Circus Elephants on Parade on King Street

Circus Elephants on Parade on King Street: Origsize: 3.25x2.25; Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 200 dpi
Circus Elephants on Parade on King Street

Origsize: 3.25x2.25; Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 200 dpi

Name/Title

Circus Elephants on Parade on King Street

Entry/Object ID

2016.018.12

Description

B&W photograph of a parade of elephants on King Street, here for the Walter L. Main Circus. Shows the view north on King Street from the Siegling Music House (foreground) (243 King Street). Crowds are on the sidewalk watching the elephants as they walk down the street. The parade occurred on September 10, 1926.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Property Records

Acquisition

Accession

2016.018

Source or Donor

Mrs. Alice F. Levkoff

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Courtesy of Alice Levkoff

Made/Created

Artist

Achurch, Robert, 1866-1943

Date made

1926

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Elephants, People

Search Terms

Streets, King Street, Streets--South Carolina--Charleston, Parades--South Carolina--Charleston

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

10 in

Location

Location

Container

See Notes Tab

Cabinet

Photo File Cabinets

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Notes

Filed as 243 King Street. 2.25" x 3.25" print also in sleeve.

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

2006.010.280-281, KING.243.1, KING.243.2, KING.243.3

Provenance

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

Charleston Museum Photo

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Credited as a Charleston Museum photo in Charleston Come Hell or High Water (Achurch collection).

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

June 15, 2016

Updated By

sferguson@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

October 9, 2023