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Ruins of the North Eastern R. R. Depot, where so many lives were lost by explosion, Charleston, S.C.

Stereograph shows a group of men observing the ruins of a railroad station. No. 3082. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. in 1865. Forms part of: C More

Walker, Honorable Charles Christopher B. of N.Y. Delegate to Democratic Nat. Convention at Charleston 1860

A couple of men sitting next to each other. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

General map of Charleston Harbor, South Carolina : showing rebel defences sic and obstructions

"Bowen & Co. lith. Philada." "The survey of the channels, fortifications etc. was made after the occupation of the Harbor by the U.S. Naval forces." Depths shown by gradient tints. From: Message of the Presiden More

Interior views of Fort Moultrie, Charleston, S.C., April, 1865

Photograph shows a mounted cannon with two men at the parapet. No. 4387. Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. V, p. 118". Mounted with four other photographs. Photograph is half of a stereograph pair. Gift; Co More

Interior of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), Charleston Harbor, S.C., April 14th, 1865, during the ceremony of raising the old flag

Stereograph showing spectators at the flag raising ceremony in Fort Sumter on the occasion of the anniversary of Major General Anderson's surrender four years earlier. No. 3143. Part of series: The War for the More

Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. Interior view of Fort Sumter during ceremony of raising flag

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General orders no. 39. - Public domain broadside, Library of Congress

Signed: John A. Dahlgren, Rear Admiral, Commanding South Atlantic Blockading Squadron. Printed within a black border on ruled paper.

Wreck of the large Blakely Gun, on the Battery, Charleston, S.C.

Stereograph showing remains of wrecked Blakely gun, facing the coastline. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Hand written on verso: Miller, vol. V, p. 121. Copyright by E. & H.T. Anth More

The Citadel and the Southern Military Academy, Charleston, S.C., the remains of the concrete wall built in the time of the Revolution, and 600 pound Blakely Solid Shot in the foreground

Stereograph showing a view of Marion Square with a piece of an original fortification and a stack of cannon balls in the foreground. No. 3113. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyr More

Interior views of Fort Moultrie, Charleston, S.C., April, 1865

Photograph shows a stack of cannon balls by a brick wall. No. 4393. Mounted with four other photographs. Photograph is half of a stereograph pair. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Charleston, S.C. April 14, 1865. Flag-raising ceremony, with Brevet Maj. General Robert Anderson and Henry Ward Beecher present

Photograph shows crowd at ceremony inside Fort Sumter watching the flag being raised.

Abraham Lincoln to Edwin M. Stanton, Tuesday, March 28, 1865 (Fort Sumter ceremony and James E. Yeatman)

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Edwin M. Stanton to Abraham Lincoln, Saturday, March 25, 1865 (Telegram reporting arrangements for celebration at Fort Sumter)

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View of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), showing the debris, shot, shell, and broken guns

Stereograph showing debris among the rocks on exterior of Fort Sumter. No. 3052. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright 1865 by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. Attributed to George N. B More

[Bird's-eye view of Circular Church, amid ruins of Charleston, S.C.]

No. 3440. Civil War Collection (Library of Congress). This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Churches; Geogr.; C.W.; War damage.

The Vulcan Iron Works, Cumberland St., Charleston, S.C.

Stereograph showing a group of men standing on the balcony of Archibald McLeish's Vulcan Iron Works. Several wagons and a pair of sawhorses line both sides of Cumberland Street. No. 3112. Part of series: The W More

Steele, Honorable Walter Leak of N.C. Delegate to the Democratic National Convention at Charleston and Baltimore in 1860

A black and white photo of a man in a suit and tie. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fort Johnson, section of map of the defences of Charleston Harbor, South Carolina

Scale 1:1200. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 386 Below neat line of map: Furnished by the War Department to the City Council of Charleston, S.C. Shows topography by hachures, drainage, vegetation, batteries, and More

Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor, no. 600 / George Stacy.

Stereograph shows three men standing on a sandbar next to a boat with three men sitting inside anchored opposite of Fort Sumter. Gottheim collection code: GCW 45. Handwritten number on verso: 1083-WS. Handwrit More

Interior of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), S.C., looking south-east

Stereograph showing cannon shells, rocks, debris, and gabion reinforcement retaining walls inside Fort Sumter. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright 1865 by E. & H.T. Anthony & More

Defences of Charleston Harbor. Fortifications on James Island

Scales 1:2000 and 1:4000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 384.6 From Message of the President of the United States, and accompanying documents, to the two houses of Congress, at the commencement of the first sessi More

The end of the rebellion in the United States, 1865 / C. Kimmel.

A sequel to Kimmel's grand image "The Outbreak of the Rebellion in the United States" (no. 1865-19), issued the year before. The artist depicts in symbolic terms the downfall of the Confederacy. Columbia, crown More

"Zion" school for colored children, Charleston, South Carolina / from a sketch by A.R. Waud.

Teachers and students in classroom. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 10, 1866 Dec. 15, p. 797.

"The tyrannical military despotism of our Republic" Th. Nast

Image shows an incident in Charleston, South Carolina on April 29, 1867 when the Stonewall Fire Engine Company put an image of Confederate General Stonewall Jackson over their fire engine during the annual Fir More

The state bank at Charleston, S.C.

Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, v. 15, 1867. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

The widow's home. Celebration of the first anniversary. [Charleston, 1868].

Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 173, Folder 21.

Church Street and St. Philip's Church

Looking down Church Street towards St. Philip's Church, Charleston, South Carolina. No. 11.

South Battery Street, A - Victorian era public domain image

Street view of mansions in residential neighborhood of Charleston, South Carolina. The Southern Series, Charleston, South Carolina, no. 27.

[Sketch of central West Virginia, showing drainage between Clarksburg and Charleston].

South Battery Street, B. - Victorian era public domain image

Street view of mansions in residential neighborhood of Charleston, South Carolina. The Southern series, Charleston, South Carolina, no. 28.

Bird's eye view of the city of Charleston, South Carolina 1872.

Perspective map not drawn to scale. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 883 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes illus. and index to points of interest. AACR2

Insurance map of Charleston, W. Va - Public domain map

Shows outlines, location, and construction types of buildings. Prime meridian: Washington. Pen-and-ink and watercolor on tracing paper. Freedley & Morris business card pasted on left of title. Available also th More

Panoramic map of Wilmington, Del. 1874.

Perspective map not drawn to scale. Copyright by J. C. Harkness. Bird's-eye-view. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 106 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes index to po More

[African Americans working, Charleston, S.C.: At the pump - 3 African Americans at water pump]

Stereo copyrighted by Kilburn Brothers. No. 469. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: African Americans Working; Pumps; Street vendors; Cotton Industry; Rice; Docks; Geogr.

[African Americans working, Charleston, S.C.: Gossiping at the gate]

Stereo copyrighted by Kilburn Brothers. No. 468. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: African Americans Working; Pumps; Street vendors; Cotton Industry; Rice; Docks; Geogr.

[African Americans working, Charleston, S.C.: Street venders]

Stereo copyrighted by Kilburn Brothers. No. 466. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: African Americans Working; Pumps; Street vendors; Cotton Industry; Rice; Docks; Geogr.

[African Americans working, Charleston, S.C.: Cotton warehouse, carrying cotton]

Stereo copyrighted by Kilburn Brothers. No. 465. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: African Americans Working; Pumps; Street vendors; Cotton Industry; Rice; Docks; Geogr.

[African Americans working, Charleston, S.C.: Cotton warehouse, carrying cotton]

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of city street market, food vendors, downtown shopping, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[African Americans working, Charleston, S.C.: Toating rice on dock]

Stereo copyrighted by Kilburn Brothers. No. 462. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: African Americans Working; Pumps; Street vendors; Cotton Industry; Rice; Docks; Geogr.

[Charleston, S.C.] - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Confederate Monument, Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.

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Confederate Monument, Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, S.C

Detroit Publishing Co. no. 05799. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

South Carolina - the South in 1880 - East Battery, the Promenade on the southern end of East Bay Street, Charleston

Wood engraving after sketch by Walter Goater. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, vol. 51, 1880 Sept. 25, p. 57.

Charleston, S.C. - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Title from jacket. Probably East Battery. "D-5" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 31042. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Hawaii album, p. 12, schools and other buildings

Photographs show schools and other buildings in Hawaii including a palace, the Queen's Hospital (Queen's Medical Center), the Royal School, Honolulu; post office, T. Spencer's house, a government school, a hote More

"Fort Hill," residence of John C. Calhoun, Oconee County, South Carolina / Anderson, Charleston, S.C.

7414M U.S. Copyright Office. No. 1. Public domain photograph of stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Map of Charleston and its defences - Public domain map

Scale 1:63,360 (not "2 inches to 1 mile"). LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 384.5 In upper left corner: Copied for his excellency M. L. Bonham Governor of the State of South Carolina. In lower margin: Reproduced fo More

U.S.S. Charleston in San Francisco harbor

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Live oak, Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.

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White Point Garden, Charleston, S.C. during American Civil War

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Circular Church, Charleston, S.C

Date based on Detroit, Catalogue J (1901). Detroit Publishing Co. no. 05790. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

City Hall, Charleston, S.C - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Date based on Detroit, Catalogue J (1901). Detroit Publishing Co. no. 05782. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949. Heading(s) in 610 field(s) unverified.

Chicora Park, Charleston, S.C - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Date based on Detroit, Catalogue J (1901). Detroit Publishing Co. no. 05795. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949. Unverified information in this record. 752 field.

City Hall, Charleston, S.C. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Calhoun Monument, Charleston, S.C

"G 4145" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 070110. Marion Square. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Calhoun Monument, Charleston, S.C. during American Civil War

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Charleston Hotel, Charleston, S.C.

Title from Detroit, Catalogue J (1901). "Dup 5785" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 05785. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Live oak, Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, S.C

Date based on Detroit, Catalogue J (1901). Detroit Publishing Co. no. 05798. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

East Battery residences, Charleston, S.C. during American Civil War

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Public domain photo of a 3d object, North America, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a statue in a park, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Circular Church, Charleston, S.C. during American Civil War

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Chicora Park, Charleston, S.C. - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

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[Charleston Hotel, Charleston, S.C.] during American Civil War

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Map of the property of the Charlestown Mining, Manufacturing and Improvement Company : Charlestown, Jefferson Co., W. VA

Shows buildings, property lines and names of some residents. Oriented with north toward the upper left. Includes ill. of selected buildings. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

East Battery, Charleston, S.C. - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Title devised by cataloger; based on negative D4-500317. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 031005. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

[East Battery, Charleston, S.C.] during American Civil War

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Chicora Park, Charleston, S.C. - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

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Map of Charleston, So. Ca. : with all changes up to July 1st, 1891, showing various election precincts and wards

Includes index to public buildings. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Acquisitions control no. 97-2

Drill of the Charleston Cadets, Charleston, S.C.

Woman with baby carriage and children in foregrd. Stereo copyrighted by B.W. Kilburn. No. 6678. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Military educ.; P.I.; Baby car More

The colored school, Charleston, S.C. - stereocsopic card

Girls following woman in single file. Stereo copyrighted by B.W. Kilburn. No. 6679. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Military educ.; P.I.; Baby carriages; Afri More

The colored school, Charleston, S.C., U.S.A.

African American girls walking single file outside school. Title transcribed from item. Copyright by B.W. Kilburn. No. 6680.

Map showing the Norfolk, Wilmington & Charleston Railroad.

Eastern states from Philadelphia to Charleston, S.C., showing drainage, cities and towns, and the railroads with lines named and the main line emphasized. 35033 U.S. Copyright Office Scale 1:267,000. LC Railroa More

Bombardment of Fort Sumter, Confederate States of America.

Bombardment of Fort Sumter, Charleston, South Carolina, by ships, April 1863. Illus. in: Harper's pictorial history of the Civil War / Alfred H. Guernsey and Henry M. Alden. Chicago : The Puritan Press Co., c18 More

Fort Sumter, Charleston, S.C. - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Title from jacket. "WHJ 195" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 32502. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

The lake at Magnolia-on-the-Ashley (Magnolia Gardens), Charleston, S.C.

Title from jacket. "WHJ 247" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 32494. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

[Woman near flowering shrub at Magnolia Gardens, Charleston, S.C.]

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Woman near flowering shrub at Magnolia Gardens, Charleston, S.C.

Title devised by cataloger. Jacket title: the lake at Magnolia-on-the-Ashley, S.C. "WHJ 193" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 32495. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

[Fort Sumter, Charleston, S.C.], Confederate States of America.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship, navy, harbor, maritime photograph, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Fort Sumter, Charleston, S.C. - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Title from jacket. "WHJ 198" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 32503. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

[Fort Sumter, Charleston, S.C.], Confederate States of America.

Public domain scan of American Civil War image, Confederates, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[The lake at Magnolia-on-the-Ashley (Magnolia Gardens), Charleston, S.C.]

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History repeats itself / Dalrymple., Confederate States of America.

Print shows, at center, William Jennings Bryan labeled "16 to 1", standing on a platform "Built by Popo. Platform Silver Syndicate", holding up a paper that states "'We Denounce Arbitrary Interference by Federa More

Lake, Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, S.C - stereocsopic card

No. 4202. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, landscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fort Sumpter view, photochrome print postcard.

Detroit Publishing Co. no. "51297". Forms part of: Photochrom Print Collection. More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.pgz

St. Philip's Church, Charleston, S.C. view, photochrome print postcard.

Detroit Publishing Co. no. "51295". Forms part of: Photochrom Print Collection. General information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.pgz

The boat landing, Magnolia-on-the-Ashley [i.e. Magnolia Gardens], Charleston, S.C.

Public domain photograph of steamboat ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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

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Orphan house, Charleston, S.C - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Date based on Detroit, Catalogue J Supplement (1901-1906). "WHJ 207" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 013414. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, water way, maritime architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Public domain image of a historic view of Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description