Newpaper clippings in German and English commemorating the fortieth anniversary of arrival of one hundred and thirty five German immigrants in Charleston in 1849 aboard the Johann Frierich ship.
Still images found among the belongings of Henry T. Zacharias, a Charleston builder and contractor in the late 19th- and early-20th century. Zacharias built and/or repaired many notable buildings in Charleston. Includes photographs and one engraving of buildings on which he worked (or likely worked); photographs of battleships in dry dock at the Charleston Navy Yard; and a photograph of his gravesite at Magnolia Cemetery. (Note: Two of Mr. Zacharias's ledger books are in Special Collections at College of Charleston, 'Henry T. Zacharias Ledgers, 1905-1910.')
Directory of local businesses of all sorts. Published by Cooke, Howard & Co. (Baltimore, Md.), ca. 1889. Advertisements interspersed throughout, many of which are illustrated. Business types include bakers and confectioners, barbers, blacksmiths, building materials, butchers, contractors and builders, cigars and tobacco, groceries, furniture, hotels, insurance, house furnishings, painters, plumbers, railroad companies, restaurants, sailmakers, tailors, tin roofing, undertakers, wines and liquors, wheelwrights, and others. Also includes listings for municipal and state government, with names of offices and officers; listings of cemeteries, parks, halls, public buildings, and other points of interest; and a street directory that includes boundaries. In addition to an alphabetical index, the business guide is arranged by type. Missing map. 130 p., ill., 18 cm. (Note: Page numbering starts at 4 on the title page verso, after six unnumbered preliminary pages.)
A sermon delivered by Reverend John B. Adger in The Second Presbyterian Church, Charleston, S.C. May 9th, 1847. The speech stresses the master's caring for enslaved people, often quoting the New Testament and Old Testament. References to Jesus's compassion for the care and teaching of the poor. Stresses the role of paternalism in the treatment of enslaved peoples and teaching of the gospel. Originally bound in v. 22 of the Thomas Smith Grimke pamphlet collection.
The pamphlet by John S. Fairly, written after slavery had been abolished, outlines the past relationship between enslaved peoples and the church. Originally published in the Charleston World, May 4, 1889.
Pencil sketches by Charleston-born architect William Martin Aiken. Primarily interior architectural features from Venice, Italy, with a few outdoor scenes.
A report from the mayor, city council and various governmental departments of Charleston, South Carolina, for the year 1889. The Year Book opens with an address from Mayor George D. Bryan followed by reports from various departments.
Page 157 of the City Engineer's Plat Book with two plats. Plat 1 features a lot of land located on the South Side of Line Street. Plat 2 shows lots located on and near the intersection of Spring Street and Kracke's Court.
Page 204 of the City Engineer's Plat Book with one plat. The plat shows lots and structures located near the intersection of Meeting Street and Broad Street.
Page 177 of the City Engineer's Plat Book with two plats. Plat 1 shows lots located between Meeting Street and King Street, near Russell Street, "Rumney" Street, and Poinsett Street. Plat 2 shows lots, structures, and streams located near Hanover Street, America Street, and Payne Street.
Caricature by Bernhard Gillam published in Puck. The caricature depicts William Walter Phelps, Murat Halstead, and Joseph Medill standing at the "Solomon's Wall" of Blainiac Republicans (referring to James Gillespie Blaine), which is labeled with the words "party patronage." William M. Evarts is shown approaching the wall. In German, the text reads : "Die Juden von Jerusalem versammeln sich noch heutzutage an der sog. 'Salomon’s Mauer' der Tempel-Ruinen und wehklagen über die verschwundene Herrlichkeit Israel’s." In English, the text reads : "The Jews of Jerusalem gather even today in front of what is called "Salomon's Wall" (Western Wall) of the Temple ruins and lament the vanished glory of Israel."
Color offset print reproduction of the exterior of the Hauptsynagoge (Main Synagogue) on Hans-Sachs-Platz in Nuremberg. From the Geïllustreerde encyclopaedie: woordenboek voor wetenschap en kunst, beschaving en nijverheid, Volume 8, by Antony Winkler Prins.
Black-and-white offset print reproduction of the interior of the Great Synagogue in London at Duke's Place. Published in the December 14, 1889, edition of L'Univers illustré.
Black-and-white offset print reproduction of the exterior of the Leopoldstädter Tempel in Vienna. From Die alten Strassen und Plätze von Wien's Vorstädten und ihre historisch interessanten Häuser, Volume 1, by Wilhelm Kisch.
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