The Charleston Earthquake, 1886

Book

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Historic Charleston Foundation

Name/Title

The Charleston Earthquake, 1886

Entry/Object ID

2008.005.3

Secondary Title

Views of Prominent Places in Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A., Illustrating the Effects of the Earthquake Shock, August 31st, 1886, and a Sketch of the Occurrence

Description

Photographs of the damage caused by the Charleston Earthquake of 1886. Photos are captioned with details, including the dollar amount of the damage. Includes many of the images that appear in Earthquake Views (2008.005.2) and many pages of business advertisements. In addition to the buildings featured in Earthquake Views, other buildings/views include Broad Street looking east at Exchange building, King Street between Broad and Queen, corner of King Street and Warren, Roper Hospital, Washington Park camp scene, corner of Meeting and Market Streets, Lazarus residence (66 Hasell Street), public school on Meeting Street near Mary Street, 144 Tradd Street (Kenney residence), Bagging Factory on Meeting Street, Wilson residence at Meeting Street below Broad Street, United States Courthouse on Broad Street, Sinkler residence on Tradd Street. Text is signed Alex. M. Cochran. See the book on the Lowcountry Digital Library at https://lcdl.library.cofc.edu/lcdl/catalog/lcdl:26710. 70 p. : chiefly ill. ; 24 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

Other Documents

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, Charleston (S.C.)--Buildings, structures, etc., Historic buildings--Earthquake effects--South Carolina--Charleston

Book Details

Author

Cochran, Alexander M. (Alexander Mack), d. 1928

Publisher

Alex M. Cochran

Place Published

City

Charleston

State/Province

South Carolina

Country

United States of America

Date Published

1886

Call No.

F279 .C45 C6 1886

Notes

Copy No.: 1

Location

Location

Container

Earthquake Collection Box

Shelf

General Research

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Location

Container

Earthquake Collection

Shelf

General Research, General Research

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

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, 2008.005.2, 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: Published by Alex M. Cochran; engraved and printed by the Moss Engraving Co. Presumably an extended version (with advertisements) of "Views of Prominent Places in Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A., Illustrating the Effects of the Earthquake Shock, August 31st, 1886, and a Sketch of the Occurrence." Missing cover pages. SC/Lowcountry Digital Library. High resolution scans on HiRes015 (CharlestonEarthquake_0001 - 0070.TIF). Status: Shelf

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Create Date

January 31, 2008

Updated By

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Update Date

March 30, 2023