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Military prisons at Charleston, South Carolina / sketched by Lieutenan...

Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 9, no. 425 (1865 February 18), p. 108.

View of Ft. Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), showing a mingled mass of debris, s...

Stereograph showing two men seated on rocks amidst the debris of Fort Sumter. One man leans on a damaged cannon. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright 1865 by E. & H.T. Anthony... More

Panoramic view, the ruins of Charleston, S.C., Roman Catholic Cathedra...

Stereograph showing a young man seated on the ruins of exterior stairs. The ruins of several buildings, and the cathedral are in the distance. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Hand... More

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.

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

Picryl description: Public domain image of a victorian era building, victorian house, 19th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Public domain photo of a 3d object, North America, free to use, no cop...

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

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.

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.], Confederate States of America.

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

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

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

Oak avenue at Ashley Hall, Charleston, S.C.

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

[Charleston, S.C., lake and bandstand, Hampton Park]

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

Copyright 1901 by Detroit Photographic Co. Title on inventory list: Fort Sumpter. Caption for similar image (LC-D423-97) lists title as: Fort Sumter, [Charleston, S.C.]. Detroit Publishing Co. no. "53768". For... More

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

President Roosevelt's enthusiastic reception on the exposition grounds...

H 17916 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph related to President Theodore Roosevelt, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The President, Mrs. Roosevelt and party reviewing the parade before th...

H 17909 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph related to President Theodore Roosevelt, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

East Broad St. [Street], Charleston, S.C.

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The Lake, Magnolia-on-the-Ashley, Charleston, S.C.

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One of the naval stores bldgs., Charleston Navy [Naval] Yard, Charlest...

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["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

Mrs. W.A. Roebling, residence at 64 South Battery, Charleston, South C...

Public domain photograph of stairs, steps, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

St. Phillip's Church, Charleston, South Carolina. General view from ch...

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St. Phillip's Church, Charleston, South Carolina. Gates, 2 p.m.

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Charleston ironwork details, Charleston, South Carolina. No. 32 Legare...

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Exterior window 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

Work progresses at Boeing South Carolina, an assembly site for Boeing'...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The site is the principal manufacturing, assembly and delivery site for Boeing commercial aircraft in the eastern United States and is... More

[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

Charleston Battery, no. 7 - A couple of men standing next to each othe...

Photograph shows a view of Charleston harbor from the battery with a ship at anchor in the distance. One man leans against the fence post while another is seated on a bench. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DL... More

Charleston Harbor, Fort Sumter celebration, no. 628

Photograph shows the ceremonial raising of the Fort Sumter flag on April 14, 1865, four years to the day after the Confederate surrender, as part of a celebration of the Union victory. Card number: "No. 628." G... More

Coles Island, no. 4, Confederate States of America.

Photograph shows members of the Lafayette Artillery cleaning a gun in one of the batteries on Coles Island, South Carolina.

The next ordinary drawing of the Royal Havana lottery, conducted by th...

Lotteries. Page Order: Leaflet 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 5.

Charleston, S.C. 1861. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Empty street scene. Title inscribed below image. On verso a pencil sketch of a black man, with studies of the head. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.682) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Ruins, Catholic Cathedral, Charleston, S.C. during American Civil War

Photograph shows damage to the outside of the Catholic Cathedral in Charleston, South Carolina. Forms part of: Visual materials from the papers of O.M. Poe.

[Neoclassic building with "MDCCXIX" on pediment, Charleston]

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Interior of Fort Sumpter [i.e. Sumter], Charleston Harbor, S.C. April ...

Stereograph shows flag-festooned stage and benches within Fort Sumpter with crowd listening to Henry Ward Beecher speaking at a ceremony to raise the American flag in triumph. Corresponding glass negatives: LC... More

View from parapet, showing Federal Iron Class, taken by a Confederate ...

Photograph shows Federal Ironclads Weehawken, Montauk, and Passaic in combat, firing on Fort Sumter. No. 4383. This is the first known Civil War combat photo taken with the photographer actually under fire. (S... More

Fort Sumter after the bombardment, Confederate States of America.

Stereograph showing ruins of artillery among the rocks on the exterior of Fort Sumter. No. 6051. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic War History, 1861-1865. Attributed to George N. Barnard in 1... More

South angle of Fort Sumter after the war, Charleston, S.C.

Photograph shows the damage done to the fortifications on the southern exterior of the fort. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). "No. 29." Forms part of: The Robin G. Stanford Collection. Digiti... More

Confederate artillery near Charleston, S.C. in 1861 [i.e. 1863]

No. 4389. Caption log entry for no. 10358: Palmetto Battery, near Charleston, S.C. Photo by Cook. Hand written on verso: "See p. 281, Divided We Fought, and Miller, vol. I, p. 107". Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1... More

Aunt Phoebe, Magnolia-on-the-Ashley [i.e. Magnolia Gardens], Charlesto...

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

Saint Michael's Church, Charleston, S.C. during American Civil War

No. B133. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More

Circular Ch., St Philip's Ch., Secession Hall, Charleston, S.C.

Photograph shows scaffolding on the Circular Church, steeple of St. Philip's Church, and ruins of Secession Hall in Charleston, South Carolina. Original neg. for this print: LC-B811-3073. Forms part of: Visual... More

Fort Sumter - after the first bombardment in 1861

Photograph shows a wide angle view of Fort Sumter after the bombardment. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). "No. 44." From series, "South Carolina Views." Forms part of: The Robin G. Stanford C... More

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

Stereograph showing a gathering of specators at the flag raising ceremony in Fort Sumter on the occasion of the anniversary of Major General Anderson's surrender four years earlier. Part of series: The War for ... More

Charleston Harbor, east face of Fort Sumter, no. 629 / George Stacy.

Stereograph shows a large cannon among the rocks, cannon shells, and debris of Fort Sumter. Card number: "No. 629". Gottheim assigned collection code: GCW 47. Handwritten number on verso: 1083-M. Forms part of... More

Ruins of Secession Hall, Charleston, S.C.

Stereograph showing the ruins of Secession Hall, right, and Circular Church, left. In the near distance, is St. Phillip's Church. A man is sitting on a brick wall. No. 6077. Part of series: The War for the Uni... More

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

Picryl description: Public domain image of a rural countryside landscape, farmhouse, farm field, pasture free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Fort Sumter from Sullivan's Island, Charleston, S.C.

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Plantation no. 8 Portion of Negro burying ground.

Text on gravestone reads: "In memory of JANEHO an intelligent and faithful Servant to seven successive Masters and a DRIVER for more than half a century [...] Respect for his character, and gratitude for his se... 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.

Goose Creek, no. 2 St. James Church, Goose Creek, built 1708-1719.

Stereograph shows the pulpit inside the church. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). Osborn & Durbec's label on verso. Date of photo based on newspaper account of photographers working outside of... More

U.S. Route 78 Bridge (Five Mile Viaduct), U.S. Route 78 spanning CSX R...

Significance: The U.S. Route 78 bridge is identified as Charleston 4 in the South Carolina Department of Transportation's Non-Metal Truss Highway Bridge Inventory. This concrete T-beam bridge has a complex com... More

U.S. Route 78 Bridge (Five Mile Viaduct), U.S. Route 78 spanning CSX R...

Palmetto fortifications on the channel side of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumt...

Stereograph showing war damaged brick walls and timber reinforcements on exterior of Fort Sumter. No. 336, part of series: War Views. Attributed to George N. Barnard, based on LOT 13461, no. 34. Copyright 1865... More

Sea face of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), shewing (i.e. showing) light h...

Stereograph showing debris among the rocks below the beacon and chevaux-de-frise on the exterior of Fort Sumter. No. 349, part of series: War Views. Attributed to George N. Barnard, based on LOT 13461, no. 32.... More

Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter) from the bar

Stereograph showing a group of men standing on a sandbar on Morris Island opposite the damaged exterior of Fort Sumter. Two men are seated on a box, possibly containing a camera, while another man sits in a boat nearby.

Ruins in Charleston, South Carolina during American Civil War

Photograph shows view of damaged buildings as seen from the Circular Church, 150 Meeting Street. No. B1317. Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. 9, p. 39". Exhibited: "The Civil War in America" at the Library ... More

Interior of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), looking toward Charleston

Stereograph showing gabions and damaged reinforcements on the parapet of Fort Sumter. Photographer Samuel Cooley sets up his camera in the distance. No. 338, part of series: War Views. Copyright 1865 by John P... More

Parapet, Fort Sumter, Confederate States of America.

Photograph shows abandoned artillery and chevaux-de-frise on parapet of Fort Sumter. Original neg. for this print: LC-B811-3057. Forms part of: Visual materials from the papers of O.M. Poe.

[View of Charleston, South Carolina, perhaps looking southwest, showin...

Preliminary sketches of human figures on verso. Includes a remarque at lower left center of sheet showing the figure of a man in a rowboat. Watermark: AMIES. Philadelphia Print Shop Inventory, no. 92. (DLC/PP-... More

New method of assorting the mail, as practised by Southern slave-holde...

A portrayal of the nocturnal raid on the Charleston post office by a mob of citizens and the burning of abolitionist mails found there in July 1835. Mail sacks are handed through a forced window of the ransack... More

[Portrait of seated man holding the Charleston Zeitung, possibly the o...

Purchase; Dennis A. Waters; 2014; (DLC/PP-2014:147). Forms part of: Daguerreotype Collection (Library of Congress). Vender : Dennis A. Waters.

Palmetto-tree, and old custom-house, at Charleston, South Carolina

Groups of people gathered near a palmetto tree in front of the old customs house in Charleston, South Carolina. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 4, no. 205 (1860 December 1), p. 753 (title page, bottom).

Principal church, Charleston - Public domain city architecture drawing

Drawing shows men, women and children walking past St. Michael's Episcopal Church on Broad Street in Charleston, South Carolina on the eve of the Civil War.

Wreck of Blakely gun on the Frazer's wharf, Charleston, S.C.

Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). No. 3088. Public domain photograph of stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The ruins of the 600 lb. Blakely Gun, Frazier's Wharf, Charleston, S.C...

Stereograph showing wrecked carriage of Blakely gun on the Battery in Charleston, South Carolina. No. 3088. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. in ... More

East Battery, Charleston, S.C. looking north, showing ruins of the 600...

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

Exterior view, April, 1865, Confederate States of America.

Photograph shows a man seated on rocks amidst the debris of outer wall of Fort Sumter, a result of bombardment from August 17 to September 23, 1863. Also showing chevaux-de-frise for protection against assault.

Vendue Range, Charleston, S.C., looking east, from near the corner of ...

Stereograph showing damaged buildings along a street. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. in 1865. Forms part of: Civil War Photograph Collection (... More

Interior view of Castle Pinckney, Charleston Harbor, S.C. City in the ...

Stereograph showing a mounted cannon and ammunition inside the fort. No. 3121. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright 1865 by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. Forms part of: Civil War Ph... More

Ruins of Catholic Cathedral, Charleston, S.C., April, 1865

Photograph shows side view of the ruins of the Cathedral of St. John and St. Finbar. No. 3075. Photograph is half of a stereograph pair. Purchase; L.C. Handy, Washington, D.C.; 1905 Nov. 25; (DLC/PP-1905: 42760A)

Interior view of Castle Pickney, Charleston Harbor, S.C. Showing the s...

Stereograph showing stacks of ammunition near the stairs and the blocked off entrance to the fort. No. 3134. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright 1865 by E. & H.T. Anthony & C... More

Ruins of Central and Secession Hall, and St. Philips church in the cen...

Stereograph showing ruins of Circular Church, left, St. Philip's Church, center, and Secession Hall, right, in Charleston, South Carolina.

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

No. 3104. The same negative used for items 227 and 228. A copy negative is available for item 228, which shows the full image without the caption. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. C... More

View of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter). Interior, showing sallyport (entra...

Stereograph showing gabions and ruins inside Fort Sumter facing the entrance. Soldier being photographed on the parapet by Sam Cooley. No. 3062. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Cop... More

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.

Magnolia Avenue, Magnolia-on-the-Ashley [i.e. Magnolia Gardens], Charl...

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From the bridge, Magnolia-on-the-Ashley [i.e. Magnolia Gardens], Charl...

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[Old market, Charleston, S.C.] - Public domain image. Dry plate negati...

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

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.

Pringle House, Charleston, S.C. view, photochrome print postcard.

Copyright 1901 by Detroit Photographic Co. Title on inventory list: Pringle House, Charleston. Caption for similar image (LC-D423-96) lists title as: Pringle House [i.e. Mansion], Charleston, S.C. Detroit Publ... More

President Roosevelt, Mayor Smyth and invited guests on the "Algonquin,...

Governor Aycock welcoming President Roosevelt on behalf of North Carol...

H 19071 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph related to President Theodore Roosevelt, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Union Station, Charleston, S.C. during American Civil War

Public domain image of a train station in Boston, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Post office and St. Michael's Church, Charleston, S.C.

Public domain photograph of church building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Front and side view of apartment(?) house, 61 Washington Street, Char...

Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). Public domain photograph - historical image of North Carolina, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

St. Phillip's Church, Charleston, South Carolina. Portico against ligh...

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Charleston architecture, Charleston, South Carolina. Pink house, Chalm...

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Charleston architecture, Charleston, South Carolina. Alfred Hutty, res...

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Charleston ironwork details, Charleston, South Carolina. No. 8 Meeting...

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Charleston ironwork details, Charleston, South Carolina. Rutledge Hous...

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Charleston ironwork details, Charleston, South Carolina. Rutledge Hous...

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[Two African American men sitting on stoop, Charleston, South Carolina...

No. 6211-163-22. Unprocessed in PR 06 CN 651 or PR 13 CN 1971:R04 ; previously assigned to LOT 13270, no. 9

Old City Hall, birth-place of independent government in America (1774)...

H29799 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph of 19th-century fashion design, dress catalog, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Outside view of Fort Sumter, March, 1865. Foot of slope on southwester...

Photograph shows two men seated on rocks amidst the debris of exterior of Fort Sumter. One man leans on a cannon. Original neg. for this print: LC-B811-3049. Variant view in LOT 4166-C. Forms part of: Visual m... More

South Carolina Institute Hall, Charleston, S.C.

Photograph shows a street view of Institute Hall, known as Secession Hall, flanked on the left by the Circular Church and on the right by the Teetotal restaurant. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:02... More

No. 6, Ruins of Circular Church, A.

Photograph shows the damaged ruins of the Circular Congregational Church after the bombardment of Charleston in Dec. 1861. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). From: "The Southern Series," "No. 6... More

The Lake, Magnolia-on-the-Ashley, [Magnolia Gardens], Charleston, S.C.

Public domain photograph of a lake, river, pond in the woods, forest, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Interior of Fort Sumpter [i.e. Sumter], Charleston Harbor, S.C. April ...

Stereograph shows flag-festooned stage and benches within Fort Sumter with crowd waiting for ceremony to raise the American flag in triumph. Corresponding glass negatives: LC-B811-3139A, left, and LC-B811-3139... More

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