Photograph of Lamboll Street elevation of 19 King Street [Thomas Lamboll House] after the tornadoes of September 29, 1938, showing the damage done to the piazzas and roof. Men are standing on the roof.
Photograph of Church Street, looking south from the corner of Broad Street at 49 Broad (right foreground), showing the scene on the street after the tornadoes of September 29, 1938. Fallen tree lies across the street; debris and water cover the street. Onlookers are on the street. 105 Church and 107 Church can also be seen.
Photograph of City Hall after the tornadoes of September 29, 1938, showing the damage done to the building. Men stand on the landing at the entry to the building.
Photograph of the Charleston County Courthouse after the tornadoes of September 29, 1938, showing the damage done to the building. View of the corner elevation (Meeting Street and Broad Street). People who are standing inside the building at the second and third story windows can be seen. To the left of the Courthouse, the Hebrew Orphanage (88 Broad Street) is also in view.
Photograph of a commercial building on a Church Street corner after the tornadoes of September 29, 1938, showing the damage done to the building. Probably located at the corner of Church and North Market Street or South Market Street. Onlookers stand on sidewalk.
Photograph of City Hall after the tornadoes of September 29, 1938, showing the damage done to the building. Infantry patrolmen and other men stand in front of building.
Photograph of City Hall after the tornadoes of September 29, 1938, showing the damage done to the building. Two trucks, including an Automatic Grocery truck, are parked in front of building. Onlookers are on the sidewalk in front of building; men stand at doorways and windows.
Photograph of the Timrod Hotel [ca. 101 Meeting Street], after the tornadoes of September 29, 1938, showing the damage done to the building. East elevation. Men are sitting on the second story piazza ledge. Men stand on the sidewalk by a truck that is carrying debris. [Note: The hotel was later demolished in the 1960s.]
Looking northwest on Market Street from the U.S. Custom House on East Bay Street, after the tornadoes of September 29, 1938, showing damaged and ruined Market Sheds. Also shows the damaged buildings on North Market Street. Onlookers and cars are in the street. Partial view of ca. 225 East Bay Street (now gone) is on the left.
Photograph of the I.M. Pearlstine Building on Cumberland Street, located between East Bay and State Street, after the tornadoes of September 29, 1938, showing the damage done to the building. Portion of signage is visible at the right of the photograph, "I.M." and "Budwe[iser]"; signage for "Rex" is also on building (at left). Onlookers stand among the debris on the street.
