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3. Bundle of Straw

Bundle of Straw
Date:
1920 and 1925
Description:
A bundle of straw. Origin Liberia.

4. Basket

Basket
Date:
1920 and 1925
Description:
Basket from Liberia that resembles the han blai (woven) basket from Sierra Leone. Used for fishing. It is not tightly woven. Origin Liberia.

6. Leather Purse

Leather Purse
Date:
1920 and 1925
Description:
Animal skin and leather shoulder purse with braided straps that connect through loops. Leather is decorated on both sides. Origin Liberia.

9. The Shrimp Man

The Shrimp Man
Date:
1920
Description:
Framed oil painting, "Shrimp Vendor," depicting an African American man with a tray of shrimp walking by a house with iron fence and balcony, typical of Charleston homes. On long term loan to the Avery Research Center from St. Mark’s Episcopal Church.

10. 163. Diary -- 1920

163. Diary -- 1920
Date:
1920
Description:
Diary of Rev. Isaac Chanler [1700-1749], published c.1920, including day to day activities with frequent references to God and the Bible.

11. Charleston Year Book, 1920

Charleston Year Book, 1920
Date:
1920
Description:
A report from the mayor, city council, and various governmental departments of Charleston, S.C. for the year 1920. The Year Book opens with an address from the mayor, John P. Grace, followed by reports from various departments.

13. Avery Normal Institute Student Body

Avery Normal Institute Student Body
Date:
1920
Description:
Photograph of a large group of students standing on the main staircase of the Avery Institute outside of the school.

15. Photograph of Men's Bible Class

Photograph of Men's Bible Class
Date:
1920
Description:
Black-and-white photograph of the 1920 Men's Bible Class of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church taken in front of the Church.

18. Johnson 123

Johnson 123
Date:
1920
Description:
79 - 107 East Bay Street, Rainbow Row (looking south) Rainbow Row, 79-107 East Bay Street

20. Man posing on bicycle

Man posing on bicycle
Date:
1920 and 1929
Description:
Unidentified man wearing a suit and hat poses on a bicycle. He holds a cigar.

22. Johnson 010

Johnson 010
Date:
1920
Description:
136 to 146 Church Street, Saint Philip's and Huguenot Church

23. Johnson 182

Johnson 182
Date:
1920
Description:
164 King Street, Charleston Library Society

25. Woman standing in front of tree

Woman standing in front of tree
Date:
1920 and 1929
Description:
Unidentified woman stands in front of tree. She is wearing a full length skirt and hold a hat.

26. Woman sitting on porch

Woman sitting on porch
Date:
1920 and 1929
Description:
Unidentified woman sits on a porch. She is wearing a vest over a shirt and a skirt.

28. Woman sitting in automobile

Woman sitting in automobile
Date:
1920 and 1929
Description:
Unidentified woman sits in the drivers seat of an open tourer automobile. The automobile has a four doors and a closed convertible top.

29. Infant sitting rocking chair outside

Infant sitting rocking chair outside
Date:
1920 and 1929
Description:
Unidentified infant wearing a cap is sitting in rocking chair in front of 167 Congress Street. Inscription reads “A.B. Photo Finishers 'Always Busy' Mezzaine Giddens-Lane Bldg.”

30. William Henry Johnson Scrapbook, vol. 1

William Henry Johnson Scrapbook, vol. 1
Date:
1920
Description:
One of three scrapbooks compiled by William Henry Johnson containing, among other materials, photographs depicting scenes of the South Carolina Lowcountry, with descriptive notes. Volume 1 includes photographs depicting cemeteries, churches, plantations, historic buildings, ruins, landscapes, and the interiors of buildings. Subjects include locations in Berkeley County, St. Johns (Berkeley) Parish, Goose Creek, and along the Cooper River. Other sites and subjects include Belmont, Black Oak Church, Bluford, Casada, Cedar Grove, Cedar Spring, Comingtee, a Prioleau family burial ground, Crowfield, Dean Hall Plantation, Dockon Plantation, Eutaw, Eutaw Springs, Exeter, Fairspring, Fort Dorchester, Four Hole Swamp, Gippy, Gravel Hill, the gravestone of Susan Bee, Hanover Plantation, Indian Fields Campground, Ingleside, Indianfield, Liberty Hall Club, Lewisfield, Magnolia Cemetery, monument of Col. Hezekiah Maham, grave of Major Majoribanks, Medway Plantation, Mepkin, a milestone by the Cooper River, Moorfield, Mount Pleasant Plantation, Mulberry Castle, North Hampton, Numertia, The Oaks Plantation, Ophir, Otranto Hunting Club, Parnassus, Pimlico, Pinegrove, Pond Bluff, Pooshee Plantation, John Poppenheim's plantation, Quarter house, Red Bank Hunting Club, an Episcopal church in Pineville, Rice Hope Plantation, The Rocks, St. James Goose Creek church, St. Johns Berkeley rectory site, St. Johns AME Church, a St. Julien family house, a Santee Canal lock, "Sarrazin house," a shanty, Somerset Plantation, Somerton Plantation, "Francis Marion spring," Springfield, Stoney Landing, Strawberry Chapel, Ten Mile Hill, Thoroughgood, Wadboo Barony, Wadboo bridge, Walnut Grove, Walworth, Wampee, Wampoolah, Wappetaw, Washington Plantation, the Whaley place, White Hall, Wiskinboo, Woodlawn, and Yeamans Hall.

31. Man sitting on porch step

Man sitting on porch step
Date:
1920 and 1929
Description:
Unidentified man sits on a porch step. He is wearing a suit and hat.

32. Man standing on roof

Man standing on roof
Date:
1920 and 1929
Description:
Unidentified man stands on a rooftop. He is wearing a suit and hat.

36. College of Charleston Magazine, 1920-1921

College of Charleston Magazine, 1920-1921
Date:
1920
Description:
The College of Charleston Magazine is a monthly publication released by the College of Charleston's Chrestomathic Society during the academic year. This volume is comprised of the bound together publications from the months of November 1920-April 1921.

37. Leather Vase (Palu Vase)

Leather Vase (Palu Vase)
Date:
1920
Description:
Rectangular object that has been sewn together with a braided strap used for hanging. Origin Liberia.

38. Metal Currency

Metal Currency
Date:
1920
Description:
Three manilla-shaped pieces of metal, two of which are twisted. Origin Liberia.

39. Metal Currency

Metal Currency
Date:
1920
Description:
Two long thin pieces of twisted metal with unique ends. Origin Liberia.

40. Leather Stick

Leather Stick
Date:
1920
Description:
Leather hand-crafted stick with stitching and several sections with hand-woven areas. Origin Liberia.

41. Knife

Knife
Date:
1920
Description:
Small knife, decorated on both sides. Origin Liberia.

42. Knife and Sheath

Knife and Sheath
Date:
1920
Description:
Knife contained in a leather sheath. There is a braided strap with a button loop closure and several decorative styles with a fringe at the base. Origin Liberia.

43. Ku Klux Klan uniform

Ku Klux Klan uniform
Date:
1920
Description:
Full Ku Klux Klan uniform with hood. Uniform is white with the KKK insignia and contains a cord belt with tassles. Origin unknown.

50. Away down among de cotton

Away down among de cotton
Date:
1920
Description:
A stereoscopic image of African Americans, including children, picking cotton in a Louisiana field. One person carries cotton in a basket.

51. Max and Berta Adler circa 1920

Max and Berta Adler circa 1920
Date:
1920 and 1929
Description:
Photograph of Willy Adler's parents, Max and Berta Adler, taken in Hamburg, Germany circa 1920.

52. Randolph Hall

Randolph Hall
Date:
1920
Description:
Photograph of Green Street (now Green Way) and north side of Randolph Hall in 1920. Construction of Randolph Hall, the most recognizable building at the College, began in 1828 under the direction of architect William Strickland. Flanking wings and portico for the main building were designed by Edward Brickell White and erected circa 1850. In 1886 the wings were destroyed by the Charleston earthquake and rebuilt between 1888 to 1894 under the direction of Gabriel Manigault.

53. A Notebook Containing Recollections of Rose Pringle Ravenel

A Notebook Containing Recollections of Rose Pringle Ravenel
Date:
1920
Description:
A notebook (ca. 1920) containing reminiscences by Rose P. Ravenel, who writes about her girlhood, her relationship with her "mammy" and her French nurse. She describes life at Farmfield Plantation during the Civil War, knitting socks for Confederate soldiers, making paper and envelopes, salt production, molasses candy, flower dolls, and the family's hardships after the Civil War.

54. City Engineers's Plat Book, 1671-1951, Page 248

City Engineers's Plat Book, 1671-1951, Page 248
Date:
1919 and 1920
Description:
Page 248 of the City Engineer's Plat Book with two plats. Plat 1 shows lots and structures located between Wescott Court and President Street, north of Bee Street. Plat 2 shows lots on and near Huger Street, King Street, Congress Street, and Benson Street.

55. City Engineers's Plat Book, 1671-1951, Page 252

City Engineers's Plat Book, 1671-1951, Page 252
Date:
1920
Description:
Page 252 of the City Engineer's Plat Book with two plats. Plat 1 shows lots on and near Lenwood Street, between South Bay Street and Boulevard Drive. Plat 2 shows lots located on and near the intersection of Huger Street and Rutledge Avenue.

56. City Engineers's Plat Book, 1671-1951, Page 251

City Engineers's Plat Book, 1671-1951, Page 251
Date:
1919 and 1920
Description:
Page 251 of the City Engineer's Plat Book with two plats. Plat 1 shows Meeting Street, Williman Street, and Romney Street. Plat 2 shows lots located on and near America Street, Lee Street, Cooper Street, and Drake Street.

57. City Engineers's Plat Book, 1671-1951, Page 250

City Engineers's Plat Book, 1671-1951, Page 250
Date:
1920
Description:
Page 250 of the City Engineer's Plat Book with one plat. The plat shows lots between Romney Street and Williman Street, and east of Meeting Street. The plat also shows Isabella Street.

58. City Engineers's Plat Book, 1671-1951, Page 246

City Engineers's Plat Book, 1671-1951, Page 246
Date:
1920
Description:
Page 246 of the City Engineer's Plat Book with one plat. The plat shows lots located between Rutledge Avenue and the Ashley River. Groups of lots are labelled with red letters. The plat also shows Darlington Avenue, Ashley Avenue, Piedmont Avenue, Hester Street, Clemson Street, Maple Street, Peachtree Street, Poplar Street, Pendleton Street, and Sans Souci Street.

60. Blacklock House

Blacklock House
Date:
1920
Description:
Exterior of the William Blacklock House, 18 Bull St. One of the College's most prized buildings, the Blacklock House was built in 1800 for one of Charleston's wealthier merchants. It was acquired by the College in 1974. Listed as a National Historic Landmark.

64. Ungvár. Izr. templom.

Ungvár. Izr. templom.
Date:
1920
Description:
Black-and-white photographic postcard of the exterior of the Uzhgorod Synagogue.

66. Wiesbaden, Synagoge mit Schulberg

Wiesbaden, Synagoge mit Schulberg
Date:
1928, 1920, and 1929
Description:
Black-and-white photographic postcard of the exterior of the Alte Synagoge (Old Synagogue) on Michelsberg in Wiesbaden.

72. Jüdische Volkslieder

Jüdische Volkslieder
Date:
1920
Description:
Sheet music cover for Jüdische Volkslieder : für mittlere Stimme mit Klavierbegleitung by Wilhelm Grosz and Paul Juon; edited by Carl Seelig, published Leipzig: Gebrüder Hug.

73. Darmstadt, Synagoge in der Bleichstrasse

Darmstadt, Synagoge in der Bleichstrasse
Date:
1920
Description:
Black-and-white drawing of the exterior of the Orthodoxe Synagoge (Orthodox Synagogue) on the Bleichstraße in Darmstadt. Drawing by Walter Wickop. From Darmstadt und Umgebung in zweihundert Federzeichungen by August Buxbaum.

74. [Neue Synagoge, Breslau]

[Neue Synagoge, Breslau]
Date:
1920 and 1939
Description:
Black-and-white photograph of the interior of the Neue Synagoge (New Synagogue) in Breslau (Wrocław).

75. A Rabbi

A Rabbi
Date:
1920
Description:
Color print reproduction of a painting by Stanislaus Bender. From A collection of paintings by Stan. Bender, published Frankfurt am Main: J. Kauffmann.

76. Hard Times

Hard Times
Date:
1920
Description:
Color print reproduction of a painting by Stanislaus Bender. From A collection of paintings by Stan. Bender, published Frankfurt am Main: J. Kauffmann.

77. Fugitives

Fugitives
Date:
1920
Description:
Color print reproduction of the painting Saving the Torah Scrolls by Stanislaus Bender. From A collection of paintings by Stan. Bender, published Frankfurt am Main: J. Kauffmann.

78. Barmizwoh

Barmizwoh
Date:
1920
Description:
Color print reproduction of the painting Laying Phylacteries at a Barmitzvah by Stanislaus Bender. From A collection of paintings by Stan. Bender, published Frankfurt am Main: J. Kauffmann.

79. Silent Prayer

Silent Prayer
Date:
1920
Description:
Color print reproduction of the painting Two Rabbis Praying by Stanislaus Bender. From A collection of paintings by Stan. Bender, published Frankfurt am Main: J. Kauffmann.

80. Sacred work

Sacred work
Date:
1920
Description:
Color print reproduction of the painting Rabbi Braiding the Fringe of a Tallit by Stanislaus Bender. From A collection of paintings by Stan. Bender, published Frankfurt am Main: J. Kauffmann.

81. Going to the Synagogue

Going to the Synagogue
Date:
1920
Description:
Color print reproduction of a painting by Stanislaus Bender. From A collection of paintings by Stan. Bender, published Frankfurt am Main: J. Kauffmann.

82. Study of a Head

Study of a Head
Date:
1920
Description:
Color print reproduction of a painting by Stanislaus Bender. From A collection of paintings by Stan. Bender, published Frankfurt am Main: J. Kauffmann.

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