Name/Title
Hardware Store Interior, Possibly 287 King StreetEntry/Object ID
KING.GEN.030Description
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 RecordsAcquisition
Accession
KING.GEN.Source or Donor
King Street (General)Acquisition Method
Collected by StaffLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Hardware, Men, WomenSearch Terms
King Street, Interiors, Hardware stores--South Carolina--Charleston, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, Commercial buildings--South Carolina--CharlestonLocation
Location
Container
See Notes TabCabinet
Photo File CabinetsRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Provenance
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.appCreate Date
August 29, 2019Updated By
admin@catalogit.appUpdate Date
February 17, 2023