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Charleston and Summerville, South Carolina, and upstate New York photograph album

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 0048

Collection Overview

The album contains 128 black and white photographs of landscapes, buildings, homes, boats, and farms in Charleston and Summerville, South Carolina, and unidentified areas in upstate New York. The Summerville photographs include photographs of a boarding house for teachers. The photographs of Charleston appear to be between 1880-1900 and show historic homes and buildings. The compiler of the album is unknown. All of the photographs appear to be of the same family.

Dates

  • Creation: 1880-1900s

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Copyright Notice

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The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. copyright law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.

Extent

1.35 linear feet (1 oversize box)

Language of Materials

No linguistic content; Not applicable

Alternate Form of Materials

Digital reproductions available online in the Lowcountry Digital Library.

Title
Inventory of the Charleston and Summerville, South Carolina, and Upstate New York Photograph Album, 1880-1900s
Status
Completed
Author
Processed by: Special Collections staff; finding aid created by: Special Collections staff
Description rules
Dacs
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Special Collections
College of Charleston Libraries
66 George Street
Charleston South Carolina 29424
(843) 953-8016
(843) 953-6319 (Fax)