Name/Title
Sabina Elliott Wells Photographs (Group 3)Entry/Object ID
2006.016.07.3Description
Twenty B&W photographs (scans of negatives) of dogs, a child, boy playing with dog, horses, rivers, Confederate Veterans parade, the Battery in the snow (showing DeSaussure House at 1 East Battery, George Robertson House at 1 Meeting Street, and Stevens-Lathers House at 20 South Battery).
Scans of silver nitrate negatives (discarded). Grouped here as the negatives had been organized.Collection
HCF Image CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2006.016.Source or Donor
Ray, CherylAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
In Memory of John D. DoranMade/Created
Artist
Wells, Sabina Elliott, 1876-1943Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionLocation
Verso of photo 18Transcription
Negro churchLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
NegativeNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Dogs, Boys, Horses, Snow, Children, Mountains, WinterSearch Terms
South Battery, East Battery, Lowcountry Digital Library, Meeting Street, African American churches, Rural churches, Parades, Battery Park (Charleston, S.C.), White Point Garden (Charleston, S.C.), African AmericansDimensions
Dimension Notes
File also contains mounted prints of photos 18, 19, and 20. Photos measure 1.5"x2" mounted on ~3.5"x3" board.Location
Location
Container
PhotoBox 13Shelf
AV MaterialsRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Relationships
Related Entries
Notes
2006.016.07, 2006.016.07.1, 2006.016.07.2, 2006.016.07.4, 2006.016.07.5, 2013.003.10Provenance
Notes
The donor did not know how the negatives of photographs taken by Sabina E. Wells came into the possession of Mr. Doran. They were in five Charleston Museum envelopes, with handwritten notes as to contents on each envelope, including that "S.A. [sic] Wells of 44 S. Battery" took the photos 1899-1900; also noted was that that they were a gift of Anna Rutledge [gift to Charleston Museum or gift to John Doran?].
Early scans made of the negatives at the time of the donation were of poor quality. In June 2009, the negatives were re-scanned by Celeste Wiley (Charleston Archive, CCPL) and negatives were discarded due to combustibility.Copyright
Copyright Details
Public domain.General Notes
Note
Notes: High resolution scans of all photographs are on the WellsNegativesDVD.
This record represents the grouping of photos as arranged in Envelope #3 in which the negatives came.
Per Celeste Wiley, photo archivist, 2006: Probably taken with an early Brownie camera (Pocket Brownie #102), silver nitrate film.Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
June 2, 2009Updated By
sferguson@historiccharleston.orgUpdate Date
July 17, 2023