549 King Street (A.W. Petit Building)

Photograph

Historic Charleston Foundation

549 King Street, late 19th c.

Origformat: Digital Image; Resolution: 200 dpi

Name/Title

549 King Street (A.W. Petit Building)

Entry/Object ID

2015.015.2

Description

Late 19th c. photograph (scan) of 549 King Street (A.W. Petit Building), a dry goods store. Street (front) elevation. Man stands in front of building, presumably Arthur Washington Petit.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Property Records

Acquisition

Accession

2015.015

Source or Donor

Eberle, Kevin

Acquisition Method

Other

Credit Line

Courtesy of Kevin Eberle

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1910 - circa 1920

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

King Street, Commercial buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, Dry goods stores--South Carolina--Charleston

Location

Building

Digital File

Date

February 7, 2023

Location

Building

Computer File

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

KING.549.1

Provenance

Notes

Scan of photograph provided to Kevin Eberle by Brian Petit, a descendant of the occupant of the building.

General Notes

Note Type

In-House Note

Note

From: Kevin R. Eberle Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2015 5:22 PM To: Emmons, Karen Subject: 549 King Street Karen - Sometimes the gods of old photos just smile on me for no apparent reason. I was at a bar the other night to play in their trivia night. My normal friends couldn't make it, so I went over and asked to play with another team of regulars who are really nice. They were glad to have me. Over at the bar, there was a drunk guy who was really getting loud. I told my new teammates about a recent instance where there had been a drunk patron at a lunch spot I was eating at. I just happened, for no particular reason, to say, "It used to be O'Malley's on upper King St. until a new restaurant went in." One of the other team said he knew the place because his family had owned it once. Of course, that caused me to immediately start asking about old photos, and he said he had one he'd gladly share with me. He just emailed it to me. This is one of the most perfectly frame, well-detailed, high-res photos of an old building I've ever come across. And it was so totally random how it happened! This shot was taken c. 1910-1920 and show my now best bud's grandfather out front. Kevin

Created By

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Create Date

July 23, 2015

Updated By

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Update Date

September 25, 2023