), Fort Sumter (Charleston, S.C.), Magnolia Gardens (Charleston, S.C.), White Point Garden (Charleston, S.C.), St. John's Lutheran Church (Charleston, S.C.), St. Michael's Episcopal Church (Charleston, S.C.), St. Philip's Church (Charleston, S.C.), French Protestant Huguenot Church (Charleston, S.C.), Unitarian Church (Charleston, S.C.), Nathaniel Russell House (Charleston, S.C.), Historic gardens--South Carolina--Charleston, Historic parks--South Carolina--Charleston, Historic sites--South Carolina--Charleston, Forts and fortifications--South Carolina--Charleston, Joseph Manigault House (Charleston, S.C.), African American churches--South Carolina--Charleston, Bethel United Methodist Church (Charleston, S.C.), Stella Maris Church (Sullivan's Island, S.C.), Cathedral of St. John the Baptist (Charleston, S.C.), Market Hall (Charleston, S.C.), Old Exchange Building and Provost Dungeon (Charleston, S.C.), Old Slave Mart (Charleston, S.C.), Sword Gate House (Charleston, S.C.), St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Mount Pleasant, S.C.), Heyward Washington House (Charleston, S.C.), Fireproof Building (Charleston, S.C.)

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Most images are 8x10.

Location

Container

PhotoBox 5

Shelf

AV Materials

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Date

February 7, 2023

Location

Building

Missroon/Archives/AV Materials

Location

Building

Missroon Archives/AV Materials PhoBox 5

Condition

Notes

The photos are curled at the ends from improper storage in the past.

Provenance

Notes

Presumably, these photos were used in (and perhaps taken for) a book or other publication. Many have crop marks and other notations written on them. Photos are on loan to HCF indefinitely.

Copyright

Copyright Details

Some photos may have copyright restrictions. See Archivist.

Exhibition

Intake

Loan In

L.2004.019.

Lender

Mr. and Mrs. Whitemarsh S. Smith III

Date Received

Feb 17, 2004

General Notes

Note

Notes: Photos are organized in three general categories: Charleston Buildings, Houses of Worship, and Miscellaneous. Photos of Charleston Buildings are in alpha-numeric order by street address; Houses of Worship and Miscellaneous images are in alphabetical order. All photos in this record are 75 dpi. Each photo has been scanned and are saved to CD, most of which at 300 dpi but a few at 150.

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

December 20, 2005

Updated By

sferguson@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

February 28, 2023