Looking North on King Street From Beaufain Street

Photograph

Historic Charleston Foundation

North on King Street from Beaufain

Origformat: Digital Image

Name/Title

Looking North on King Street From Beaufain Street

Entry/Object ID

2016.027.1

Description

Photograph (scan) featuring King Street looking north from just below Beaufain Street (mid-240 block). At left, buildings include those from Siegling Music House (243 King) and Kress Building (245-247 King) to the Francis Marion Hotel. At right, buildings include Federal Clothing Store (244 King), C.B. Prentiss Home Outfitters (250 King), and the Tip Top Inn. King Street is bustling with activity: cars, trolleys, and pedestrians.

Collection

HCF Image Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2016.027

Source or Donor

Celie Metz Addy

Acquisition Method

Other

Credit Line

Courtesy of Celie Metz Addy

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1920

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

Pedestrians

Search Terms

Streets, King Street, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, Commercial buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, Streets--South Carolina--Charleston, Trolley cars, Antique and classic cars

Location

Building

Digital File

Date

February 7, 2023

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

2017.024.08, 2018.005.4, 2020.009.1

Provenance

Notes

Discovered by Ms. Addy among the belongings of her late father, Julian Metz, who was the Executive Director of the Charleston Chamber of Commerce.

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

September 12, 2016

Updated By

sferguson@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

October 12, 2023