Oyster Roast for Naval Servicemen at Schutzenplatz
Entry/Object ID
2018.008.3a-b
Description
Two photographic postcards of a 1912 oyster roast for Naval servicemen at the Schutzenplatz (now the Charleston Rifle Club), likely after the downtown parade (see 2018.008.2a-d).
a: Captioned "At the Oyster Roast - Schutzenplatz - Charleston S.C." Sailors are gathered in front of the structure known as the Shooting Shed. The marsh at the right is now Sunnyside Avenue and the house at the right (background) was located at the northwest corner of Rutledge Avenue and Mount Pleasant Street.
b: Captioned "View of the Oyster Roast - Charleston S.C." Sailors are gathered at the shucking table. The structure known as "The Lodge" is at upper left of photo.
Third image is a map of the Schutzenplatz.
Collection
HCF Image Collection
Acquisition
Accession
2018.008
Source or Donor
Eberle, Kevin
Acquisition Method
Gift
Credit Line
Courtesy of Kevin Eberle
Made/Created
Artist
Brown Brothers Photo (Newport News, Va.)
Date made
1912
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
Sailors
Search Terms
Postcards, German Rifle Club (Charleston, S.C.), Charleston Rifle Club (S.C.), Oyster roasts
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
HERIOT.2218.1
Copyright
Copyright Details
Public domain
General Notes
Note
Notes: PDF of map of the Schutzenplatz on Media tab.
