South Military Acad 1, Charleston, South Carolina, 1909 – Vintage Photo Print
(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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A window into the past: South Military Acad 1, Charleston, South Carolina, 1909, preserved in this historic image. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: Southern Military Academy #1, Charleston, S.C.
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South Military Acad 1, Charleston, South Carolina, 1909
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In 1909 Charleston, South Carolina, was a port city still recovering from the 1886 earthquake, and its economy depended on cotton shipping, lumber, and the traffic moving through its harbor. The South Carolina Military Academy, known as The Citadel, occupied its brick barracks on Marion Square near the city's center, where cadets drilled on the open grounds that residents crossed every day. The state had founded the school in 1842, and its uniformed cadets were a familiar presence at parades and civic ceremonies. Beyond the campus, the city's social life centered on churches, clubs, and older families on the peninsula, while segregation laws shaped daily life for its large Black population.
| 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 × 1,392 px · prints to 18 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Southern Military Academy #1, Charleston, S.C. |
| Reference | SC 1909 South Military Acad 1, Charleston |
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