Postcard of the Charleston Post Office and the adjacent park square. Back of postcard reads: "New Post-Office and U.S. Court House showing the Postoffice Park was completed and occuped in 1896. The style of the Architecture is the Italian Renaissance. The whole building is finished in marble and mahogany."
Postcard of a post office branch in Charleston. Back of postcard reads: "This building was completed in 1896, being an imposing structure of marble, situated at the corner of Meeting and Broad Streets opposite St. Michael's Church."
Postcard of the front of the Charleston Museum. Back of postcard reads: "The Charleston Museum was the first organized on the American Continent. It contains a large, well rounded collection of natural history specimens, gathered by curators and presented by friends of a period of several generations. It is noted for its work in co-operation with the educational forces of the community. The Museum is open to visitors."
Postcard of the front of the Charleston Museum. Back of postcard reads: "The Charleston Museum was the first organized on the American Continent. It contains a large, well rounded collection of natural history specimens, gathered by curators and presented by friends of a period of several generations. It is noted for its work in co-operation with the educational forces of the community. The Museum is open to visitors."
Postcard of Charleston's Old Market. Back of postcard reads: "Old City Market, located in the center of Market Street, was established between the years 1788 and 1804. Market Hall, which was built in 1841, now houses the Confederate Museum."
Postcard of the Charleston Orphan House. Back of postcard reads: "The Orphan House first built in U.S. is complete in every detail and is Charleston's grandest charitable work. Was opened in 1794 and enlarged and completed in 1855. In the belfry hangs one of the city alarm bells."
