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Charleston, from the Bay – Vintage Wall Art

Charleston, from the Bay — historic image
Charleston, from the Bay. Historic image from the The South collection.

(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 Charleston, from the Bay, a historic image rich in period detail. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.

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Charleston, from the Bay

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Seen from the water, Charleston rises as a low skyline of church steeples, which is why travelers and port officials of the 19th century often judged the city by its approach. The harbor where the Ashley and Cooper rivers meet has long shaped the town's fortunes, drawing merchants, rice and cotton shipments, and, later, Union and Confederate attention during the Civil War. Charleston's compact layout of church spires and waterfront warehouses reflects a port city that grew rich before the Revolution and kept its colonial street pattern for generations. Look closely at the shoreline to see how the city's wealth and its harbor defenses were tied together.

Original scan1,528 × 708 px · prints to 5 × 2 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceSC Charleston From The Bay

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