89-91 Church Street (Catfish Row)

Photograph

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Historic Charleston Foundation

Catfish Row

Catfish Row

Name/Title

89-91 Church Street (Catfish Row)

Entry/Object ID

CHURCH.089-91.2

Description

B&W photograph of 89-91 Church Street (Catfish Row), front (east) elevation. Known as the setting for Dubose Heyward's novel Porgy; at the time of the photograph, the boutiques named "Porgy" and "Bess" occupy the buildings. Sign for "Catfish Row"projects from the front of the building. (Two copies of photo in sleeve.)

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Property Records

Acquisition

Accession

CHURCH.089-91.

Source or Donor

89-91 Church Street (Catfish Row)

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Made/Created

Artist

Unattributed

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

Church Street, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

10 in

Location

Location

Cabinet

Photo File Cabinets

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

2009.010.1.9, 2011.015.65a-c, CHURCH.089-91.1, CHURCH.089-91.3, CHURCH.089-91.4a-b, CHURCH.089-91.5, CHURCH.089-91.6, CHURCH.089-91.7a-c

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

January 18, 2007

Updated By

admin@catalogit.app

Update Date

February 17, 2023