Looking South on Church Street After the 1938 Tornadoes

Title:

Looking South on Church Street After the 1938 Tornadoes

Date:

1938

Creator (Personal):

Losse, Ernest

Description:

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.

Collection Title:

1938 Tornado Photograph Collection

Contributing Institution:

Historic Charleston Foundation

Media Type:

Images

Topical Subject:

Streets--South Carolina--Charleston, Tornado damage--South Carolina--Charleston, and Persons

Geographic Subject:

Charleston (S.C.)--Buildings, structures, etc.

S.C. County:

Charleston County (S.C.)

Shelving Locator:

2013.026.1

Date Digital:

2013-10-30

Digitization Specifications:

600 dpi, 24-bit depth, color, Epson Perfection V600, Archival masters are tiffs.

Internet Media Type:

image/jpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Digital image copyright 2013, Margaretta Childs Archives at Historic Charleston Foundation. All rights reserved. For more information contact Historic Charleston Foundation; P.O. Box 1120; Charleston, SC 29402.

Admin ID:

53413