Blizzard of 1899 (Church Street)

Description:

Black and white photograph of Church Street looking south toward St. Philip's Church. Sams set his camera up in the middle of the street to capture both sides as he focused on the church. The stables and horse sales of Harper Bros. (164 Church) can be seen to the left. Caption with negative reads, "Church Street in the Snow." 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 (Church Street)
• 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 7635

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