Four black and white photographs of No. 4 Colonial Street: Top left (side elevation); Top right (corner of front façade/east elevation and south elevation and neighboring structure); Bottom left (side elevation); Bottom right (corner of front façade/east elevation and south elevation). Each photograph is surrounded by a white border. The photographs are taped to a beige sheet of paper with two holes punched through the top. The paper is labeled as "4 Colonial." The two story structure has a porch spanning the majority of the exterior of the first story on the front facade/east elevation. The structure is slightly elevated with stairs leading up onto the first story front porch. There is foliage bordering the exterior of the structure on all sides.
Colored photograph of the structure at No. 5 Colonial Street. The photograph has a white border with the label "5 Colonial" handwritten on the bottom half of the white border. The photograph was taken from across the street. Vehicles are visible parked on both sides of the street. The structure at No. 5 Colonial Street is a three-story Shingle style structure with a gambrel roof and dormer windows. The exterior siding consists of blue shingles on the third and second stories. The first story has white exterior paneling. There is a bay window on the left of the front facade/west elevation and a covered porch to the right. There is foliage obstructing the view of the first story. The neighboring structures to each side of No. 5 Colonial are visible in the photograph.
Colored photograph of the structure at No. 5 Colonial Street. The photograph has a white border with the label "5 Colonial" handwritten on the bottom half of the white border. The structure at No. 5 Colonial Street is a three-story Shingle style structure with a gambrel roof and dormer windows. The exterior siding consists of blue shingles on the third and second stories. The first story has white horizontal exterior paneling. There is a bay window on the left of the front facade/west elevation and a covered porch to the right. There is foliage obstructing the view of the first story. The neighboring structures to each side of No. 5 Colonial are visible in the photograph.
Charleston Earthquake scene. Written on reverse: 'East Battery, just below Atlantic Street. Edmonston [sic] House, later the Charles Alston residence. Now (1947) the residence of J.J. Pringle Smith. Old Holmes house on left. Earthquake of 1886 - Charleston, S.C.'
Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Taken after the 31st of August, 1886. No.66, _____ Alston, East Battery.' Charleston city directory for 1886 shows various members of the Alston family at 21 East Battery.
