Collection: 1938 Tornado Photograph Collection / Subject (Topic): Lost architecture--South Carolina--Charleston and African Americans--Housing--South Carolina--Charleston - Lowcountry Digital Library Catalog Search Search Results

Start Over Collection 1938 Tornado Photograph Collection ✖ Subject (Topic) Lost architecture--South Carolina--Charleston ✖ Subject (Topic) African Americans--Housing--South Carolina--Charleston ✖

1. Wooden Building After the 1938 Tornado

Wooden Building After the 1938 Tornado

Date:: 1938
Description:: Photograph of wooden building demolished by the first tornado of September 29, 1938. The photograph is marked with a small green X to show the location of the body of a man killed by the tornado. Handwritten on back of photo: "1st tornado came in by Battery near Miller's junk yard - Laurence [Laurens?] Street. This shed is on top of small Negro house. The Negro was dead when found. Sept. 29, '38."

2. Fiddlers Green Dwellings After the 1938 Tornado

Fiddlers Green Dwellings After the 1938 Tornado

Date:: 1938
Description:: Photograph showing several dwellings in Fiddlers Green damaged or destroyed by the tornado of 1938. Handwritten on back of photo: "1st tornado hit Fiddlers Green, Negro section by Ashley Bridge, Hilly Street [should be Lilly Street], Sept. 29, '38."