Name/Title
Rally Round the Capstan of the "Maine"Entry/Object ID
2020.012.6Description
Photographic postcard of the Capstan from the U.S.S. Maine, promoting a "rally round the Capstan of the Maine at Charleston, S.C. in 1924." Located near the entrance to Hampton Park, near where the entrance to the Citadel is now, at a spot that most pedestrians didn't go.
Published by Jacobs & Company Advertising.
Photo 2 features a 1922 photograph of the Citadel property with barbed wire fence in the foreground. Original photograph at the Citadel Archives.Collection
HCF Image CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2020.012Source or Donor
Eberle, KevinAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Courtesy of Kevin EberleLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
PostcardNomenclature Sub-Class
Writing MediaNomenclature Class
Written Communication T&ENomenclature Category
Category 06: Tools & Equipment for CommunicationSearch Terms
Postcards, CapstansDimensions
Height
3-1/2 inWidth
5-1/2 inLocation
Location
Container
Postcard Box 2Shelf
AV MaterialsRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Relationships
Related Publications
Notes
See photograph of Capstan at Hampton Park, Obj. ID# 2015.003.03.Provenance
Notes
Photos purchased by donor on eBay.Copyright
Copyright Details
Public domain.General Notes
Note
Notes: Originally thought to be located at the western boundary of Hampton Park because in the background is a barbed wire fence that was on the Citadel property. Kevin found evidence of its actual location. (See Media tab.)Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
August 12, 2020Updated By
admin@catalogit.appUpdate Date
February 17, 2023