Looking East on Broad Street After the 1938 Tornadoes

Photograph

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Historic Charleston Foundation

Looking East on Broad Street: Origsize: 4.25x2.25; Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 300 dpi
Looking East on Broad Street

Origsize: 4.25x2.25; Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 300 dpi

Name/Title

Looking East on Broad Street After the 1938 Tornadoes

Entry/Object ID

2013.026.12

Description

Silver gelatin photograph of Broad Street, looking east from the 60 block, showing the scene on the street after the tornadoes of September 29, 1938. The Daniel Ravenel House (68 Broad Street), the Confederate Home, and the People's Building can be seen. The Old Exchange building is in the background. Onlookers, cars, and a person riding a bicycle are on the street.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Gelatin Silver

Collection

HCF Image Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2013.026.

Source or Donor

Ms. Mary Walker Kehl

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Mary Walker Kehl

Made/Created

Artist

Losse, Ernest

Date made

1938

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

Pedestrians, Men, Women, People

Search Terms

Streets, Broad Street, Lowcountry Digital Library, Cars, Streets--South Carolina--Charleston, Tornadoes--South Carolina--Charleston, Tornado damage--South Carolina--Charleston, Charleston (S.C.)--Buildings, structures, etc., Antique and classic cars, Bicycles, Bicycle riders

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

4.25" x 2.25" print on 5" x 3.25" paper

Location

Location

Container

PhotoBox 15

Shelf

AV Materials

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

2013.026.06 National Weather Service website, http://www.weather.gov/chs/1938CharlestonTornadoes

Provenance

Notes

Donor found photographs among relatives' belongings; she believes that the photographs were taken by her relative (uncle?).

Copyright

Copyright Details

HCF copyright.

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Photographs are printed on paper with deckled edges; paper is embossed with print centered within depressed area.

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

November 5, 2013

Updated By

sferguson@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

September 6, 2023