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Charleston Museum Earthquake Photographs
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Buildings--Earthquake effects--South Carolina--Charleston, Charleston Earthquake, S.C., 1886, Dwellings, Housing, Earthquakes--South Carolina, Architecture, Domestic, Earthquake damage
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Date:
1886
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Charleston Earthquake scene. Sign at bottom of image: 'Mr. August Melm's room, 21 King Street.' Also, written on front, at bottom: 'Earthquake - Charleston S.C. 1886.' Charleston city directory for 1886 lists August Melm, a local attorney, as boarding at 21 King Street.
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1886
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Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Series No.2. No.155, Interior of a private house.'
