Bee Street, Robert C. Gilchrist Residence

Description:

Photograph showing the damage from the earthquake that occurred on August 31, 1886 to the home of Major Robert C. Gilchrist located at 12 Bee Street. Caption on reverse reads, "Taken after the 31st of August, 1886. No. 55, Major R.C. Gilchrist, Bee St[reet]". Handwritten on the bottom reads, "Charleston Earthquake Scene. - Residence of Major R.C. Gilchrist, Bee street."
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: Bee Street, Robert C. Gilchrist Residence
• Photographer: Cook, George LaGrange, 1849-1919
• Date: 1886

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• Collection: Photograph Collection
• Object Name: Earthquake of 1886
• Object Id: MK 96
• Address: 12 Bee Street

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