Name/Title
Fishburne Street House After the 1938 TornadoEntry/Object ID
2016.013.6Tags
EberleDescription
B&W photograph of a house on Fishburne Street demolished by the tornado of 1938. Neighboring house in view at left. (Both houses would have been on the north side of the the 200 block of Fishburne Street.)
Handwritten on back of photo: "2nd tornado on Fishburne Street near President Street. Demolished about 60 houses here. This 2nd tornado damage about $6,000,000. 300 houses condemned. Sept. 29, '38."
Photo was originally mounted on photograph album paper, similarly captioned; page in file with photograph.Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Gelatin SilverCollection
HCF Image CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2016.013Source or Donor
Eberle, KevinAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Gift of Kevin EberleLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Lost Architecture, Fishburne Street, Dwellings--South Carolina--Charleston, Tornado damage--South Carolina--Charleston, Tornadoes--South Carolina--Charleston, Lost architecture--South Carolina--CharlestonDimensions
Height
3-1/2 inWidth
5-3/4 inLocation
Location
Container
PhotoBox 15Shelf
AV MaterialsRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Relationships
Related Entries
Notes
National Weather Service website, http://www.weather.gov/chs/1938CharlestonTornadoesProvenance
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.Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
April 26, 2016Updated By
sferguson@historiccharleston.orgUpdate Date
October 5, 2023