Bedon's Alley Looking North

Photograph

Historic Charleston Foundation

Bedon's Alley, ca. 1920

Origformat: Digital Image

Name/Title

Bedon's Alley Looking North

Entry/Object ID

BEDONS.GEN.003

Description

B&W photograph (scan) of Bedon's Alley, looking north toward Elliott Street. Partial views of 8 Bedon's Alley (right) and 9 Bedon's Alley (left). 22 Elliott Street in background. Horse and wagon at the center, with children standing nearby. Some of the structures no longer remain.

Collection

HCF Image Collection

Acquisition

Accession

BEDONS.GEN.

Source or Donor

Bedon's Alley (General)

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Made/Created

Artist

Unattributed

Date made

circa 1920

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

Streets, Bedon's Alley, Demolished buildings, lost buildings, Dwellings--South Carolina--Charleston, Alleys--South Carolina--Charleston, Streets--South Carolina--Charleston, Lost architecture--South Carolina--Charleston, African American children, Carts and wagons

Location

Cabinet

Photo File Cabinets

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Date

February 7, 2023

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

2004.021.112, 2006.005.007, 2017.007.3, BEDONS.GEN.001, BEDONS.GEN.002

Provenance

Notes

Obtained from Shorpy.com, entitled "Gaslight Alley: 1920." (See Media link.)

General Notes

Note

Notes: Shorpy.com notes indicate that this was a 4x5 inch nitrate negative by Arnold Genthe.

Created By

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Create Date

January 7, 2015

Updated By

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Update Date

February 17, 2023