Cooper River Bridge, Charleston, S.C.

Cooper River Bridge Looking West: Origsize: 3.5x5; Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 150 dpi
Cooper River Bridge Looking West

Origsize: 3.5x5; Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 150 dpi

Name/Title

Cooper River Bridge, Charleston, S.C.

Entry/Object ID

2019.017.2

Description

Postcard of the view from the east terminus of the Grace Memorial Bridge (old Cooper River Bridge), looking west. Caption on back: "This three-mile long, double Cantilever span, formed of 14,500 feet of steel structural work, is in reality two connected cantilever bridges over two bodies of water, the Cooper River and Town Creek. Connects with Sullivan's Island, Isla of Palms, Georgetown, etc. cost approximately $6,000,000, unlike any other bridge in the world as to size, length, height and design." Published by Martschink Sales Co. "Natural color postcard made in U.S.A. by E.C. Kropp Co. Postcard no. C-71.

Collection

HCF Image Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2019.017

Source or Donor

Gareth and Roberta Jones

Acquisition Method

Donation

Credit Line

Gift of Gareth and Roberta Jones

Made/Created

Artist

Unattributed

Date made

circa 1930

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Postcard

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Media

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Search Terms

Postcards, Cooper River Bridge, John P. Grace Memorial Bridge (Charleston, S.C.), Bridges--South Carolina--Charleston, Cooper River (S.C.)

Dimensions

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

5-1/2 in

Location

Location

Container

Postcard Box 2

Shelf

AV Materials

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

2004.009.027, 2004.020.007.1, 2004.020.023, 2004.020.024, 2004.022.12a-d, 2006.015.1, 2006.015.2, 2006.015.3, 2006.015.4, 2014.006.9, 2015.018.10a-b, 2018.003.12

Created By

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Create Date

September 11, 2019

Updated By

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Update Date

February 17, 2023