Walking cane of Dr. William Crum

Title:

Walking cane of Dr. William Crum

Date:

1910

Description:

Black cane with gold head containing the inscription "To WDC from WHJ & JMT 1910." The cane was presented to Dr. William Crum, physician, Collector of Customs in Charleston, South Carolina, and United States minister and consul general to Liberia, at a farewell banquet prior to his ambassadorial journey to Liberia. The initials signify the presenters of the cane: WHJ is William H. Johnson and JMT is J. M. Thompson, both Charleston physicians.

Collection Title:

H. A. DeCosta, Jr. Papers

Contributing Institution:

Avery Research Center at the College of Charleston

Media Type:

Objects

Personal or Corporate Subject:

Crum, William Demos, 1859-1912

Topical Subject:

African American physicians--South Carolina--Charleston, Ambassadors--United States, Physicians--United States--19th century, Physicians--United States--20th century, and Staffs (Sticks, canes, etc.)

Geographic Subject:

United States, Charleston (S.C.), and South Carolina

S.C. County:

Calhoun County (S.C.)

Shelving Locator:

2010.014.001

Date Digital:

2010-08

Digitization Specifications:

300 dpi; Nikon D80 camera; archival images in .tif and .nef formats.

Internet Media Type:

image/jpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Digital image copyright 2010, The College of Charleston Libraries. All rights reserved. For more information contact The College of Charleston Library, Charleston, SC 29424.

Admin ID:

29706