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Charleston, South Carolina: The orphan asylum, [facade] – Antique Print

Charleston, South Carolina: The orphan asylum, [facade], [photographed between 1861 and 1865, printed later] — historic photograph
Charleston, South Carolina: The orphan asylum, [facade], [photographed between 1861 and 1865, printed later]. 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 Charleston, South Carolina: The orphan asylum, [facade] in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Charleston, South Carolina: The orphan asylum, [facade]

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A plain brick facade with rows of tall windows marks this view of the orphan asylum in Charleston, South Carolina. The institution had long cared for children left without parents in the port city, and it operated through the years of the Civil War, when Charleston was blockaded by Union forces and later shelled during the siege. The photograph was made between 1861 and 1865 and printed later, so the print preserves a view of the building as the war was reshaping daily life in the city. Its inclusion in the Library of Congress Civil War photograph collection makes it a useful record of civilian institutions in a city at the center of the conflict.

Created / published[photographed between 1861 and 1865, printed later]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1860-1910.
NotesCivil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). No. 3423.
SubjectsOrphanages--South Carolina--Charleston--1860-1870.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,414 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-161955

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