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Grave of John C. Calhoun, in front of St. Philip's Church, Charleston, S.C. – Vintage Wall Art

Grave of John C. Calhoun, in front of St. Philip's Church, Charleston, S.C., c1865. — historic photograph
Grave of John C. Calhoun, in front of St. Philip's Church, Charleston, S.C., c1865.. Historic photograph from the Charleston collection.

(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 Grave of John C. Calhoun, in front of St. Philip's Church, Charleston, S.C. in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Grave of John C. Calhoun, in front of St. Philip's Church, Charleston, S.C.

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The grave of John C. Calhoun, the South Carolina statesman who died in 1850, lies in the churchyard of St. Philip's Church in Charleston. Calhoun served as vice president, senator and secretary of state, and he was among the most forceful defenders of slavery and states' rights before the Civil War. This stereograph was issued by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co., a New York firm that sold stereo cards widely to viewers who used stereoscopes at home. Its date of about 1865 places it just after the war ended, when Charleston was recovering from the conflict and a grave tied to the Confederate cause would have carried particular meaning for visitors.

Created / publishedc1865.
Medium1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph.
GenrePhotographic prints 1860-1870.Stereographs 1860-1870.
NotesCopyright by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co.
SubjectsCalhoun, John C. (John Caldwell),--1782-1850--Tomb--South Carolina--Charleston. Graves--South Carolina--Charleston--1860-1870.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 694 px · prints to 5 × 2 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-163025

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