Charleston Scenes, ca. 1920s

Photograph

Historic Charleston Foundation

1: Boats in Harbor

Origsize: 2.75X4.5; Origformat: Print-Photographic

Name/Title

Charleston Scenes, ca. 1920s

Entry/Object ID

2011.003.04

Description

Sixteen photographs, ca. 1920s, presumably removed from a photograph album. Two pages with four photographs affixed to both sides of the page. Photo 1: Tugboat and other ships in a floating dry dock in the Charleston Harbor (possibly Charleston Shipbuilding). Photo 2: View of the Charleston waterfront from the Ashley River. Some of the landmark buildings visible in the background include St. Matthew's Church, Francis Marion Hotel, St. John's Lutheran Church, Unitarian Church, St. Philip's Church, People's Building, St. Michael's Church, and West Point Rice Mill. Photo 3: View of the Charleston waterfront from the Cooper River. Some of the landmark buildings visible in the background include Fort Sumter Hotel, St. Michael's Church, St. Philip's Church, U.S. Custom House, and several wharves. Photo 4: Two cars on the Ashley River Bridge, one heading east and one heading west. View of the Charleston waterfront in the background. Photo 5: Looking northeast, possibly from St. Michael's Church, showing Broad Street and the area to its north bounded by East Bay Street, and possibly Queen Street. Cars are parked along the street. Landmarks include the Confederate Home and its rear dormitory apartments, People's Building, Old Exchange Building, and the corner of Broad and Church Streets showing the Bank of South Carolina Building (50 Broad Street) before it was restored. A faint view of the U.S. Customs House is at the far left. Photo 6: Looking southeast, possibly from the Francis Marion Hotel, with Meeting Street bisecting the view at a diagonal. Landmarks include the U.S. Customs House, Charleston Hotel, People's Building, and St. Philip's Church. Photo 7: Looking south on King Street, possibly from the Francis Marion Hotel, showing King Street from ca. 360 King down to the bend near Market Street, and the view east of King Street. Vehicles can be seen on King Street. Landmarks include the Masonic Temple Building (270 King Street), the tower of the Peoples First National Bank Building (a/k/a Hirsh Israel Building, 275 King Street), and the Hotel Calhoun (238-242 King Street). Photo 8: Looking southwest, possibly from St. Michael's Church, toward James Island. Landmarks include the Fort Sumter House (1 King Street), Col. John Ashe House (32 South Battery), rear of First Scots Presbyterian Church (57 Meeting Street), Miles Brewton House (27 King Street), and the north elevation of the John E. Poyas House (69 Meeting Street). Photo 9: Looking northeast, possibly from City Hall. Landmarks include the rear dormitory apartments of the Confederate Home, St. Philip's Church, and the U.S. Customs House. Photo 10: Looking north on Meeting Street, possibly from St. Michael's Church, and showing the view west of Meeting Street. Vehicles, including a trolley car, can be seen on the street. Landmarks include the Timrod Hotel, Mills House Hotel, Fireproof Building, Circular Church, and Francis Marion Hotel (in the distance). Photo11: Looking east on Calhoun Street, possibly from the Francis Marion Hotel, toward the Cooper River. Landmarks include the Calhoun Monument in Marion Square, Citadel Square Baptist Church, Emanuel A.M.E. Church. Other identified buildings include 316 Meeting and 314 Meeting, and the Zion Presbyterian Church (123 Calhoun). Photo 12: Looking north possibly from St. Michael's Church. Landmarks include St. John's Lutheran Church, Unitarian Church, Grace Episcopal Church, and the Charleston Orphan House (in the distance at right). Photos 13-16: Views of the Sunken Garden in Hampton Park.

Collection

HCF Image Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2011.003.

Source or Donor

New Photos Catalog Records (2011)

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Made/Created

Artist

Unattributed

Date made

circa 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

Aerial photographs

Search Terms

Marine scenes, Broad Street, Meeting Street, Calhoun Street, Cars, Waterfronts--South Carolina--Charleston, Charleston Harbor (S.C.), Cooper River (S.C.), Ashley River Bridge (Charleston, S.C.), Boats and boating, Antique and classic cars, Charleston (S.C.)--Aerial views, Hampton Park (Charleston, S.C.), Citadel Square Church (Charleston, S.C.), Streets--South Carolina--Charleston, Parks--South Carolina--Charleston

Dimensions

Height

2-3/4 in

Width

4-1/2 in

Location

Container

PhotoBox 15

Shelf

AV Materials

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Date

February 7, 2023

Provenance

Notes

Found in a box of miscellaneous unidentified photographs.

Copyright

Copyright Details

Possibly public domain by 2023.

Exhibitions

Notes

Exhibit Start: 2015-11-16

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

High resolution scans (300 dpi) of individual photos on HiRes020 and of each album page (in entirety) on HiRes026 (600 dpi) (201100304.001-201100304.004.TIF). Page 1, side 1: Four photographs on the page. Top left: Tugboat and other ships in a floating dry dock in the Charleston Harbor (possibly Charleston Shipbuilding). Top right: View of the Charleston waterfront from the Ashley River. Some of the landmark buildings visible in the background include St. Matthews Church, Francis Marion Hotel, St. John's Lutheran Church, Unitarian Church, St. Philip's Church, People's Building, St. Michael's Church, and West Point Rice Mill. Bottom left: View of the Charleston waterfront from the Cooper River. Some of the landmark buildings visible in the background include Fort Sumter Hotel, St. Michael's Church, St. Philip's Church, U.S. Custom House, and several wharves. Bottom right: View of two cars on the Ashley River Bridge, one heading east and one heading west. View of the Charleston waterfront in the background. (Bridgekeeper's buildings also in view.) Page 1, side 2: Four aerial views of Charleston looking across the peninsula. Top left: Looking northeast, possibly from St. Michael’s Church, showing Broad Street and the area to its north bounded by East Bay Street, and possibly Queen Street. Landmarks include the Confederate Home and its rear dormitory apartments, People's Building, Old Exchange Building, and the corner of Broad and Church Streets showing the Bank of South Carolina Building (50 Broad Street) before it was restored. A faint view of the U.S. Customs House is at the far left. Top right: Looking southeast, possibly from the Francis Marion Hotel, with Meeting Street bisecting the view at a diagonal. Landmarks include the U.S. Customs House, Charleston Hotel, People’s Building, and St. Philip’s Church. Bottom left: Looking south on King Street, possibly from the Francis Marion Hotel, showing King Street from ca. 360 King down to the bend near Market Street, and the view east of King Street. Landmarks include the Masonic Temple Building (270 King Street), the tower of the Peoples First National Bank Building (a/k/a Hirsh Israel Building, 275 King Street), and the Hotel Calhoun (238-242 King Street). Bottom right: Looking southwest, possibly from St. Michael’s Church, toward James Island. Landmarks include the Fort Sumter House (1 King Street), Col. John Ashe House (32 South Battery), rear of First Scots Presbyterian Church (57 Meeting Street), Miles Brewton House (27 King Street), and the north elevation of the John E. Poyas House (69 Meeting Street). Page 2, side 1: Four aerial views of Charleston looking across the peninsula. Top left: Looking northeast, possibly from City Hall. Landmarks include the rear dormitory apartments of the Confederate Home, St. Philip's Church, and the U.S. Customs House. Top right: Looking north on Meeting Street, possibly from St. Michael’s Church, and showing the view west of Meeting Street. Landmarks include the Timrod Hotel, Mills House Hotel, Fireproof Building, Circular Church, and Francis Marion Hotel (in the distance). Bottom left: Looking east on Calhoun Street, possibly from the Francis Marion Hotel, and showing the view east and west of Calhoun Street. Landmarks include the Calhoun Monument in Marion Square, Citadel Square Baptist Church, and Emanuel A.M.C. Church. Bottom right: Looking north possibly from St. Michael’s Church. Landmarks include St. John's Lutheran Church, Unitarian Church, Grace Episcopal Church, and the Charleston Orphan House (in the distance at right). Page 2, side 2: Four photographs. Views of the Sunken Garden in Hampton Park.

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

June 28, 2011

Updated By

sferguson@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

August 8, 2023