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Charleston Battery, no. 5 - An old photo of a house on the water

Photograph shows a view of Charleston harbor from the Battery. A steamship is docked near the waterfront, and a warship is further out in the harbor. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). Attribu... More

[Charleston, South Carolina] Historic map, Library of Congress

Waterfront in foreground, with ships in harbor-one flying Union flag. City of Charleston and military camp in background. Signed lower right: drawn by Otto Enz, Indept. Battl[n]. Title devised. Inscribed on sid... More

"Fort Hill," residence of John C. Calhoun, Oconee Co., S.C.

Photograph shows the grounds surrounding a large home. A man and a dog rest in the grass. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). Inscribed on verso: Compliments of W.W. Simons, Charleston, S.C. For... More

North wall of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter)

Stereograph showing a cannon on top of parapet and gabions used as reinforcements along the damaged exterior wall of Fort Sumter. No. 341, part of series: War Views. Handwritten on verso: Miller, vol. III, p. ... More

Plantation no. 1 Planter's house near Rockville, Charleston, S.C.

Photograph shows several African American men, one with a child in front of a planter's house. Based on the date and location, the people are most likely slaves. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022... More

Turret of Pasaic (i.e. Passaic) monitor, Charleston Harbor, S.C.

Photograph shows a sailor standing at the turret of the Union ironclad Passaic in Charleston harbor, while two men stand above near the pilot house. Indentations in the turret were caused by cannon fire. Purcha... More

St. Phillip's [i.e. Philip's] Church and Circular Church cemetery, Cha...

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Plantation no. 7 Rockville Plantation Negro church, Charleston, S.C.

Photograph shows a congregation of African Americans gathered in the interior of Zion Chapel, an Episcopal church built for slaves in 1858, at Rockville Plantation on Wadmalaw Island near Charleston, S.C. A min... More

Mortar Battery, Morris Island, S.C., Confederate States of America.

Photograph shows Union officers and soldiers on Morris Island in Charleston harbor, standing by mortars aimed at Fort Sumter. (Source: No. 3513 from "War Views." Hand written on verso: Miller, vol. 2, p. 319. ... More

Ruins of Cathedral St. John and St. Finbar, no. 627 / George Stacy.

Stereograph shows the interior of the burned out ruins of a Roman Catholic Cathedral, Charleston, South Carolina. Card number: "No. 627." Forms part of the Larry Gottheim Collection of stereographs and other e... More

Pinckney's mansion - A black and white photo of an old building

Photograph shows damaged home of the Pinckney family in Colleton Square, Charleston. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). Forms part of: The Robin G. Stanford Collection. Digitized 2015 Funding f... More

Beach view of Sullivan's Island from Fort Moultrie, Charleston, S.C.

Photograph shows a distant view of beach on Sullivan's Island from inside Fort Moultrie after the war.

Admiral Dahlgren and staff on the "Pawnee"

Stereograph showing group portrait of Rear Admiral John A. Dahlgren (fifth from left) and Union officers aboard U.S.S. Pawnee at Charleston, South Carolina. No. 3413. Part of series: The War for the Union. Phot... More

Sea face of Fort Moultrie - Charleston, S.C., taken April, 1861

Photograph shows a view of the interior of Fort Moultrie after the surrender of Fort Sumter. Behind the fortifications of sandbags and palmetto logs, the armament consisted of 8-inch Columbiads and 32 pounders.... More

North-western view of Charleston, So. Ca. / lithographed & published b...

View of Charleston, South Carolina, from across river, with man on horse, and steamboat by pier. S.H. Mellen, printer.

Interior of Sumter, 1864(i.e. 1863) - ruined casements, making sand ba...

Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). No. 6 in series. Source of publication date based on year that Cook's son, George L.G. Cook ran a gallery in Charleston detailed in Zeller, Bob, The Civil War... More

Interior of Sumter, 1864(i.e. 1863) - soldeir's (i.e. soldier's) barr...

Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). No. 3 in series. Source of publication date based on year that Cook's son, George L.G. Cook ran a gallery in Charleston detailed in Zeller, Bob, The Civil War... More

View on Meeting St., Charleston, S.C.

Photograph shows the ruins of buildings and one building with scaffolding around it on Meeting Street, Charleston, South Carolina, near the end of the Civil War. Variant view in LOT 4163. Forms part of: Civil ... More

Outside view, Fort Sumter, as seen from Morris Id

Photograph shows debris among the rocks below the chevaux-de-frise on the exterior of Fort Sumter as seen from nearby Morris Island. Forms part of: Visual materials from the papers of O.M. Poe.

Interior of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), Charleston Harbor, S.C.

Stereograph showing gabion reinforced retaining walls, brick chimneys, rocks and other debris inside Fort Sumter. No. 3458, part of series: War Views. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History... More

[Preliminary sketch for neoclassic building with "MDCCXIX" on pediment...

Preliminary sketches on verso. Watermark shows a dove holding an olive branch, representing Amies & Co. Philadelphia Print Shop Inventory, no. 101. (DLC/PP-1995:140.101). Forms part of: John Rubens Smith colle... More

[View of Charleston, South Carolina, perhaps coming down the Cooper Ri...

Watermark: AMIES. Philadelphia Print Shop Inventory, no. 93. (DLC/PP-1995:140.93). Forms part of: John Rubens Smith collection (Library of Congress).

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

Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). No. 3423. Public domain photograph - United States during American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The ordnance armory, Charleston, S.C. - the volunteer troops trying th...

Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1861 Feb. 16, p. 205.

Interior views of Fort Sumter, Charleston, S.C. taken by a Confederate...

Photograph showing Confederate garrison cooking dinner amidst the ruins of the interior of the fort. No. 4380. Date and photographer's name from 99 Historic Images of Civil War Charleston, ed. by Garry Adelman... More

Stone blockade off Charleston - A black and white drawing of a boat in...

Ships loaded with stones and sunk to block entrance of harbor, Charleston, South Carolina. Drawn and published by Adalbert Volck. Illus. in: V. Blada's war sketches. London [i.e. Baltimore], 1864, pl. 10.

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

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

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

Charleston, S.C. April 14, 1865. Flag-raising ceremony, with Brevet Ma...

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

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

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a historic hotel building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Central market & buzzards, Charleston, S.C.] during American Civil Wa...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a historic market square, downtown, commercial building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Steamer landing, Magnolia-on-the-Ashley (Magnolia Gardens), Charlesto...

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

The slope walk, Magnolia-on-the-Ashley [i.e. Magnolia Gardens], Charle...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a park, trees, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The beautiful South Carolina Building, at the Inter-State and West Ind...

H 17919 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph of building, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Residence on Hasell Street, Charleston, S.C.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a residential building, colonial house, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Peoples National Bank, Charleston, S.C. during American Civil War

Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commercial building, downtown, shopping center, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

["Middleton Place," John Julius Pringle Smith house, 4300 Ashley River...

Site History. House: Original house burned in 1865; a 1755 guest quarters converted to the family house. Landscape: Gardens first planted in 1791 by Henry Middleton; restored by John Julius Pringle Smith, a Mid... More

["Middleton Place," John Julius Pringle Smith house, 4300 Ashley River...

Mrs. Washington A. Roebling, residence at 64 S. Battery, Charleston, S...

Public domain photograph of midcentury American architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Charleston architecture, Charleston, South Carolina. 45 State St.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a residential building, colonial house, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Railing detail, U.S. Custom House, Charleston, South Carolina

Greek Revival building built during 1853-1879 by architect Ammi B. Young. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date, and subject note provided by the photographe... More

Front exterior, U.S. Custom House, Charleston, South Carolina

Stair detail, U.S. Custom House, Charleston, South Carolina

Interior door detail, U.S. Custom House, Charleston, South Carolina

Footbridge on the grounds of the Magnolia House and Gardens plantation...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Magnolia was originally a rice plantation, with extensive earthworks of dams and dikes built in fields along the river for irrigating ... More

Beautiful grounds and buildings of the Inter-State and West Indian Exp...

H19925 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph - ship, port, harbor, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Charleston, S.C. Flag-raising ceremony, with Brevet Maj. General Robe...

Stereograph showing a crowd gathered at Fort Sumter to celebrate the raising of the American flag by General Anderson four years after it had been hauled down by the Confederates. Part of series: The War for t... More

Interior Views of Fort Sumter, Charleston, S.C. taken by a Confederate...

Photograph showing two men standing amidst the ruins inside Fort Sumter. No. 4378. Date and photographer's name from 99 Historic Images of Civil War Charleston, ed. by Garry Adelman, John Richter, and Bob Zell... More

Plantation no. 6 Rockville Plantation Negro church, Charleston, S.C.

Photograph shows an exterior view of the church on the Rockville Plantation on Wadmalaw Island, South Carolina. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). Inscribed on verso: Rockville Plantation Negro... More

Ruins of Cathedral, Broad Street, looking South East

Stereograph showing the ruins of Roman Catholic Cathedral of St. John and St. Finbar, Broad and Legare Streets, destroyed in the fire of December 1861. No. 369, War Views, Charleston, S.C. and forts in vicinity... More

A view of Fort Sumter - Charleston, S.C., from the east

Photograph shows a view of the eastern, or sea face of Fort Sumter after the bombardment with the lighthouse situated on the northeast corner. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). Forms part of: ... More

View on Meeting St., Charleston, S.C., looking south, showing St. Mich...

Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright 1865 by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. On verso: Similar to Miller, vol. III, p. 329. Forms part of: Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of ... More

U.S. Atlantic fleet, Charleston, S.C., Nov. 18 to 23, 1912

Public domain photograph of 19th-century vintage card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Vulcan Iron Works, no. 633 / George Stacy.

Stereograph shows the Vulcan Iron Works, Cumberland Street, Charleston, South Carolina. Image includes five men standing on the iron balcony. Carriages and carriage parts line both sides of the street. Sign in... More

Vendue Range, Charleston, S.C. - A black and white photo of a street w...

Stereograph showing ruined buildings, and wooden planks in the foreground. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. in 1865. Forms part of: Civil War Ph... More

Parapet, Fort Sumter, Confederate States of America.

Photograph shows damaged gabions on the parapet of Fort Sumter. Photographer Samuel Cooley sets up his camera in the distance. Original neg. for this print: LC-B811-3053. Forms part of: Visual materials from t... More

Ruins of Cathedral, Broad Street during American Civil War

Stereograph showing interior ruins of Roman Catholic Cathedral of St. John and St. Finbar, Broad and Legare Streets, destroyed in the fire of December 1861. No. 366, War Views, Charleston, S.C. and forts in vic... More

[View of an American city, perhaps not Charleston, South Carolina, sho...

Drawing has numerous pin pricks as guides around the windows. Various sketches on verso. Forms part of: John Rubens Smith collection (Library of Congress).

Charleston, S.C., from St. Michael's Church

Public domain photograph - panorama, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Plantation no. 3 Slave quarters. - stereocsopic card

Photograph shows slaves, many seated, in front of cabins. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). Date of photo based on newspaper account of photographers working outside of the studio in and aroun... More

City of Charleston, South Carolina, looking across Cooper's River / pa...

Copyright by L.P. Clover. Library of Congress prints and photographs: an illustrated guide / Library of Congress. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1995, p. 73 Published in: Eyes of the nation : a visual ... More

Mount Pleasant, no. 4 - A black and white photo of a group of men

Photograph shows a crowd of men and boys gathered on a structure in the Mount Pleasant area near Charleston. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). Osborn & Durbec's label on verso. Date of photo b... More

View in Fort Moultrie, 1861 [i.e. 1860]

Photograph shows an interior view of Fort Moultrie in August 1860 eight months before the bombardment in April 1861. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). Inscribed on verso: No. 11. Attributed to... More

Fort Sumter, south side, Morris Island

Stereograph showing the lighthouse and U.S. flag at Fort Sumter as seen from the beach at Morris Island. Forms part of: Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

Meeting Street-Ruins of Secession Hall and Circular Church, with St. P...

Part of series: War Views, Charleston, S.C. and Forts in vicinity. No. 360. Printed on verso: "Photographed on the spot, in March and April, 1865." Copyright by John P. Soule in 1865. Forms part of: Civil War... More

St. Philip's Church, Charleston, S.C. during American Civil War

Picryl description: Public domain photo of a church building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Fort Moultrie, Confederate States of America.

Photograph shows and interior view of Fort Moultrie taken after the bombardment in April 1861. Photographers returned to the same spot in the fort that they had photographed in LOT 15015-1, no. 20.

Outside view, Fort Sumter, Confederate States of America.

Photograph shows two men seated on rocks amidst the debris of the south western exterior of Fort Sumter. One man leans on a cannon below the chevaux-de-frise. Original neg. for this print: LC-B811-3049. Forms ... More

Interior of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), James Island in the distance

Stereograph showing gabions used as reinforcements and other debris inside Fort Sumter. No. 340, part of series: War Views. Copyright 1865 by John P. Soule. Attributed to George N. Barnard, based on LOT 13461,... More

The Battery and sea wall, Charleston, S.C.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic park, open terrace, world heritage landmark, classical or neoclassical architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The Battery and sea wall, Charleston, S.C.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic park, open terrace, world heritage landmark, classical or neoclassical architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Sumter after bombardment - An old photo of a building with a clock on ...

Stereograph shows an exterior view from the gorge of war damaged Fort Sumter. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). From verso: " #3." Forms part of: The Robin G. Stanford Collection. Digitized 20... More

Inside view, Fort Sumter, March 1865. Looking s.w. across the southwes...

Photograph shows gabions used as reinforcements inside Fort Sumter. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with ... More

[Ruins of Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor, S.C.]

Stereograph showing a wall of casemates, a flagpole, and other debris inside of Fort Sumter. Manuscript note on back of stereo: Fort Sumter after Gen. Anderson[?] flag staff was shot away by shot from [...]. O... More

[Ruins of Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor, S.C.]

[Detail view of cupola, pediment, and frieze of a large public buildin...

Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, architectural drawing, building plan, or design, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

[The Charleston convention] - A black and white drawing of a building

Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 9, no. 228 (1860 April 14), p. 303 (title page).

Central (i.e. Circular) Church, Charleston, S.C.

Photograph shows aerial view of the ruins of Circular Church and Secession Hall. No. 4419. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Views of Fort Sumter from drawings

Photograph of drawing showing ruins of Fort Sumter from Charleston Harbor with a Confederate flag waving on the left. No. B698. Mounted with five other photographs with general caption: Fort Sumter, Charleston... More

[View of boats and ships at wharf, Charleston, South Carolina]

Civil War Photograph Collection. No. 3093. Public domain photograph of ship docs, shipyard, harbor, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

View on the Battery, Charleston, S.C. Remains of the large Blakely gun...

Stereograph showing two Union soldiers standing on the Battery looking at a Blakely gun that was destroyed by Confederates before the evacuation of the city.

Meeting St., near Broad, Charleston, S.C., looking north. St. Michael'...

Stereograph showing buildings and a church on Meeting Street. A horse drawn wagon in the middle distance. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. in 1... More

Meeting St., Charleston, S.C., looking South, showing the ruins of Cir...

Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Hand written on verso: Miller, vol. III, p. 174. Copyright by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. in 1865. Forms part of: Civil War Photograph Collection (Libra... More

View of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), on the parapet, overlooking the ha...

Stereograph showing damaged gabions amid the fortifications on the parapet of Fort Sumter. Photographer Samuel Cooley sets up his camera in the distance. No. 3053. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photogr... More

Ruins of the Catholic Cathedral, Charleston, S.C. Rear view

Stereograph showing ruins of the Cathedral of St. John and St. Finbar which was destroyed by fire in December 1861. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright by E. & H.T. Anthony &... More

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

Public domain photograph - Artillery gun, cannon, armed forces, military activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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

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

Public domain photograph of a motel, camp, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

U.S. Custom House, Charleston, S.C. during American Civil War

Public domain photograph - historical image of North Carolina, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Meeting Street and St. Michael's Church, Charleston, S.C.]

Public domain photograph - historical image of North Carolina, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Old cemetery, St. Michael's, Charleston, S.C.

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The military parade passing in review before President Roosevelt, Expo...

H 17910 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph related to President Theodore Roosevelt, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

President Roosevelt, Judge Simonson [i.e., Simonton] and Judge Brawley...

Stereograph showing Roosevelt with judges William Hiram Brawley and Charles Henry Simonton and other men sitting on a boat. H17853 U.S. Copyright Office. On recto: Copyright 1902 by Underwood & Underwood.

The military parade passing in review before President Roosevelt, Expo...

H 17911 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph related to President Theodore Roosevelt, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Charleston gate, Charleston, S.C. during American Civil War

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Under the oaks, Magnolia-on-the-Ashley, Charleston, S.C.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a park, trees, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Picking strawberries, Charleston, S.C. during American Civil War

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of farming, farmer, agriculture, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Mrs. Washington A. Roebling, residence at 64 S. Battery, Charleston, S...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic place interior, salon, hall lobby, living room, 18th-19th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.