Caption: 'War Views. No.600--Fort Sumpter (sic), Charleston Harbor.' Date is assumed to be 1865. This is a stereograph image which measures 3 1/2" X 7".
Distant view of Fort Sumter across the harbor from Fort Johnson. In foreground, is the front end of a vintage Packard. Shore with barbed wire stretched across is also visible. Handwritten on reverse: 'Photo 3/1/[19]40 // M.B. Paine.' [#19 in Charleston parks and monuments series] Newspaper article glued to reverse: "Fort Johnson may be chosen as a National Historic Site." This is a 5" X 7" image.
Fort Sumter from Fort Johnson. Rocky shoreline is visible in the foreground. Handwritten on reverse: '55.' Possibly taken the same day as another Paine photo (see MK 871), so date is assumed to be 1940. This is image measures 3 3/4" X 4 3/4".
8" X 10" image of Fort Sumter, showing power station, lighthouse and pier. Sign on wall reads: 'Cable crossing // do not anchor.' Handwritten on reverse: 'M.B. Paine, Fort Sumter, 1905.'
5" X 7" image of Fort Sumter. Interior view of lighthouse, base of flagpole and bell. There is a three masted schooner in the harbor. Dated 20 April 1930.
Exterior of Fort Sumter; men in boat near shore across from fort. Handwritten on reverse: 'Fort Sumter exterior.' This is a carte-de-visite measuring 2 1/2" X 4".
