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 showing soldiers firing Browning machine guns model 1917A1. Handwritten on reverse: 'Case and 447th at Fort Moultrie, S.C. 8-21-[19]39. M.G. Record at 1000" Range. Photo by M.B. Paine, Chas, S.C. Fla., Ga., Tenn. men in units.'
5" X 7" image of Fort Sumter. Close up of exterior wall with sign reading: Cable Crossing // Do Not Anchor. A cannon and a mortar are set up with cannonballs. The lighthouse is visible in the background. Two men are standing at the doorway. One man (on right) is in uniform [Coast Guard], the other is wearing a suit, tie and overcoat.
Handwritten on reverse: Citadel boys at work, Fort Moultrie 10" rifle fire. Photo by M.B. Paine.' [#46 in series: Charleston Parks & Monuments.] This is a 4 3/4" X 3 3/4" 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".
Postcard photograph measuring 5 1/2" X 3 1/2" of Ft. Sumter. Shows fort with lighthouse and large building. Handwritten on reverse: 'Fort Sumter, Charleston S.C., 44' [#44 in series on Charleston parks and monuments].
Photograph, measuring 3 3/4" X 4 3/4", of uniformed men carrying flags (one of which is the American flag) passing in review. Another group [officers] stands at attention in the distance. Multi-storied building with wrap-around porches visible in the background. Also vintage cars can be seen. Handwritten on reverse: 'Ft. Moultrie.'
Aerial view of Fort Sumter, possibly late 1930's. Modern barracks are visible. [#32 in series of Charleston parks & monuments]. This is a 5" X 7" image.
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.
5" X 7" image of Fort Sumter. Close up of exterior wall with sign reading: Cable Crossing // Do Not Anchor. A cannon and a mortar are set up with cannonballs. The lighthouse is visible in the background.
Aerial view of Fort Sumter - possibly late 1930's. Modern barracks are visible. [#37 in series of Charleston parks & monuments.] This is a 5" X 7" image.
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.
