A report from the mayor, city council and various governmental departments of Charleston, South Carolina, for the year 1895. The Year Book opens with an address from Mayor Ficken followed by reports from various departments.
A letter to Dr. Joshua John Ward Flagg from James Pyatt discussing a land plat, title and deed. The other side of the item includes an account for various patients.
A personal account of visiting Old Dorchester describing the land, roads, a Presbyterian Church, an old fort built by the English for protection from the "Spaniards and Indians," and a tombstone used during the American Revolution to butcher meat.
Black-and-white offset print reproduction of Alphonse Mucha's poster for Victorien Sardou's play Gismonda, which premiered in 1894 at the Théâtre de la Renaissance. The poster shows actress Sarah Bernhardt in costume as the play's title character. Published in a supplement to Le Courrier français, January 6, 1895.
The folio, Examples of Colonial Architecture in Charleston, S.C. and Savannah, Ga., features photographic plates of some of the most important houses and buildings in Charleston and Savannah. Photographs include exterior views of the buildings, gates, and entrances, as well as interior views of fireplaces, mantels, doors, rooms, and ceilings. Compiled and photographed by Edward A. Crane and E.E. Soderholtz. Published in 1895 by the Boston Architectural Club (Boston, Mass.).
Group portrait of Armida Harby Cohen, Lee C. Harby, Lily Lee Harby, Arthur Sydney Isaacs, and Cyril A. Isaacs. Portrait of Armida Harby Cohen added after original photograph was taken.
Caricature by Eugene Zimmerman published in the December 1895 edition of Judge's Library, published by the Judge Publishing Company. The caption reads : --Waits (singing lustily): "Christians, awake!"
Black-and-white offset print reproduction with a portrait of author Israel Zangwill. From a painted portrait by Solomon J. Solomon. Published in the January 19, 1895, edition of The Graphic.