Heart of Charleston [Beaufain Street, 30-40 Block] (edited)

Photograph

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Historic Charleston Foundation

Name/Title

Heart of Charleston [Beaufain Street, 30-40 Block] (edited)

Entry/Object ID

2015.015.4X

Tags

Content warning

Description

Postcard (scan) featuring the view looking west on Beaufain Street (the 30 block) showing the African American neighborhood that was between Coming Street and near Archdale Street, where today the triangle of land between Memminger and the Canterbury House (near St. Philip and Archdale) are now. The houses were demolished. Pedestrians are on the sidewalk, carts and a man riding a bicycle are on the street.

Collection

HCF Image Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2015.015

Source or Donor

Eberle, Kevin

Acquisition Method

Other

Credit Line

Courtesy of Kevin Eberle

Made/Created

Artist

Unattributed

Date made

circa 1910

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

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Pedestrians

Search Terms

Postcards, Beaufain Street, Demolished buildings, lost buildings, Streets--South Carolina--Charleston, African American neighborhoods--South Carolina--Charleston, Lost architecture--South Carolina--Charleston, Carts and wagons, Bicycle riders

Location

Location

Building

Digital File

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

2009.013.20, 2015.015.4, BEAUFAIN.039.1 See 2009.013.20, similar image a few years earlier. Record also contains views of 1888 and 1902 Sanborn Maps and research notes by Kevin Eberle.

Provenance

Notes

Scan of postcard provided via email by Kevin Eberle 9/22/2015. Source not identified.

Copyright

Copyright Details

Public domain.

General Notes

Note

Notes: Edited to remove derogatory, racist language so that image of Beaufain Street is accessible.

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

April 8, 2021

Updated By

sferguson@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

September 25, 2023