East Battery, Charleston, South Carolina, 1909 – Historic Photo Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic image captures East Battery, Charleston, South Carolina, 1909 in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
Library of Congress record: East Battery, Charleston, S.C.
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East Battery, Charleston, South Carolina, 1909
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East Battery, Charleston, South Carolina, in 1909 was a promenade of stately houses along the harbor at the tip of the peninsula, where the Ashley and Cooper rivers meet the Atlantic. Charleston's economy had been reshaped after the Civil War; by 1909 cotton still moved through its port, but phosphate mining, lumber, and the coastal trade had grown in importance, and the city was smaller than it had been before 1861. Many families along the Battery were descendants of the planter and merchant class, and the seawall, built in the decades before the turn of the century, had made the walk a favorite spot for residents and visitors. The photographer's view captures a waterfront that Charlestonians knew as one of their city's most cherished and carefully kept places.
| Created / published | 1909 |
|---|---|
| Creator | haines photo co. (conneaut, ohio) |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--South Carolina |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,651 px · prints to 18 × 6 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | East Battery, Charleston, S.C. |
| Reference | SC 1909 East Battery, Charleston |
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