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1. Church Street, Mrs. M.A. Snowden residence

Date:

1886

Description:

Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Taken after the 31st of August, 1886. No.71, Mrs. M.A. Snowden, Church Street.'

2. Harper's Weekly

Date:

1886

Description:

Main caption: 'Incidents of the Earthquake at Charleston.--drawn by Schell and Hogan.--[see page 590.]' Caption top left: 'In front of the Charleston Hotel.' Caption top right: 'looking over the roofs.' Caption middle: 'A camp on the East Battery.' Caption bottom left: 'The front wall gone.' Caption bottom center: 'In a rich man's garden.' Caption bottom right: ' On the track.' [full date September 11, 1886.]

3. East Battery, Ravenel residence

Date:

1886

Description:

Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Taken after the 31st of August, 1886. No.63, Wm [William] Ravenel, East Battery, rear.'

4. 26 East Battery, C.H. Drayton residence

Date:

1886

Description:

Charleston Earthquake scene. Written on reverse: 'Residence of C.H. Drayton. 26 East Battery. S.W. corner of Atlantic. 1886 Earthquake.'

5. Horse Creek near Augusta

Date:

1886

Description:

Caption: 'Earthquake, August 31st, 1886. No.1, Engine of No.2. Horse Creek near Augusta. Aiken and Vicinity.'

6. King Street

Date:

1886

Description:

Charleston Earthquake Scene. Possibly from Cook's Earthquake Views, No.20, King Street above Broad Street.

7. Exchange Street

Date:

1886

Description:

Charleston Earthquake scene. Possibly from Cook's Earthquake views, No.28, Exchange Street.

8. Prioleau Street

Date:

1886

Description:

Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Series No.2. No.191, Prioleau Street, 60 days after.'

9. St. Mary's Church

Date:

1886

Description:

Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Taken after the 31st of August, 1886. No.79, St. Mary's Church. [And handwritten] Hasell Street.'

10. Unitarian Church

Date:

1886

Description:

Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Taken after the 31st of August, 1886. No.15, Unitarian Church, interior.'

11. Beaufain Street, Greer residence

Date:

1886

Description:

Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Taken after the 31st of August, 1886. No.58, ------- Greer, Beaufain Street.'

12. corner of Pitt and Beaufain Streets

Date:

1886

Description:

Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Series No.2. No.177, corner [of] Pitt and Beaufain Sts.'

13. Bull Street

Date:

1886

Description:

Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Taken after the 31st of August, 1886. No.98, residence in Bull Street.'

14. Beaufain Street

Date:

1886

Description:

Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Series No.2. No.171, a kitchen, Beaufain Street.'

15. Bedon's Alley

Date:

1886

Description:

Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charlston and Vicinity. Series No.2. No.165, ruins in Bedon's Alley.'

16. Harper's Weekly

Date:

1886

Description:

Main caption: 'Leading lawn-tennis players.--photographed by E.M. Bidwell.--[see page 583.]' Caption top left: 'Richard Dudley Sears.' Caption top right: 'Dr. James Dwight.' Caption bottom left: 'R. Livingston Beeckman.' Caption bottom right: 'Howard A. Taylor.' [full date September 11, 1886.]

17. First (Scots) Presbyterian Church

Date:

1886

Description:

Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Taken after the 31st of August, 1886. No.99, Rear of Scotch Church.' Handwritten at bottom, front: 'Charleston Earthquake scene - Rear of First Presbyterian Church.'

18. First (Scots) Presbyterian Church

Date:

1886

Description:

Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Taken after the 31st of August, 1886. No.99, Rear of Scotch Church.' First (Scots) Presbyterian Church on Meeting Street.

19. East Battery, Holmes residence

Date:

1886

Description:

Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Taken after the 31st of August, 1886. No.65, _____ Holmes, East Battery.' Written on front, at bottom: 'Charleston Earthquake scene - Holmes residence, East Battery.' Charleston city directory for 1886 shows Charles R. Holmes, Jr., at 19 East Battery.

20. Rutledge Street, Buist residence

Date:

1886

Description:

Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Series No.2. No.170, Buist residence, Rutledge Street.' Written on front, at bottom: Buist Residence, 43 Rutledge St.' Charleston city directory for 1886 shows listing for Samuel S. Buist at 43 Rutledge Avenue.

21. State Street

Date:

1886

Description:

Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Taken after the 31st of August, 1886. No.135, Corner State and Chalmers Streets.' Written on front, at bottom: 'Charleston Earthquake views - ruins cor[ner] Chalmers & State Str.'

22. Pitt Street, Lengnick residence

Date:

1886

Description:

Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Series No.2. No.187, residence of Mr. A. Lengnick.' Charleston city directory for 1886 shows Albert Lengnick at 11 Pitt Street.

23. Harper's Weekly

Date:

1886

Description:

Political cartoon, caption: 'Scaly, but not a fish.' [full date September 11, 1886.]

24. St. Luke's Episcopal Church

Date:

1886

Description:

Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Taken after the 31st of August, 1886.' Possibly No.178, but corresponding captioning is missing. Handwritten on reverse: 'Formerly St. Luke's Episcopal now [New Tabernacle] Fourth Baptist Church, 22 Elizabeth Street.' Handwritten at bottom, front: 'Charleston Earthquake scene - St. Luke's Episcopal Church.'

25. Beresford Street or Clifford Street

Date:

1886

Description:

Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Series No.2. No.181, Beresford Street.' This may be Beresford Alley which is also known as Clifford Street.

26. Dorchester Church Tower

Date:

1886

Description:

Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Taken after the 31st of August, 1886. No.144, Dorchester Church Tower.'

27. Coming Street, Robson residence

Date:

1886

Description:

Written on reverse: 'House in which young Mr. Robson was killed. Two young ladies were buried in the ruins were rescued. Coming near Cannon.' Possibly from Cook's Earthquake Views, No.132, residence of J.N. Robson, from west. Written on front, at bottom: 'Charleston Earthquake view. Residence of Mr. J.N. Robson, whose eldest son was killed.' Charleston city directory for 1886 shows James N. Robson at 200 Coming Street.

28. Charleston Orphan House

Date:

1886

Description:

Caption: 'Charleston Earthquake. Photographs by Dr. E.P. Howland, taken on his visit to Charleston and the earthquake region of Ten Mile Hill and Summerville. Over 150 photographs were taken. Orphans and tents in which they lived.' Written on front, at bottom: 'Charleston Earthquake scene - orphans, standing the yard of the Orphan House.'

29. George Street

Date:

1886

Description:

Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Taken after the 31st of August, 1886. No.116, wreck in George Street.' Written on front, at bottom: 'Charleston Earthquake view - Ruins in George St.'

30. Beaufain Street

Date:

1886

Description:

Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Series No.2. No.179, Ruins Beaufain Street.'

31. Robb's Lot

Date:

1886

Description:

Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Taken after the 31st of August, 1886. No.149, Robb's Lot.' Handwritten on reverse: ' Robb's Lot E. side [of] King bet[ween] Market & Horlbeck.'

32. Horse Creek near Augusta

Date:

1886

Description:

Caption: 'Earthquake, August 31st, 1886. No.2, Cars to No.1. Horse Creek near Augusta. Aiken and Vicinity.'

33. Ten Mile Hill, fissure under house

Date:

1886

Description:

Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Taken after the 31st of August, 1886. No.52, fissure under house, Ten Mile Hill.'

34. St. Michael's Church

Date:

1886

Description:

Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity taken after the 31st of August, 1886. No.1, St. Michael's Church, showing cracks.'

35. St. Michael's Church

Date:

1886

Description:

Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity taken after the 31st of August, 1886. No.107, St. Michael's under repairs.

36. St. Michael's Church

Date:

1886

Description:

Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity taken after the 31st of August, 1886. No.2, St. Michael's Church, Interior.'

37. Broad Street

Date:

1886

Description:

Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Taken after the 31st of August, 1886. No.133, 5 and 7 Broad Street.' Written on front, at bottom: 'Walker, Evans & Cogswell, Broad St.' Charleston City Directory for 1886 shows Walker, Evans & Cogswell at 3-5 Broad Street. Etiwan[Phosphate] Company is at 7 Broad.

38. East Battery, Ravenel residence

Date:

1886

Description:

Charleston Earthquake scene. Possibly from Cook's Earthquake Views, no.63. William Ravenel, East Battery, rear. Written on front, at bottom: 'Wm Ravenel's, East Battery.'

39. 3 Meeting Street

Date:

1886

Description:

Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Taken after the 31st of August, 1886. No.113, No.3 Meeting Street.'

40. Meeting Street

Date:

1886

Description:

Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Series No.2. No.106, Corner Meeting and Chalmers Streets.'

41. Smith Street

Date:

1886

Description:

Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Taken after the 31st of August, 1886. No.137, Smith Street, cor[ner] Montague [sic].'

42. Tradd Street

Date:

1886

Description:

Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Taken after the 31st of August, 1886. No.41, Corner of Tradd and Friend Streets.'

43. College of Charleston

Date:

1886

Description:

Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Taken after the 31st of August, 1886. No.129, College as torn down.' Handwritten at bottom, front: 'Charleston Earthquake views - Charleston College. Both wings gone.'

44. Oak Grove, two foot fissure

Date:

1886

Description:

Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Taken after the 31st of August, 1886. No.146, 2 foot fissure, Oak Grove.'

45. Oak Grove, four foot fissure

Date:

1886

Description:

Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Series No.2. No.147, 4 foot fissure, Oak Grove.'

46. Harper's Weekly

Date:

1886

Description:

Political cartoon, caption: 'The shadow of a coming event. Justice. "Do any more of you wish to become 'Martyrs'?"' [full date September 11,1886.]

47. Ten Mile Hill, fissure

Date:

1886

Description:

Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Taken after the 31st of August, 1886. No.51, Wide fissure, Ten Mile Hill.' Handwritten at bottom, front: 'Charleston Earthquake scene - Large geyser near Ten Mile Hill.'

48. East Bay Street

Date:

1886

Description:

Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Series No.2. No.154, East Bay, 60 days after the earthquake.' Written on front, at bottom: 'View on East Bay 60 days after the Earthquake.' Sign on building reads: 'Otto Tiedman & Sons.' Charleston city directory for 1886 shows business at 172-174 East Bay.

49. Hibernian Hall

Date:

1886

Description:

Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Taken after the 31st of August, 1886. No.32, Hibernian Hall, front.' Meeting Street.

50. Wilson Street

Date:

1886

Description:

Charleston Earthquake scene. Residence on Wilson Street.