Atlantic Wharf

Description:

Photograph showing the damage caused by the earthquake that occurred on August 31, 1886 to a building located on Atlantic Wharf. The 1886 Charleston city directory lists Atlantic Wharf at the rear of the Post Office. Caption on reverse reads, "Taken after the 31st of August, 1886. No.125, Scene near Atlantic Wharf."
George LaGrange Cook was a well-known photographer in Charleston who photographed the destruction of the 1886 earthquake soon after it happened, producing a series of images titled "Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity" that could be purchased as souvenirs.

• Title: Atlantic Wharf
• Photographer: Cook, George LaGrange, 1849-1919
• Date: 1886

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• Collection: Photograph Collection
• Object Name: Earthquake of 1886
• Object Id: MK 4093

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• Search Terms
  • Destruction of property
  • Earthquakes
  • Warehouses
  • Wharves