Name/Title
Views of the Porter Military AcademyEntry/Object ID
ASHLEY.167.004a-rDescription
Eighteen B&W Polaroid photographs of Porter Military Academy buildings, dated April 1963:
a: View through the entrance gates off Ashley Avenue of the road leading to the campus.
b-c: Views of the Main Hall.
d-e: Views of Summerall Hall (foreground at left) and main hall.
f-h: Views of Colcock Hall.
i: View of the Mess Hall.
j: View of the building to the north of the Mess Hall.
k: View of the Hoffman Library, now known as the Waring Historical Library. Sign stands at the right of the building: "Porter Military Academy - Established 1867."
l-o: Views of the chapel, now known as St. Luke's Chapel. Photo L also features the southeast elevation of 201 Ashley Avenue, located at the corner of Ashley Avenue Bee Street. (Two photos taped together make Photo L.)
p: View of the President's House.
q: View of the Faculty House.
r: View of the "old cistern." (Note: Photo found with other Porter Military Academy photographs; need to confirm whether or not the cistern was on the campus.)Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
PolaroidCollection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
ASHLEY.167.Source or Donor
167 Ashley Avenue (U.S. Arsenal/Old Porter Military Complex)Acquisition Method
Collected by StaffMade/Created
Artist
Historic Charleston FoundationDate made
1963Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Gates, DrivewaysSearch Terms
Ashley Avenue, Radcliffeborough and Cannonborough, Street corner, Porter Military Academy (Charleston, S.C.)--Buildings, Military academies--South Carolina--Charleston--BuildingsDimensions
Height
2 inWidth
3 inDimension Notes
Most are 2"x3" or approximatelyLocation
Location
Cabinet
Photo File CabinetsRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Relationships
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Notes
2004.020.125, 2006.007.29, 2009.013.28, 2015.012.1, 2018.005.36a-b, ASHLEY.167.001, ASHLEY.167.002, ASHLEY.167.003, ASHLEY.167.005a-d, ASHLEY.167.006a-j, ASHLEY.167.007, ASHLEY.167.008, ASHLEY.167.009a-d, ASHLEY.167.010, ASHLEY.175.001, ASHLEY.181.001, ASHLEY.181.002a-g, ASHLEY.181.003a-f, ASHLEY.181.004, ASHLEY.181.005Copyright
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