Name/Title
Old Slave Mart Museum (6 Chalmers Street)Entry/Object ID
CHALMERS.006.08a-gDescription
Seven B&W Polaroid photographs of the Old Slave Mart Museum (6 Chalmers Street). Dated April 13, 1963.
a-b: South (front) elevation with museum signage. Sweetgrass basket stand in front of building. Photo B features a little girl standing at the door.
c-d: Looking out of an arched window from second floor balcony. (Photo D not scanned.)
e: Exhibit featuring artifacts representing "head dress Egyptian influence."
f: Framed photograph of "Berracoon" where slaves were held pending sale.
g: Two women observing an exhibit.Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
PolaroidCollection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
CHALMERS.006.Source or Donor
6 Chalmers Street (Old Slave Mart)Acquisition Method
Collected by StaffMade/Created
Artist
Historic Charleston FoundationDate made
1963Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Chalmers Street, Old Slave Mart (Charleston, S.C.), Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, Sweetgrass basketsDimensions
Height
2 inWidth
3 inDimension Notes
2"x3" on 2.5"x3.25" paper
Photo G: 3"x3"Location
Location
Cabinet
Photo File CabinetsRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Copyright
Copyright Details
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February 26, 2015Updated By
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February 16, 2023