(SOUTH CAROLINA) Collection of photographs of the 1886 Charl

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(SOUTH CAROLINA.) Collection of photographs of the 1886 Charleston earthquake, a steamship collision, and other scenes. 29 albumen photographs, various sizes but most about promenade size, 4 x 7 1/2 inches, and none smaller than 5 x 4, on original mounts; condition strong, with a variety of captions and backstamps. Mostly Charleston, SC and environs, 1886-[1902] and undated

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6 of these photographs depict the aftermath of the 1886 earthquake, the largest in recorded history on America's Atlantic coast. Three of them show collapsed buildings, while one shows a tent village of displaced survivors. Another series of 6 photographs shows the wreck of the steamships Iroquois and Apache when they collided in Charleston Harbor in 1902, some with a crew of African-American laborers salvaging the cargo. Other photographs depict historic buildings (ruined and otherwise), Confederate monuments, a locomotive, and the USS Cruiser Charleston.