B&W photograph of the view south on East Bay Street from (probably) 39 East Bay Street, after the 1885 cyclone. Debris is in the street along The Battery. Trolley tracks on street paved with brick in foreground.
Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property Records
Acquisition
Accession
2016.018
Source or Donor
Mrs. Alice F. Levkoff
Acquisition Method
Gift
Credit Line
Courtesy of Alice Levkoff
Made/Created
Artist
Unattributed
Date made
1885
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Photograph
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic Documents
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
Search Terms
Streets, East Bay Street, East Battery, Demolished buildings, lost buildings, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, Streets--South Carolina--Charleston, Lost architecture--South Carolina--Charleston, Cyclone damage--South Carolina--Charleston, Charleston Cyclone, S.C., 1885
Dimensions
Height
8 in
Width
10 in
Location
Location
Cabinet
Photo File Cabinets
Room
Margaretta P. Childs Archives
Building
Missroon House
Category
Permanent
Date
February 7, 2023
Provenance
Notes
One of several photographs acquired from a variety of institutions by Robert N.S. Whitelaw. Mr. Whitelaw and Mrs. Levkoff, the donor of the photographs, co-authored the book Charleston Come Hell or High Water in which many of the photographs were reproduced.
Copyright
Copyright Details
Likely public domain (by date); original from Charleston Library Society.
General Notes
Note Type
Cataloging Note
Note
Credited as a Charleston Library Society photo in Charleston Come Hell or High Water.
