A Patriotic Window Display, Charleston, S.C. [303-305 King Street]

Postcard

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Historic Charleston Foundation

Patriotic Window Display: Origsize: 6x10; Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 100 dpi
Patriotic Window Display

Origsize: 6x10; Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 100 dpi

Name/Title

A Patriotic Window Display, Charleston, S.C. [303-305 King Street]

Entry/Object ID

2015.008.3

Tags

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Description

Reprint (enlarged) of a photographic postcard showing a store window decorated with American flags possibly, based on the estimated date of the image, in celebration of the Confederate Veterans Reunion. The building is numbered 303 [King Street], "Arcade Floral Shop, F.W. Kummer, Proprietor." To its right is the doorway to the building numbered 305 [King Street], the "[YMCA] Colored Men's Branch." A pedestrian walks in front of the doorway.

Context

Per 1912 City Directory, Arcade Floral Shop was located at 303 King Street.

Collection

HCF Image Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2015.008

Source or Donor

Mr. Henry C. Fogle

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Henry C. Fogle

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

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Pedestrians

Search Terms

Postcards, Lost Architecture, King Street, Demolished buildings, lost buildings, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, Storefronts--South Carolina--Charleston, Commercial buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, Lost architecture--South Carolina--Charleston, Young Men's Christian Association (Charleston, S.C.)

Postcard Details

Publisher

Brown Brothers Photo

Place Published

City

Newport News

State/Province

Virginia

Country

United States of America

Date Published

circa 1899

Dimensions

Height

6 in

Width

10 in

Location

Location

Container

PhotoBox 9

Shelf

Archives F-16

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Location

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

2011.022.109a-p, 2021.003.1

Copyright

Copyright Details

Public domain.

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Address (303 King Street) confirmed by SC Room. Also confirmed by SC Room, the "[YMCA] Colored Men's Branch" at 305 King Street does not appear in City Directories prior to 1912.

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

February 4, 2015

Updated By

sferguson@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

September 25, 2023