Postcard of the entrance of the Dock Street Theatre. Back of postcard reads: "Dock Street Theatre. Opened in 1736. First legitimate theatre in America. Built exclusively as a theatre. Restored in 1937. It was the Planters Hotel in 1809. First Hotel in Charleston where Charleston Society of over a century ago gathered."
Postcard of the front of the Charleston Museum. Back of postcard reads: "The Charleston Museum is the oldest museum in North America. It was founded in 1773. It has an excellent collection of natural history groups and Low Country subects."
Postcard shows four images of the public buildings located on all corners of the intersection of Meeting Street and Broad Street. Back of postcard reads: "Called by the late Robert Ripley as a 'Believe It or Not' Corner of Four Laws St. Michael's Church, 1752, Law of God. City Hall, second oldest in United States, built 1801, Law of the City. County Court House, erected in 1792 on the foundations of first South Carolina State House, Law of the State. United States Post Office, 1896, Law of the Country. Unique, four laws together at one intersection, as noted by Robert Ripley, a frequent visitor to Charleston, 'America's Most HIstoric City'."
Postcard of the Old Exchange Building in Charleston. Back of postcard reads: "The Old Exchange Building is one of the most historic sites in Charleston. Pirates were confined in its bastille in 1718. Later it was used as military headquarters. Here, during the Revolutionary War, the Provincial Congress set up the first Independent Government in America. In 1818 it was the Post Office."
Postcard of the Custom House in Charleston. Back of postcard reads: "Built in 1850. Building is of White Marble of the Roman-Corinthian style of architecture. It houses a number of Government Bureaus. Located on the Cooper River."
Postcard of Charleston's Old Market. Back of postcard reads: "Built between 1788-1804. Used for household marketing. Market Hall, in front, built in 1841, used by the United Daughters of the Confederacy as a chapter and relic room."
Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Taken after the 31st of August, 1886. No.36, Court House, City Hall, and Fireproof Building.'