Exchange Building, Charleston, S.C. "America's Most Historic City"
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- Title:
- Exchange Building, Charleston, S.C. "America's Most Historic City"
- Creator (Corporate):
- F.J. Martschink Co.
- Description:
- 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."
- Collection Title:
- Leah Greenberg Postcard Collection
- Contributing Institution:
- College of Charleston Libraries
- Media Type:
- Postcards
- Series:
- Charleston Public Buildings
- Personal or Corporate Subject:
- Old Exchange Building and Provost Dungeon (Charleston, S.C.)
- Topical Subject:
- Historic sites--South Carolina--Charleston and Public buildings
- Geographic Subject:
- Charleston (S.C.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works
- S.C. County:
- Charleston 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:
- 40057
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