Business Cards, 1922-1980
Scope and Contents
Holds business cards from various Charleston (unless otherwise noted) establishments and institutions grouped by catagory:
Apartment and Furnished Rooms:
Mrs. A.S. Gibson ("Furnished Rooms" 11 State Street, Charleston);
Jones River Road Apartments and Guest House;
Mrs. Martha D. Alford, Joseph Floyd Manor
Attorneys:
Bernard R. Fielding;
Aaron Harvey
Automotive: Cabs and Chauffeur Services, Service Stations:
A.B. Smalls (Chauffeur, 21 Logan Street);
Ever Ready Cab Company (Cannon Street);
Safety Cab Company;
Economy Cab Company;
Bob Wine and Associates (chauffeuring service);
Arthur Haynes (car wash);
Blume's Service Station (Meeting Street)
Beauty and Barber Shops:
Mrs. A.B. Smalls ("Hair Culturist using the Poro System");
Mary's Beauty Shoppe (using the Poro System);
Madam V.M. Carter (using the Poro System);
Heyward's Beauty Shop (Wadmalaw Island, South Carolina);
Barbara's Salon of Beauty(Ashe Street);
Perry's Barber Shop (Rutledge Avenue)
Churches:
African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.):
Reverend Paul Lovely Wells, Saint Peter's A.M.E., Liberty Hill, South Carolina;
Reverend James Cookley, Mount Lebanon A.M.E., Andrews, South Carolina;
Reverend John Mack, Mount Zion A.M.E. (Glebe Street);
Reverend S.A. Brown, Georgetown District, Charleston
Baptist:
Reverend Robert Deas, Lovely Hill Bapist Church, John's Island, South Carolina
Apostolic:
Miracle Temple Church of Christ-Apostolic, Red Top, South Carolina
Employment Agencies:
University Employment Agency
General House Contractors:
Boatwright Electric Service (Meeting Street);
Julius Bunkum, painting contractor (Congress Street);
Bernard S. Brown Carpentry;
Brown General Contractor;
Frank Campbell (Roofing, Always Street);
B.C. Harris, painter;
Hudson and Perry (painting contractors);
Ike Construction (Willis Drive, North Charleston);
Clarence Morrison, carpenter and painter;
Morant H. Pittman, general contractor (Ashley River Road);
Samuel Ravenel, floor sanding and finishing (Sullivans Island, South Carolina);
C.H. Richardson, wallpapering and painting (Fifth Avenue);
Andrew Robertson House Painting;
William F. Scaffe, electrical contractor;
Herman Smalls, electrical contractor;
A.E. Shuler, painting and carpentry
Independent Business Owners and Miscellaneous Services:
Azalea Flower Shoppe (King Street);
S7 Disco, Music and Lighting for Parties;
Irene Wilson, dressmaker(Ashley Avenue);
Irline Frazier, piano teacher (Hanover Street);
Dr. Frank G. Hayne, dentist(Calhoun Street);
Althea J. Noisette, Child Craft and World Book sales representative;
J.M. Brown, Amway distributor (Spring Street)
Moving and Hauling:
Irving W. Singleton (Moultrie Street);
Myers Bishop (Saint Philip Street)
Photography:
"The Harleston Studio" 1920s;
Hollywood Studios (Maryland)
Restaurants and Grocery Stores:
The Manhattan Dairy Lunch (King Street);
Smith's Grocery (Elizabeth and Coming Streets);
The Noisette's Health Table;
Mamie's Lunch Room
Shoe Repair:
The Villa Shoe Shop, Sam Richardson (Saint Andrews Parish);
Carolina Shoe Repair Service (King Street);
Wescott's Modern Shoe Rebuilder
Dates
- Creation: 1922-1980
Creator
- From the Collection: Wilson, William Saxon, 1893-1982 (Person)
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions to this collection and it is open to the public for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 2.5 linear feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture Repository
125 Bull Street
Charleston South Carolina 29424 United States
843-953-7608
averyresearchcenter@cofc.edu