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1. Wilson Street

Wilson Street
Date:
1886
Description:
Charleston Earthquake scene. Residence on Wilson Street.

2. Market Street, Sailors' Home

Market Street, Sailors' Home
Date:
1886
Description:
Charleston Earthquake scene. Written on front, at bottom: 'Sailor's Home, Charleston, S.C. after the Earthquake.' Sign at top of building reads: 'Charleston Port Society.'

3. Post Office

Post Office
Date:
1886
Description:
Charleston Earthquake scene. Possibly from Cook's Earthquake views, No.74, wreck in rear of Post Office, showing shell hole made during the war.'

4. Police Station

Police Station
Date:
1886
Description:
Charleston Earthquake scene. Written on reverse: 'Down town Guard house. South west corner [of] Meeting and Broad Sts., Charleston, S.C.'

5. Police Station

Police Station
Date:
1886
Description:
Charleston Earthquake scene. Caption typed at top of image: 'Main police station S.W. corner of Broad and Meeting Sts.'

6. family tent

family tent
Date:
1886
Description:
Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Taken after the 31st of August, 1886. No.100, a family tent.' Image of an African-American nanny with three children.

7. Marion Square

Marion Square
Date:
1886
Description:
Handwritten at bottom, front: 'Earthquake ruins. Marion Square. Charleston, So.Ca.'

8. Harper's Weekly

Harper's Weekly
Date:
1886
Description:
Caption: 'The Earthquake--A Street Scene In Charleston.--drawn by W.A. Rogers.--[seepage 590.]' [full date September 11, 1886.]

9. Harper's Weekly

Harper's Weekly
Date:
1886
Description:
[Color image.] Main caption: 'After the Earthquake at Charleston.--drawn by W.A. Rogers and W.P. Snyder from sketches by Frederic Remington and A.J. Gustin.--[see page 610.]' Caption upper left: 'Open air preaching.' Caption upper right: 'Subsistence Committee.' Caption lower left: 'Negro prayer-meeting.' Caption lower right: 'Relief committee.' [full date September 18, 1886.]

10. Harper's Weekly

Harper's Weekly
Date:
1886
Description:
Caption: 'The Ruins Of Charleston.--photographed by W.E. Wilson, Savannah, Georgia. 1. The Guard House. 2. St. Michael's Church. 3. News and Courier Office. 4. St. Philip's Church. 5. No.27 Broad Street. 6. Hibernian Hall. 7. The Medical College.'

11. East Battery, Alston residence

East Battery, Alston residence
Date:
1886
Description:
Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Taken after the 31st of August, 1886. No.66, _____ Alston, East Battery.' Charleston city directory for 1886 shows various members of the Alston family at 21 East Battery.

12. [Elliott Street]

[Elliott Street]
Date:
1886
Description:
Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity.' Possibly mislabeled, may be from Cook's Series 2, No.120, Elliott Street.

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

Church Street, Mrs. M.A. Snowden residence
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 Summervile. Over 150 Photographs were taken. House of Mrs. Snowden, President of Confederate Home.'

14. Hassell Street, Lazarus residence

Hassell Street, Lazarus residence
Date:
1886
Description:
Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Taken after the 31st of August, 1886. No.61, Mrs. B.D. Lazarus, Hasel [sic] St.' Charleston city directory for 1886 shows Mrs. B.D. Lazarus at 64 Hassell Street.

15. Bennett's Mill, Storehouse

Bennett's Mill, Storehouse
Date:
1886
Description:
Caption: ' Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Series No.2. No.164, Storehouse of Bennett's Mill.' Note on the catalog card show storehouse located at East end of Wentworth Street.

16. Market Street

Market Street
Date:
1886
Description:
Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Taken after the 31st of August, 1886. No.136, Meeting Street, cor. [of] Market.' Henry Steitz Produce is pictured. Charleston City directory for 1886 lists Henry Steitz, Fruits & Produce, at 113-115 Market Street.

17. Market Street

Market Street
Date:
1886
Description:
Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Taken after the 31st of August, 1886. No.115, Corner [of] Market and Anson Streets.' Sign on building reads: 'Ship & Family Groceries.' Written on front, at bottom: 'Charleston Earthquake view - cor. Market and Anson sts.'

18. East Battery, Edmondston Alston House

East Battery, Edmondston Alston House
Date:
1886
Description:
Charleston Earthquake scene. Written on reverse: 'East Battery, just below Atlantic Street. Edmonston [sic] House, later the Charles Alston residence. Now (1947) the residence of J.J. Pringle Smith. Old Holmes house on left. Earthquake of 1886 - Charleston, S.C.'

19. St. Michael's Church

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.' Handwritten along bottom: 'Charleston Earthquake scene - interior of St. Michael's Church.' Very similar to MK 4133.

20. German Artillery Hall

German Artillery Hall
Date:
1886
Description:
Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Taken after the 31st of August, 1886. No.104, German Artillery Hall.'