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[Sunset from the South Battery, Charleston, S.C.] – Historic Print

[Sunset from the South Battery, Charleston, S.C.], [between 1900 and 1910] — historic photograph
[Sunset from the South Battery, Charleston, S.C.], [between 1900 and 1910]. 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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Step back in time with [Sunset from the South Battery, Charleston, S.C.], a historic photograph rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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[Sunset from the South Battery, Charleston, S.C.]

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Sunset over the harbor from the South Battery, the tip of the peninsula where the Ashley and Cooper rivers meet, gives this view its focus, with the piers and wharves along the waterfront catching the last light. The 8 x 10 inch glass negative dates from roughly 1900 to 1910, when the Detroit Publishing Company was producing large numbers of views of American towns, scenic spots and waterfronts for travel sales and postcards. Charleston's Battery, with its seawall and promenade under old live oaks and palmettos, was a favorite place for residents and visitors to watch the water at dusk.

Created / published[between 1900 and 1910]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesTitle from jacket. G 4161 1/2" and "034737" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 034727. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsSunrises & sunsets. Piers & wharves.United States--South Carolina--Charleston.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan808 × 980 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-67539

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