Bedons Alley
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Description:
Photograph showing the damage from the earthquake that occurred on August 31, 1886 to buildings in Bedons Alley. In the background several children are visible standing in a line, posing for the photographer, and to the left, a small group of children can be seen sitting on a pile of bricks. The caption on reverse reads, "Taken after the 31st of August, 1886. No. 121, Bedoin's [sic] Alley".
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: Bedons Alley
- Photographer: Cook, George LaGrange, 1849-1919
- Date: 1886
- Collection: Photograph Collection
- Object Name: Earthquake of 1886
- Object Id: MK 58
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