Blizzard of 1899 (Charleston Rooftops)

Description:

Black and white photograph of the city's rooftops blanketed in snow. Sams shot this view from the top of the U.S. Customs House, looking westward over East Bay Street. The top of the Southern Fruit Company (217 East Bay) can be seen in the forefront and the Circular Congregational Church (far left), St. Matthew's Lutheran Church and the Charleston Orphan House (far right) have been identified in the background. Printed from a glass plate negative held in the Museum's collection.

The "Great Blizzard of 1899" or the "Great Arctic Outbreak of 1899" brought a mixture of snow and sleet to Charleston on February 11 - 12, with reported temperatures of 7?F and four inches of snow.

• Title: Blizzard of 1899 (Charleston Rooftops)
• Photographer: Sams, Franklin Frost (Dr.), 1867-1937
• Date: [February 11-13,1899]

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• Collection: Photograph Collection
• Object Name: Franklin Frost Sams Photographs
• Object Id: MK 7644

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