Aerial View of the Four Corners of Law

Photograph

Historic Charleston Foundation

Aerial View, Four Corners of Law

Origsize: 8x10; Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 72 dpi

Name/Title

Aerial View of the Four Corners of Law

Entry/Object ID

2009.010.1.1

Description

B&W photograph of a ca. 1940s aerial view of the Four Corners of Law (Civic Square) at the intersection of Meeting Street and Broad Street, featuring the Federal Courthouse and Post Office, St. Michael's Church, City Hall, and County Courthouse. Also features the Commercial Club/Timrod Hotel, Washington Square Park, Fireproof Building, and surrounding buildings.

Collection

HCF Image Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2009.010.

Source or Donor

Alexander, Tom

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Credit Line

Tom Alexander Photograph Donation

Made/Created

Date made

1940 - 1949

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, AerialViews/Photographs, Meeting Street, Demolished buildings, lost buildings, Intersections, Broad Street, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, Streets--South Carolina--Charleston, Lost architecture--South Carolina--Charleston, U.S. Post Office and Courthouse (Charleston, S.C.), Charleston City Hall (S.C.), Charleston County Courthouse (Charleston, S.C.), St. Michael's Episcopal Church (Charleston, S.C.), Washington Square Park (Charleston, S.C.), Fireproof Building (Charleston, S.C.)

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

10 in

Location

Container

PhotoBox 10

Shelf

AV Materials

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Date

February 7, 2023

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

August 18, 2015

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

July 25, 2023