1886 Earthquake Images/Information from Websites

Archive

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Historic Charleston Foundation

Name/Title

1886 Earthquake Images/Information from Websites

Entry/Object ID

2008.010.6

Scope and Content

The first set in the folder is from the U.S. Geographical Survey Photographic Library. There are 34 photographs from Charleston County depicting the damage and devastation done to the town and surrounding areas. Includes the following views: Church Street St. Philip's Church Tradd Street Lincolnville Bishop Lynchat residence (Broad Street) synagogue on Hasell Street Derailed locomotive (Ten Mile Hill) craterlets sinkholes broken cornice on St. Michael's Church Meeting Street worst earthquake wreck in Charleston damaged chimneys (corner of Beaufain and Archdale Streets) city hospital city jail First Presbyterian Church cemetery Unitarian Church cemetery St. John's Lutheran Church cemetery people encamped in a public square Granite Works Goose Creek Church damaged warehouse The second set in the folder is from the Saint Louis University Earthquake Center. There are 95 photographs and 1 map. They appear as a collection in the "First-Hand Observations of the Charleston Earthquake of August 31, 1886 and Other Earthquake Materials - South Carolina Geological Survey Bulletin 41," compiled and edited by Kenneth E. Peters and Robert B. Herrmann. The bulletin includes collections of reports, correspondence, photographs and other data written or assembled by several investigators. The map is an "1886 South Carolina Earthquake Isoseismal Map." Includes the following views: St. Philip Episcopal Church Ten Mile Hill Summerville St. Michael's Church East Bay Street Roper Hospital Meeting Street Unitarian Church South Battery Street East Battery Street Citadel German Lutheran Church Goose Creek Church Medical College of South Carolina Broad Street Calhoun Street Water Street Kerr's Wharf Atlantic Wharf Exchange Street Market Street Hayne Street Tradd Street Rutledge Street Terrace First Presbyterian Church South Carolina R.R. wreck

Collection

1886 Earthquake Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2008.010.

Source or Donor

1886 Earthquake Collection

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Lexicon

Search Terms

Charleston Earthquake, S.C., 1886, Earthquakes--South Carolina--Charleston, Charleston (S.C.)--History--19th century, Charleston (S.C.)--Buildings, structures, etc., Historic buildings--Earthquake effects--South Carolina--Charleston--Photographs, Dwellings--South Carolina--Charleston--Photographs, Church buildings--South Carolina--Charleston--Photographs, Streets--South Carolina--Charleston--Photographs

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Documents

Archive Details

Archive Size/Extent

1 File Folder, 2 Documents ([7], [103] p.)

Archive Notes

Level of Description: Item

Location

Location

Container

Earthquake Collection Box

Shelf

General Research

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

2005.003.0027, 2005.003.0028, 2005.003.0172, 2005.003.0211, 2005.003.0212, 2005.003.0224, 2005.003.0242, 2005.003.0275, 2005.003.0276, 2006.002.0017, 2006.002.0076, 2008.002.0059, 2008.002.0178, 2008.005.2, 2008.005.3, 2008.010., 2008.010.1, 2008.010.2, 2008.010.3, 2008.010.4, 2008.010.5, 2008.010.7, 2008.010.8, 2009.002.060, 2012.017.15

General Notes

Note

Notes: Photo set from U.S. Geological Survey can be found at: <http://libraryphoto.cr.usgs.gov/cgi-bin/search.cgi?search_mode=exact&selection=Charleston+Earthquake+1886%7CCharleston%7CEarthquake%7C1886> Photo set and information from Saint Louis University Earthquake Center can be found at: <http://www.eas.slu.edu/eqc/eqc_photos/1886EQ/>

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

July 10, 2008

Updated By

kemmons

Update Date

August 27, 2014