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Title	Ruins of King Street in Charleston, South Carolina
Date	1886-09-01
Subject	Charleston (S.C.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works Charleston (S.C.)--History--19th century Charleston (S.C.)--Pictorial works. Earthquakes-South Carolina-Charleston-1886
Description	This photograph features an image of the ruins left as a result of the 1886 earthquake on King Street in Charleston, South Carolina. A young boy is pictured at the center of the photograph. "Ruins King St Charleston Sc" handwritten, appears towards the lower right corner of the photograph. The massive earthquake occurred on August 31, 1886.
Digital Collection	1886 Charleston Earthquake Photographs
Contributing Institution	Waring Historical Library (MUSC)
Rights	Digital image copyright 2008, the Waring Historical Library. All rights reserved. For more information contact the Waring Historical Library, Charleston, SC 29425.
S.C. County	Charleston County (S.C.)
Digitization Specifications	600dpi, Epson GT15000 Scanner
Date Digital	2008
Type	Still Image
Format	image/jpeg
Media Type	Images
Resource Identifier	mss256.3

Ruins of King Street in Charleston, South Carolina

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