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1. Janitor's closet, Main Library

Date:
1950-1959
Description:
Main Library, 94 Rutledge Avenue. Interior view showing the janitor's closet, which was used to store newspapers and some gifts.

3. Extension Department, Main Library (2)

Date:
1950-1959
Description:
Extension Department, showing books for Bookmobile. Main Library, 94 Rutledge Avenue. Caption on back: "Part of Extension Dept. (County Dept.)"

4. Story hour in Children's Room, Main Library (2)

Date:
1950-1959
Description:
Main Library, 94 Rutledge Avenue. Children and staff after completion of story time. Children's librarian Janie M. Smith is standing by window. Caption on back: "Charleston Free Library, Children's room just after end of story hour. This is a normal number for the weekly story hour."

5. Story hour in Children's Room, Main Library (1)

Date:
1950-1959
Description:
Main Library, 94 Rutledge Avenue. Seated at window is children's librarian Janie M. Smith. Caption on back: "Charleston Free Library. Children's room at story hour, normal crowd."

6. Circulation desk, Main Library (4)

Date:
1950-1959
Description:
Main Library, 94 Rutledge Avenue. Interior view looking over Circulation desk into the reading room and showing staff and patrons.

7. Book discussion at Main Library, 1950s

Date:
1950-1959
Description:
Main Library, 94 Rutledge Avenue. Caption on back: "Left to right: Miss Clair Goldberg, Miss Nancy McBride, Miss Ruth Williams, Lt. Russell Goodacre, Miss Louise R. Perry, Mr. J. Kinloch Rivers, Mrs. Stephen L. Stulman, Mrs. DuBose Blakeney (in dark dress, making gestures), Mrs. Mary Dipon Long, Mr. William A. Pease, Jr. (in foreground), Mr. Harold Wade (top of head showing). Tuesday night Great Books group. Charleston Free Library. Main building. "

8. Avery High School Chorus

Date:
1950-1959
Description:
Photograph of Avery's High School Chorus performing at a concert directed by D. Jack Moses. The female performers wear multicolored dresses and light-colored flowers in their hair. The male performers wear white shirts and pants with a colored sash.

9. Avery High School Chorus and Dancers

Date:
1950-1959
Description:
Photograph of Avery High School's chorus and dancers performing during a concert directed by D. Jack Moses. Male dancers wear white shirts and pants with colored sashes and female dancers wear multicolored dresses.

11. Circulation desk, Main Library (2)

Date:
1950-1959
Description:
Main Library, 94 Rutledge Avenue. Caption on back: "Circulation Desk area. Charleston Free Library. All of following are here: Charging desk - books checked in, checked out, * shelves (fine editions collection), R collection (South Carolina collection), microfilm machine, work table, 2 book trucks for books, stove, registration files, registration desk, files for book cards. Circulation desk. 94 Rutledge Avenue. Rachel M. Raisin checking books out for borrowers."

12. Staff work room, Main Library

Date:
1950-1959
Description:
Main Library, 94 Rutledge Avenue. Caption on back: "Magazines, mimeograph machine, books to be labelled, etc. Charleston Free Library."

14. Claude McLeod House

Date:
1950-1959
Description:
Black and white negative of the exterior of the Claude McLeod House, 1950 - 1959; 11.5 x 8 cm.

17. Horne Motor Co. at night

Date:
1950-1959
Description:
Black and white negative of the exterior of Horne Motor Company at night, 1950 - 1959; 13 x 10 cm.

19. Yacht Club Inside

Date:
1950-1959
Description:
Black and white negative of the interior at the Yacht Club on Bay Street, 1950 - 1959; 9 x 6 cm.

20. Plantation Foods, Inc.

Date:
1950-1959
Description:
Black and white negative of Plantation Foods factory, 1950 - 1959; 11x 8 cm.