Buildings and Scenes After the 1938 Tornadoes

Description

Nineteen B&W photographs of several buildings and scenes after the tornadoes of September 29, 1938.

a: View of St. Michael's Church after the first tornado of September 29, 1938, showing the damage done to the roof. Sires Lumber Company truck in foreground.

b: View of west on Broad Street (67 Broad and beyond) taken from the north side of the street. Features St. Michael's Church in the middle and 67 Broad and 73 Broad to its left.

c: View of the U.S. Custom House from near the corner of East Bay and Market Streets. A portion of a Market Street shed in foreground at fight. Numerous vehicles and pedestrians are in the street.

d: View of a badly damaged Market Street shed. Pile of debris and several individuals in front both observing the scene and looking through the debris.

e: View of the County Courthouse and Timrod Hotel, looking north on Meeting Street.

f: View of Washintgon Square park from across the street. Corner of City Hall and the Fireproof Building at left.

g: Identified as 157 Meeting Street, Electric Supply Company.

h: Upper portion of a building with the sign "The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company" across the front of the building. Car in foreground obstructs view.

i: Looking east on Chalmers Street from the Fireproof Building.

j: Possibly Church Street houses. Fallen tree lies across the street.

k: Charleston Oil Company/ Pure station. Location unknown.

l-s: Need identification.

These are photographs of photographs likely in an album. Source of original photographs unknown.

Photographs will be identified further at a later date.