A report from the mayor, city council, and various governmental departments of Charleston, South Carolina for the year 1880. The yearbook opens with an address from Mayor Courtenay followed by reports from various departments and an appendix recounting the history of Charleston.
In this astronomical chart (front and back) Gibbes provides on the front page a diagram and the elements for constructing the diagram. Those elements are hourly motion, declination, hourly motion in declination, horizontal parallax and semidiameter. Gibbes also provides the result times of the eclipse including the beginning, total, opposition, middle, end of total, general and duration of eclipse. On the back of the page Gibbes provides his calculations for the result times.
Black and white portrait of unidentified man and children, 2x4 inches. Back of portrait includes inscription reading, "For Coz. Octavia from Her Coz. Rebecca."
Black and white portrait of a man, possibly Jack (Jacob de la Motta) Harby, 2x4 inches. Back of portrait includes inscription reading, "For Cousin Octavia from her fond cousin Jack H."
Meeting minutes volume kept by the Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Board of Trustees, 1875-1884. The entries in this volume cover all synagogue business, finances, membership, ministers, the introduction of pews to the synagogue, and synagogue music. The volume also includes entries regarding the death of Miss Penina Moise, a prominent poet and member of the congregation.
Receipt of stock in the Bank of Charleston purchased by William Henry Heyward and James B. Heyward as trustees for the estate of Susan S. Keith. 1p. November 23, 1880.
Black and white portrait of Montgomery Moses standing, Note on bottom of the portrait added later reads, "Montgomery Moses. Great -great grandfather of Katherine and sisters," 4x5 inches.
Black and white portrait of a man, potentially Henry Claremont Moses, 2x3.5 inches. Back material includes a blue, two cent, George Washington postage stamp.
