Charleston Come Hell or High Water: A History in Photographs

Publication

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Historic Charleston Foundation

Name/Title

Charleston Come Hell or High Water: A History in Photographs

Entry/Object ID

DEACC.038.

Description

A photographic testimony of the city's stubborn resistance to a century of catastrophe. Contents include Antebellum photographs; Civil War period; life in the 1880s; cyclone of 1885; earthquake of 1886; life in the 1890s; Summerville; the mountains; country life; the West Indian Exposition; life in the 1990s; the Evening Post; the Citadel; Magnolia Gardens; the islands and beaches; the hurricane of 1911; life in the 20th century; Francis Benjamin Johnston's views of the Low Country; and the tornado of 1938. This edition includes Hurricane Hugo Addendum.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Library

Acquisition

Accession

DEACC.038.

Lexicon

Location

Location

Building

Missroon Library

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

General Notes

Note

Notes: Sold to HCF staff member for $5. SUBJECTS & PEOPLE: Charleston (S.C.)--Pictorial works Charleston (S.C.)--History Charleston (S.C.)--Buildings, structures, etc Charleston (S.C.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Charleston (S.C.)--Social life and customs Fires--South Carolina--Charleston Earthquakes--South Carolina--Charleston Hurricanes--South Carolina--Charleston Hurricane Hugo, 1989 Hurricane damage CLASSIFICATION & SEARCH TERMS: United States Local History South Carolina Charleston

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

February 16, 2005

Updated By

kemmons

Update Date

January 22, 2008