Hotel Fort Sumter [1 King Street]

Postcard

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Historic Charleston Foundation

Fort Sumter Hotel: Origsize: 3.5x5.5; Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 150 dpi
Fort Sumter Hotel

Origsize: 3.5x5.5; Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 150 dpi

Name/Title

Hotel Fort Sumter [1 King Street]

Entry/Object ID

2015.026.6

Description

Circa 1950s color photographic postcard showing an aerial view of the Fort Sumter Hotel and the southern part of the Charleston peninsula. Boat dock on the river in front of the hotel; Grace Memorial Bridge in background.

Collection

HCF Image Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2015.026

Source or Donor

Fick, Sarah

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Courtesy of Sarah Fick

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Postcard

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Media

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Aerial views, Docks, Aerial photographs

Search Terms

AerialViews/Photographs, Postcards, Murray Boulevard, King Street, Fort Sumter Hotel (Charleston, S.C.), Hotels--South Carolina--Charleston

Postcard Details

Publisher

Advertising Service Agency

Place Published

City

Charleston

State/Province

South Carolina

Country

United States of America

Date Published

circa 1950 - circa 1959

Photographer

Schwartz, Louis, 1915-1993

Postmark

Notes

Unmailed

Transcription

Transcription

Hotel Fort Sumter, Charleston, South Carolina. Charleston's only waterfront hotel, 200 outside rooms. Completely air conditioned. Rampart Room for your dining pleasure. spacious free parking areas, with motorists entrance. Located foot of King Street, at Murray Boulevard. Telephone: RAymond 3-4516.

Notes

Printed on back of postcard

Transcription

May 24. Stayed here. Had a room overlooking water.

Notes

Written on back of postcard

Transcription

Color photo by Schwartz

Notes

Printed on back of postcard

Dimensions

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

5-1/2 in

Location

Location

Container

Postcard Box 1

Shelf

AV Materials

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

2004.020.007.20, 2004.020.043, 2009.028.2, 2018.013.1, 2020.012.3, KING.001.1, KING.001.2

Copyright

Copyright Details

In copyright.

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

October 28, 2015

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

September 26, 2023