Timrod Monument, Washington Square

a: Timrod Monument in Washington Square

a: Timrod Monument in Washington Square

Name/Title

Timrod Monument, Washington Square

Entry/Object ID

2004.021.072a-b

Description

Two photographs of the statue (bust) of the poet Henry Timrod in Washington Square Park, erected in 1901. Two young girls stand outside the iron fence that surrounds it. Other onlookers are on the other side. The monument to the Washington Light Infantry is in the background. The southeast corner of Fireproof Building can be seen (left) and the fire tower/bell tower (located behind old lower fire station at 116 Meeting Street) is in the distant background. Also in background is a rear view of 108 Meeting and 110 Meeting.

Collection

Sams Photograph Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2004.021.

Source or Donor

Family of Franklin Frost Sams

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Sams, Franklin Frost

Date made

circa 1903

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

Monuments, Statues, Children, People, Bell towers

Search Terms

Fire towers, Washington Square Park (Charleston, S.C.)

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

65-19-S

Dimensions

Height

5 in

Width

7 in

Location

Location

Container

PhotoBox 2

Shelf

AV Materials

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Location

Building

Missroon/Archives/Photo Collection Shelves

Category

Permanent

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

2004.020.019, 2004.021.070, 2004.021.071, 2006.007.12, 2006.007.24, 2006.010.302-304, 2007.003.3, 2007.005.1f, 2009.010.1.40, 2013.026.10, 2014.015.12, BROAD.068.001, BROAD.068.002.

Copyright

Copyright Details

Public domain.

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.app

Create Date

March 20, 2006

Updated By

sferguson@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

June 23, 2023