[Charleston, S.C., Broad St. looking west] – Historic Reproduction
![[Charleston, S.C., Broad St. looking west], [between 1900 and 1920] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/6f/6f860ac003b3-L.webp)
(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 photograph captures [Charleston, S.C., Broad St. looking west] in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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[Charleston, S.C., Broad St. looking west]
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Broad Street runs through the heart of old Charleston, and this glass-plate negative, made by the Detroit Publishing Company sometime between 1900 and 1920, captures it looking west toward the city's center. The company's photographers traveled widely to document American towns and streets, producing views that were sold as postcards and lantern slides to a national audience. Charleston, with its layered history as a colonial port and antebellum city, drew particular attention for its old buildings and busy commercial blocks. The negative's 8-by-10-inch size reflects the large-format equipment the company used for its most detailed street scenes.
| Created / published | [between 1900 and 1920] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in. |
| Genre | Dry plate negatives. |
| Notes | Title from jacket. G 7935" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 0500310. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949." |
| Subjects | Streets.United States--South Carolina--Charleston. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection |
| Original scan | 973 × 784 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-DET-74709 |
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