Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Taken after the 31st of August, 1886. No.93, No.11 King Street.' Written on front, at bottom: 'Charleston Earthquake scene - Private residence on King St. near South Battery.'
Five colored photographs of No. 17 Colonial Street and neighboring structures: Top left (north elevation of No. 17 Colonial Street); Top right (front facade/west elevation of the neighboring structure at No. 19 Colonial Street); Middle left (front facade/west elevation of the neighboring structure at No. 15 Colonial Street); Middle right (front facade/west elevation of No. 17 Colonial Street); Bottom (south elevation of No. 17 Colonial Street). The photographs are taped to a beige sheet of paper with two holes punched through the top. The paper is labeled "17 Colonial #808-13-35." There is a white border surrounding all five photographs. The structure at No. 17 Colonial Street is a two-and-a-half story structure with white horizontal exterior paneling. The neighboring structure at No. 15 Colonial Street is also a two-and-a-half story structure with white horizontal exterior paneling. Where the front facade is flat on No. 17 Colonial Street, there is a bay window at No. 15 Colonial Street. The neighboring structure at No. 19 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 and a covered porch spanning the entire first story exterior.
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.
Three colored photographs of No. 10 Colonial Street: Top (parked vehicle in driveway); Bottom left (corner of west elevation and driveway); Bottom right (corner of south elevation and back yard). The three photographs are taped to a beige sheet of paper with two holes in the top. The paper is labeled as " 10 Colonial St." There is a white border surrounding all three photographs. The top photograph shows the north elevation of No. 10 Colonial Street and the south elevation of neighboring structure. The driveway is paved under where the tires of the vehicle sit. The center and sides of the driveway consist of grass. The bottom left photograph shows the back corner of the structure with a projecting bay window on the north elevation. The yard is covered in grass and lined with foliage along the border of the property in both of the bottom photographs.