Wreckage of Calvary Baptist Church After the 1938 Tornado

Photograph

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Historic Charleston Foundation

Calvary Baptist Church After the Tornado of 1938: Origsize: 3.25x5.75; Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 200 dpi
Calvary Baptist Church After the Tornado of 1938

Origsize: 3.25x5.75; Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 200 dpi

Name/Title

Wreckage of Calvary Baptist Church After the 1938 Tornado

Entry/Object ID

2016.013.2

Tags

Eberle

Description

B&W photograph of the wreckage of the Calvary Baptist Church, an African-American church demolished by the tornado of September 29, 1938. Located at the corner of Sumter Street and Ashley Avenue; address may have been 387 Sumter Street. Car parked on street in front of the building. Handwritten on back of photo: "Old Negro church on Sumter Street, corner of Ashley Avenue. This was done by second tornado that hit 2 miles from the other one. Sept. 29, 1938." Photo was originally mounted on photograph album paper, similarly captioned; page in file with photograph.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Gelatin Silver

Collection

HCF Image Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2016.013

Source or Donor

Eberle, Kevin

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Kevin Eberle

Made/Created

Date made

1938

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Lost Architecture, Sumter Street, Demolished buildings, lost buildings, Churches/Synagogues/Houses of Worship, Calvary Baptist Church (Charleston, S.C.), Church buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, African American churches--South Carolina--Charleston, Tornado damage--South Carolina--Charleston, Tornadoes--South Carolina--Charleston, Lost architecture--South Carolina--Charleston, Antique and classic cars

Dimensions

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

5-3/4 in

Location

Location

Container

PhotoBox 15

Shelf

AV Materials

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

National Weather Service website, http://www.weather.gov/chs/1938CharlestonTornadoes

Provenance

Notes

One of seven photographs purchased by the donor at a Charleston antiques mall.

General Notes

Note

Notes: "W.M. Muckenfuss, 122 Wentworth St., Charleston, S.C." stamped on back. May have been the photographer (see 2004.022.1), however, some of street names in captions are incorrect; a local would have known the correct name. Post & Courier article about the Church, including references to the tornado on Media tab.

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

April 21, 2016

Updated By

sferguson@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

October 5, 2023