Broad Street, Bishop's House

Description:

Photograph showing the damage from the earthquake that occurred on August 31, 1886 to the home (at the time) of Bishop Henry P. Northrop, located at 114 Broad Street. No caption but same as the Cook's Earthquake Views No.40, Bishop's house, Broad Street. Handwritten at the bottom read, "Catholic Priest's Headquarters Broad St."
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: Broad Street, Bishop's House
• Photographer: Cook, George LaGrange, 1849-1919
• Date: 1886

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• Collection: Photograph Collection
• Object Name: Earthquake of 1886
• Object Id: MK 4108
• Address: 114 Broad Street

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