Views of Prominent Places in Charleston, South Carolina, Including the Effects of the Earthquake Shock, August 31, 1886, and a Sketch of the Occurrence

Book

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Historic Charleston Foundation

Name/Title

Views of Prominent Places in Charleston, South Carolina, Including the Effects of the Earthquake Shock, August 31, 1886, and a Sketch of the Occurrence

Entry/Object ID

2012.017.15

Description

Includes an account of the earthquake and illustrations of St. Philip's Church; camp scene at Washington Square Park; Roper Hospital; Steitz Building (corner of Meeting and Market); Wm. Bird & Co. (205 East Bay); Hibernian Hall; Wilson's residence (Meeting Street below Broad); United States Court House (Meeting below Broad); warehouse (East Bay Street); Sinkler residence (Tradd Street); Ravenel residence (East Battery); Bagging Factory (Meeting Street); Smith's residence (Beaufain Street); police station (corner Broad and Meeting); South Carolina Medical College (corner Queen and Franklin); Market Street (Charleston Port Society); public school (Meeting Street near Mary); Ravenel residence (East Battery); fire in King Street, corner of Warren; Lazarus residence (Hasell Street); fissure 10 miles north of Charleston; fire scene, King Street between Broad and Queen; Unitarian Church (Archdale Street); Kenney residence (Tradd Street near New); St. Michael's Church; Alderman Murray's residence (Wentworth Street); Hayne Street near Meeting Street; fissure above Charleston; Broad Street between Church Street and East Bay; Calhoun Street near Meeting. 3 p., [30] plates : ill. ; 24 cm.

Collection

Pamphlets, Guidebooks, Reports, Theses/Dissertations

Acquisition

Accession

2012.017.

Source or Donor

Mrs. Jane P. deButts

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Jane P. deButts

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Demolished buildings, lost buildings, Charleston Earthquake, S.C., 1886, Charleston County (S.C.)--History, Earthquakes--South Carolina--Charleston, Lost architecture

Book Details

Author

Cochran, Alexander M. (Alexander Mack), d. 1928

Publisher

Alex M. Cochran

Place Published

City

Charleston

State/Province

South Carolina

Country

United States of America

Call No.

F279 .C4 C65 1886

Notes

Date: 1886?

Location

Location

Container

Earthquake Collection Box

Shelf

General Research

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

2005.003.0027, 2005.003.0028, 2005.003.0172, 2005.003.0211, 2005.003.0212, 2005.003.0224, 2005.003.0242, 2005.003.0275, 2005.003.0276, 2006.002.0017, 2006.002.0076, 2008.002.0059, 2008.002.0178, 2008.005.2, 2008.005.3, 2008.010., 2008.010.1, 2008.010.2, 2008.010.3, 2008.010.4, 2008.010.5, 2008.010.6, 2008.010.7, 2008.010.8, 2009.002.060

General Notes

Note

Notes: Title from cover. Includes advertising matter on verso of cover and back cover. This version has advertisements for Horace Waters & Co., Pianos (front cover verso), Marvin Safe Company (back cover verso), and Gilbert Manufacturing Co. (back cover).

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Create Date

October 1, 2012

Updated By

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Update Date

March 30, 2023