The Pink House

The Pink House: Origsize: 3.5x5.5; Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 150 dpi
The Pink House

Origsize: 3.5x5.5; Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 150 dpi

Name/Title

The Pink House

Entry/Object ID

2017.024.35

Description

B&W photographic postcard of The Pink House at 17 Chalmers Street and neighboring buildings on either side, including 13-15 Chalmers, now a parking lot. On verso: "The Pink House. A pre-Revolutionary tavern unique not only for its color but also because it is three stories high and has but one room to a floor." Back is postmarked August 18, 1939 and has one-cent stamp. "Whitman's Prototypes."

Collection

HCF Image Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2017.024

Source or Donor

Eberle, Kevin

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Courtesy of Kevin Eberle

Made/Created

Artist

Legerton & Co.

Date made

circa 1939

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Postcard

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Media

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Search Terms

Postcards, Postcards, Chalmers Street, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, Taverns (Inns)--South Carolina--Charleston

Dimensions

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

5-1/2 in

Location

Location

Container

Postcard Box 1

Shelf

AV Materials

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

November 22, 2017

Updated By

admin@catalogit.app

Update Date

February 16, 2023