Stereoscopic image of a residence with a group of people on the porch. The handwritten caption on the verso reads, "Headquarters of the Post Surgeon, Archives # Cooley vol. p.421 Beaufort 17."
Stereoscopic image of Heyward House taken from a wooden path; a group of people and a carriage are visible in front. Handwritten caption on the verso reads, "Heyward House now the headqtrs of Gen. Saxton Beaufort, SC Jany 1864."
Stereoscopic image of a building, taken from across the water. The handwritten caption on the verso reads, "Francis Stuart House, Site of Dr. Black, Magnolia Hotel, Used as courthouse 1865-1872 when it was burned."
Stereoscopic image of Verdier House. Handwritten note on caption on verso reads "John Mark Verdier House, 1800 Headquarters, Officers, Lafayette House, 1861-1864."
Stereoscopic image of the Rhett House with three people visible outside. Handwritten caption on verso: "Rhett House Beaufort, SC. Now occupied by U.S. tax commissioners. Milton Maxcy, Rhett, Middleton Elliott, Fr. Smith, Cerr, McLeod"
Stereoscopic image of a large Beaufort residence with a man standing on the front steps. Handwritten caption on front reads, "Duplicate." Handwritten caption on verso reads,"Mission House, Beaufort, S.C. Mission House"
Stereoscopic image of soldiers along side a partially destroyed house. The print on the verso identifies the location as Morris Island, South Carolina.
Stereoscopic image of a group of African American women, either enslaved or newly freed, all holding a baby while posed outside of a row of small wooden cabins.
Stereoscopic image of military buildings with brick wall yards containing stacked cannonballs and other weapon supplies. A handwritten note on the verso captions the image, "Ordinance Yard, Morris Island, S.C."
Black and white negative of the "Boost Beaufort: Help Jaycee Youth Program - Buy Cadillac Tickets" car entry in the Jaycee parade held in April 1957; 10 x 7.5 cm.
Medical record book of Richard Love Johnson (1841-1913). Johnson documents the Assistant Surgeon's cases during the Civil War, cases of pregnant newly freed women during Reconstruction, and his work on a farm in South Carolina.
The Susan M.L. Wales Journal (1887-1895) is a series of letters written by Wales to her sister, Annie Stratton, over the course of multiple journeys throughout Europe, the Middle East, and Northern Africa (1887-1888, 1891, 1893-1895). The letters describe the local sights and people, questions about goings-on at home, gossip about mutual acquaintances, and small drawings and watercolor paintings.
Stereoscopic image of a store front. The shutters list available goods in the store including alcohol and partially reads, "ales, wines and liquors…hides and furs."
Stereoscopic image of the interior of a structure, seemingly outside, with seating and a rug. A large letter "G" hangs on an archway above a raised platform. The handwritten caption on the verso reads, "Masonic Lodge Folly Island. Jany 1864."