Earthquake Views, Charleston, S.C.

Book

Historic Charleston Foundation

Name/Title

Earthquake Views, Charleston, S.C.

Entry/Object ID

2008.005.2

Secondary Title

After the Great Earthquake, 9:54 pm, August 31, 1886

Description

Photographs of the damage caused by the Charleston Earthquake of 1886. Buildings/views featured include Medical College of South Carolina, main police station at corner of Broad and Meeting Streets, St. Philip's Church, Unitarian Church, Bishop's residence at 114 Broad Street, Hibernian Hall, St. Michael's Church, Broad Street looking east (south side, ca. 11-23 Broad Street), Hayne Street, corner of East Bay Street and Cumberland (ca. 203-205 East Bay Street), Market Street looking east from Meeting Street, corne of Atlantic Wharf and Exchange Street, residence of Mrs. St. Julien Ravenel (5 East Battery), rear of William Ravenel's residence (13 East Battery), Water Street looking east, residence of Mr. B. Pressley Smith (ca. 86-88 Beaufain Street), residence of Mr. A.B. Murray on Wentworth Street, Calhoun Street near and east of Meeting Street. See the entire book on the Lowcountry Digital Library at https://lcdl.library.cofc.edu/lcdl/catalog/lcdl:25868. [24] leaves of plates ; ill. ; 12 x 20 cm.

Collection

1886 Earthquake Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2008.005.

Source or Donor

Mr. Joseph H. McGee

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. McGee

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

United States Local History, South Carolina, Charleston, Lowcountry Digital Library, Charleston Earthquake, S.C., 1886, Earthquakes--South Carolina--Charleston, Charleston (S.C.)--History--19th century, Historic buildings--Earthquake effects--South Carolina--Charleston

Book Details

Publisher

Walker, Evans & Cogswell

Place Published

City

Charleston

State/Province

South Carolina

Country

United States of America

Date Published

1886

Call No.

F279 .C45 E15 1886

Notes

Copy No.: 1

Location

Container

Earthquake Collection Box

Shelf

General Research

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Date

February 7, 2023

Location

Container

Earthquake Collection

Shelf

General Research, General Research

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

2005.003.0027, 2005.003.0028, 2005.003.0172, 2005.003.0211, 2005.003.0212, 2005.003.0224, 2005.003.0242, 2005.003.0275, 2005.003.0276, 2006.002.0017, 2006.002.0076, 2008.002.0059, 2008.002.0178, 2008.005.3, 2008.010., 2008.010.1, 2008.010.2, 2008.010.3, 2008.010.4, 2008.010.5, 2008.010.6, 2008.010.7, 2008.010.8, 2009.002.060, 2012.017.15

General Notes

Note

Notes: Photograph "album"; bound with string. SC/Lowcountry Digital Library. High resolution scans on HiRes015 (EarthquakeViews_0001 - 0025.TIF). Status: Shelf

Created By

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Create Date

January 31, 2008

Updated By

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Update Date

March 30, 2023