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Title	Destruction at the corner of Cumberland and East Bay Streets
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 captures the damage caused by the earthquake at the corner of Cumberland and East Bay Streets in Charleston, South Carolina. Handwritten, "Cor Cumberland and East Bay, Charleston, S.C. Sept. 1-86, Gottwals Artist, Thomasville Ga" appears along the right side of the image. 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	mss256.11

Destruction at the corner of Cumberland and East Bay Streets

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