A hand colored engraving of an African American woman and children working in a road side stand. On the verso is a river scene of a ferry carrying a horse and carriage going down the Ashley River.
A newspaper article on the 1886 earthquake in Charleston. Several buildings are shown damaged, including St. Michael's Church, St. Philip's Church steeple, and Hibernian Hall. A street scene during the earthquake shows African Americans praying in the streets with several buildings on fire in the background.
Second color sketch showing the bombardment of Charleston from Fort Moultrie. Soldiers are shown firing cannons and waving the "Stars and Bars," the official flag of the Confederacy, as a man lays under a pole. In the background, there is Fort Sumter and several warships.
A newspaper sketch of a Mississippi tow boat on a river. There is a steamboat behind the tow boat. On the banks of the river is a man on a covered wooden boat.
An untitled engraving of a hilly landscape with a figure in the foreground pointing towards the background. The bottom right corner says "C. Lewis." The bottom left says "1 Part 3rd."
A color photograph captioned 'Two days after the bombardment of Sumter, April 16, 1861.' In the photo Wade Hampton and other figures look at the damage. Below the photo is another photograph showing Fort Sumter before the bombardment.
A newspaper clipping with an illustration entitled 'The U.S. gun-boat Weehawken, one of the ironclads engaged in the bombardment of Charleston.' The illustration shows what the monitor, a well-armed warship, looks like in the water. It also includes a cross cut diagram of the Weehawken's interior. The top illustration is a portrait of Field Marshal Lord Seaton.
Color sketch showing the bombardment of Charleston from Fort Moultrie. Soldiers are shown firing cannons and waving the "Stars and Bars," the official flag of the Confederacy, as a man lays under a pole. In the background, there is Fort Sumter and several warships.
Illustration from a photo of the unveiling ceremony of the John C. Calhoun statue in Marion Square. People with umbrellas and Citadel cadets are shown along with the Old Citadel Building.
An engraving of a landscape scene entitled 'The Sylvan Calm.' The scene shows a shepherd playing a flute while cows cross a stream. There is a building with Roman columns in the background.
A sketch of Fort Sumter after the bombardment. Soldiers are shown standing and moving material as a fire burns in the background. On the verso is a partial sketch entitled 'A Scene on the Potomac River- Part of a Gunboat Fortilla.'
Illustrations of Charleston buildings from 1886 with accompanying article. The buildings shown are the Old Charleston Jail, the Marine Hospital, the Charleston Orphan House, Citadel Square Church, and the Roper Hospital. The article gives a detailed description about the interior of the Charleston Orphan House.
A photograph of a Plains Native American man and woman. They are standing in front of a teepee with other teepees being constructed in the background. In front of the couple is a dog attached to a travois, a harness used to pull objects. The woman and man are both wearing traditional outfits. The caption below the photo reads "Bull's Head Indian, Squaw and Dog in Harness." The accompanying article details Canada's relationship with Native American tribes.
Illustrations from a book chapter about the causes of the Civil War. The first illustration is captioned 'Reception at Charleston, S.C., of the news of the election of Lincoln and Hamlin, November, 1860.' On the verso, the top page illustration is a portrait of Jefferson Davis. The bottom illustrations are the Palmetto Flag of South Carolina and the 'Stars and Bars', the first official flag of the Confederacy.
Photographs showing the grounds of the South Carolina Inter-State and West Indian Exposition. The photographs show exhibits such as the Sunken City, the Cotton Palace, and the Administration Building. The accompanying article talks about the exhibits and how the president, Theodore Roosevelt, would visit the Exhibition in February.
An engraving of the Fifty Fifth Massachusetts Regiment parading through Charleston in 1865. A white solider on horse back rides alongside them as a crowd cheers on. In the background are the ruins of Charleston.
A tinted photograph of St. Philip's Church from the street with an accompanying article. In the photograph, both the Dock Street Theatre (left) and the Huguenot Church (right) can be seen.
A newspaper article on Ellen and William Craft, who escaped slavery together while she dressed as a wealthy slave holding gentleman. They later went to England because of the Fugitive Slave Act. The article gives a brief biography of the couple. The illustration shows Ellen dressed as a man.
A newspaper sketch captioned 'The War in America: Assault on Fort Wagner, Charleston Harbor, on the night of July 18-- The rush of the garrison to the parapet.'
An engraving depicting the Virgin Mary with the Child Jesus, both holding olive branches. They are depicted with two men, and a child or angel holding a message in Latin.
The illustration on the front page is captioned 'Interior of Fort Walker, at Hilton Head, immediately after its bombardment and evacuation'. The damage to the fort is in the foreground while in the background, sailing ships with small rowboats can be seen. On the verso are more illustrations. The top picture is captioned "Banks division crossing the Potomac previous to the Battle of Ball's Bluff." The left picture is captioned "Sinking of the peerless in a gale and rescue of the crew." The right illustration is captioned "Perilous position of a transport." The bottom picture is captioned "Capture of the steamer 'Fanny' by three Confederate steamers off Chicamicomica, N.C."
