Hardware Store Interior, Possibly 287 King Street

Interior of Shaffer Hardware Store (?): Origformat: Digital Image; Resolution: 96 dpi
Interior of Shaffer Hardware Store (?)

Origformat: Digital Image; Resolution: 96 dpi

Name/Title

Hardware Store Interior, Possibly 287 King Street

Entry/Object ID

KING.GEN.030

Description

Digital reproduction of a photograph of a man and woman standing in the interior of a hardware store. The man is likely Gibbes Shaffer, who operated Shaffer Hardware Co., which opened at 287 King Street in late 1915 and later moved to 248 King in 1919. The photograph shows the store's decorative interiors and an array of hardware and other items displayed on walls, on shelves, and in glass cases.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Property Records

Acquisition

Accession

KING.GEN.

Source or Donor

King Street (General)

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

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Hardware, Men, Women

Search Terms

King Street, Interiors, Hardware stores--South Carolina--Charleston, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, Commercial buildings--South Carolina--Charleston

Location

Location

Container

See Notes Tab

Cabinet

Photo File Cabinets

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Provenance

Notes

Discovered on eBay by Kevin Eberle in August 2019, who copied the photo and sent it via email to HCF. See Media link.

Copyright

Copyright Details

Public domain.

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

August 29, 2019

Updated By

admin@catalogit.app

Update Date

February 17, 2023