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Photography Collection

Old City Jail Photographic Documentation for Rehabilitation

Description

Color photographs documenting the conditions of the Old City Jail (21 Magazine Street). Exterior and interior shots and details. Minimal identification provided by donor; however, photographs kept in original order by group:

a: "Ground level" (42 photos).

b: "Second level, main hall" (6 photos).

c: "Northeast stair tower, warden's quarters" (9 photos).

d: "Northwest stair tower, warden's quarters" (4 photos).

e: "Third floor, west cell block" (6 photos).

f: "Third floor, warden's quarters" (10 photos).

g: "Third floor, southeast cell" (3 photos).

h: "Octa" (3 photos).

i: Unidentified group 1 (5 photos).

j: Unidentified group 2 (15 photos).

k: Unidentified group 3 (42 photos).

l: Negatives (35mm), unidentified, but possibly for all of the above. Most color, some B&W. (11 sleeves.)

Photographs taken in preparation for "Preliminary Assessment and Feasibility Study for Rehabilitation."

Item Details

Object ID: 2011.022.87a-l
Creator: Preservation Consultants
Date: c. 1992
Subjects:
Historic Buildings--Conservation And Restoration--South Carolina--Charleston
Jails--South Carolina--Charleston
Old City Jail (Charleston, S.C.)