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.')
Photographs taken by Sabina Elliott Wells in 1898-1899. Wells was a Charleston artist and designer; she was also a Newcomb potter. Photographs include scenes in Charleston and the Lowcountry, in northwest South Carolina (Table Rock and vicinity), and in western North Carolina (Flat Rock and vicinity). Scans were derived from negatives donated to Historic Charleston Foundation. (Note: Wells's diaries from 1898-1899 that document some of her travels, including sites represented in these photographs, are at the South Carolina Historical Society, "Sabina E. Wells papers, 1886-1942.")
Looking east on Wentworth Street from 26 Wentworth Street (Gardner Kitchen House). Features (left to right): 26 Wentworth Street, 22-24 Wentworth Street (Francis Q. McHugh Tenements), 18-20 Wentworth Street, and 14 Wentworth Street.
Black-and-white photograph of the view looking east on Market Street at the junction of King and Market Streets, from what was the location of Belk Department Store and parking lot (left) and 220 King Street (Blue Knight Gallery) (right) down to Market Hall (background). Meeting Street elevation of the Arnold-Hornik Building (112 North Market) also in view. Vacant lot is now the site of Charleston Place / Charleston Center.
