Name/Title
Infirmary at Spring TideEntry/Object ID
2004.021.013Description
Photo is identified as Calhoun Street near Rutledge; houses of old St. Francis Hospital. Originally identified as "infirmary at spring tide," showing the flood waters in the foreground.Context
Building on right is possibly 266 Calhoun Street (based on photo from 5/23/1913 News & Courier advertisement for M.J. Treahy, contractor and builder).Collection
Sams Photograph CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2004.021.Source or Donor
Family of Franklin Frost SamsAcquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Artist
Sams, Franklin FrostDate made
circa 1898 - circa 1912Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Calhoun Street, Historic buildings--South Carolina--CharlestonOther Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Other NumberOther Number
10-21-SLocation
Location
Container
PhotoBox 2Shelf
AV MaterialsRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Location
Building
Missroon/Archives/AV MaterialsCategory
PermanentLocation
Building
Missroon/Archives/Photo Collection ShelvesCategory
PermanentCopyright
Copyright Details
Public domain.Research Notes
Research Type
ScholarNotes
Featured in the book Charleston Come Hell or High Water with the caption: "High tides have always flooded the low and boggy intersection of Calhoun and Ashley and this condition, unchanged today [1975], adds another challenging dimension to the physician's morning rounds."General Notes
Note
Notes: Other ID# is that given by Mrs. Levkoff, as well as some of the scene identifications of some of the photos. Other photo identification was provided by a member of the Sams family at some unknown time. See Accession Record for more details.Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
March 15, 2006Updated By
sferguson@historiccharleston.orgUpdate Date
June 21, 2023