Corner of Four Laws, Charleston, S.C. "America's Most Historic City"



Title:
Corner of Four Laws, Charleston, S.C. "America's Most Historic City"
Creator (Corporate):
Curteich-Chicago
Description:
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'."
Collection Title:
Leah Greenberg Postcard Collection
Contributing Institution:
College of Charleston Libraries
Media Type:
Postcards
Series:
Charleston Public Buildings
Personal or Corporate Subject:
St. Michael’s Episcopal Church (Charleston, S.C.)
Topical Subject:
Church buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, Public buildings, Government buildings, Courthouses, City halls, and Post office stations and branches
Geographic Subject:
Charleston (S.C.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works
S.C. County:
Berkeley County (S.C.)
Language:
English
Date Digital:
2013-10-18
Digitization Specifications:
600 dpi, 24-bit depth, color, Epson Expression 10000XL, Archival masters are tiffs.
Internet Media Type:
image/jpeg
Copyright Status Statement:
Cppyright Status Undetermined
Access Information:
For more information, contact Special Collections, College of Charleston Libraries, 66 George Street, Charleston SC 29424.
Admin ID:
40528

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