Charleston Navy Yard Buildings and Waterfront

Photograph

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Historic Charleston Foundation

Charleston Navy Yard: Waterfront: Origformat: Digital Image; Resolution: 150
Charleston Navy Yard: Waterfront

Origformat: Digital Image; Resolution: 150

Name/Title

Charleston Navy Yard Buildings and Waterfront

Entry/Object ID

2011.022.99a-f

Description

Five B&W photographs (on CD) of Charleston Navy Yard buildings. a: Waterfront. b: Structural Shop. c: Storehouse Relocation. d. Yard Cafeteria. e: Streetscape. f: Ships in dry dock. Undated.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Property Records

Acquisition

Accession

2011.022.

Source or Donor

Laurens, John

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of John Laurens III

Made/Created

Artist

United States Navy

Date made

1937 - 1944

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Location

photograph (a)

Transcription

Navy Yard, Charleston, S.C. / Improvement to waterfront, project 209-8011. View looking south. 22 March, 1937.

Notes

Sign "WPA Project" in middle.

Location

photograph (b)

Transcription

U.S. Navy Yard, Charleston, S.C., 7 August 1939 / Extend Structural Shop, including Equipment. Allotment 7-08/0679.1-88-1 (PWA). / View looking northwest.

Location

photograph (c)

Transcription

U.S. Navy Yard, Charleston, S.C., September 11, 1940 / Relocation of Storehouse Building No. 1027. W.P.A. Project No. 109-3-33-17-205. / Looking northeast.

Location

photograph (d)

Transcription

U.S. Navy Yard, Charleston, S.C., August 10, 1941. / Yard Cafeteria, building 63, looking southeast. Contract No. NOy-4211.

Notes

Sign for the "Joiner Shop" across the street at left of photo.

Location

photograph (d)

Transcription

U.S. Navy Yard, S.C. 1 May 1944 / Contract NOy 8703. Paving water front area. View looking North along fronts of buildings 64, 66, and 67, showing partly paved area.

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Battleships

Search Terms

Charleston Naval Shipyard, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, Naval yards and naval stations--South Carolina--Charleston, Waterfronts--South Carolina--Charleston, Dry docks--South Carolina--Charleston

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Photograph, Digital

Location

Location

Container

PresCons Photos 1

Shelf

Archives H-1

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Notes

CD of photos stored with files in Box 19, Shelf H-4, Preservation Consultants collection.

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

2011.022.100, 2011.022.96, 2011.022.97a-b, 2011.022.98 See Preservation Consultants certification application files (2011.022.1)

Copyright

Copyright Details

In copyright.

Created By

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Create Date

October 25, 2016

Updated By

sferguson@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

September 1, 2023