Name/Title
View South on East Bay Street After 1885 CycloneEntry/Object ID
2016.018.05Description
B&W photograph of the view south on East Bay Street from (probably) 39 East Bay Street, after the 1885 cyclone. Debris is in the street along The Battery. Trolley tracks on street paved with brick in foreground.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
2016.018Source or Donor
Mrs. Alice F. LevkoffAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Courtesy of Alice LevkoffLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Streets, East Bay Street, East Battery, Demolished buildings, lost buildings, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, Streets--South Carolina--Charleston, Lost architecture--South Carolina--Charleston, Cyclone damage--South Carolina--Charleston, Charleston Cyclone, S.C., 1885Location
Location
Cabinet
Photo File CabinetsRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Provenance
Notes
One of several photographs acquired from a variety of institutions by Robert N.S. Whitelaw. Mr. Whitelaw and Mrs. Levkoff, the donor of the photographs, co-authored the book Charleston Come Hell or High Water in which many of the photographs were reproduced.Copyright
Copyright Details
Likely public domain (by date); original from Charleston Library Society.General Notes
Note Type
Cataloging NoteNote
Credited as a Charleston Library Society photo in Charleston Come Hell or High Water.Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
June 15, 2016Updated By
sferguson@historiccharleston.orgUpdate Date
October 9, 2023