Charleston Museum Earthquake Photographs
Sort by: Title Description 41. Ten Mile Hill, two geysers Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Taken after the 31st of August, 1886. No.50, Two geysers, Ten Mile Hill.' 42. Ten Mile Hill, fissure under house Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Taken after the 31st of August, 1886. No.52, fissure under house, Ten Mile Hill.' 43. Ten Mile Hill, fissure Charleston Earthquake scene. Possibly a copy of one of Cook's Earthquake Views. Three men and a boy standing near a fissure at Ten Mile Hill. 44. Citadel Green Charleston Earthquake scene. Handwritten at bottom, front: 'Citadel Green. Erecting Tents.' 45. Robb's Lot Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Taken after the 31st of August, 1886. No.149, Robb's Lot.' Handwritten on reverse: ' Robb's Lot E. side [of] King bet[ween] Market & Horlbeck.' 46. Marion Square, tent village Handwritten at bottom, front: 'Charleston Earthquake scene - Marion Square - Citadel Academy in rear.' Tent village populated primarily by African-Americans. Policeman standing to the right. 47. family tent Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Taken after the 31st of August, 1886. No.100, a family tent.' Image of an African-American nanny with three children. 48. Washington Square, tent village Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Taken after the 31st of August, 1886. No.13, Washington Square.' 49. Marion Square Handwritten at bottom, front: 'Earthquake ruins. Marion Square. Charleston, So.Ca.' 50. private encampment Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Series No.2. No.192, A private encampment.' 51. Wragg Square, tent village Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleton and Vicinity. Taken after the 31st of August, 1886. No.101, camp on Wragg Square.' 52. Rutledge Street, tent village Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Taken after the 31st of August, 1886. No.86, tents, Rutledge St[reet] Terrace.' Handwritten at bottom, front: 'Charleston Earthquake views - tents on Rutledge Terrace.' 53. Broad and Friend Streets, Firemen's Tent Charleston Earthquake scene. Handwritten at bottom, front: 'Corner of Broad & Friend Streets, Firemens [sic] Tent.' 54. Hampsted Mall, tent village Charleston Earthquake scene. Tent village in Hampsted Mall. 55. Washington Square, tent village Charleston Earthquake scene. Tent village in Washington Square (also known as City Hall Park). 56. Washington Square, tent village Charleston Earthquake scene. Tent village in Washington Square (also known as City Hall Park). 57. Minott residence, Summerville Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Series No.2. No.141, Minott residence, Summerville.' 58. Shultz residence, Summerville Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Taken after the 31st of August, 1886. No.142, Shultz residence, Summerville.' 59. Voss residence, Summerville Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Taken after the 31st of August, 1886. No.143, Voss residence, Summerville.' 60. Dorchester Church Tower Caption: 'Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity. Taken after the 31st of August, 1886. No.144, Dorchester Church Tower.'
