Fort Sumter Hotel

Fort Sumter Hotel (1926): Origsize: 3.5x5.5; Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 150 dpi
Fort Sumter Hotel (1926)

Origsize: 3.5x5.5; Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 150 dpi

Name/Title

Fort Sumter Hotel

Entry/Object ID

2020.012.3

Description

Color postcard of the Fort Sumter Hotel, captured soon after it opened, showing the south and east elevations. Also shows guests are arriving and pedestrians are on the sidewalk, and the street corner (King Street and Murray Boulevard). Captioned: New modern, fireproof, tourist hotel, situated on the Battery, an ideal location on the water's edge, swept by ocean breezes, overlooks the Harbor and affords a bird's-eye view of entire Charleston. Postmarked February 11, 1926. "Tichnor Quality Views" made by Tichnor Bros., Inc."

Collection

HCF Image Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2020.012

Source or Donor

Eberle, Kevin

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Courtesy of Kevin Eberle

Made/Created

Artist

Tichnor Brothers

Date made

1926

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

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Pedestrians

Search Terms

Postcards, King Street, Street corner, Murray Boulevard, Fort Sumter Hotel (Charleston, S.C.), Hotels--South Carolina--Charleston, Antique and classic cars

Dimensions

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

5-1/2 in

Location

Location

Container

Postcard Box 2

Shelf

AV Materials

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

2004.020.007.20, 2004.020.043, 2009.028.2, 2015.026.6, 2018.013.1, KING.001.1, KING.001.2

Provenance

Notes

Photos purchased by donor on eBay.

Copyright

Copyright Details

In copyright.

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Create Date

August 12, 2020

Updated By

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Update Date

February 16, 2023