East Bay Street, William M. Bird Co.

Description:

Photograph of the destroyed building of William M. Bird Company located at 205 East Bay Street. Handwritten on front reads, "Charleston Earthquake Scene. Ruins of store of W. M. Bird & Co." Caption on reverse reads, "Mr. Bird's Store, cor, East Bay and Chalmers Sts."

Dr. E. P. Howland, a dentist from Washington D.C. and amateur photographer, took over 150 photographs of the earthquake damage in Charleston, the region of Ten Mile Hill and Summerville. He used them for his lectures on earthquakes and sold them as souvenirs for 25 cents apiece.

• Title: East Bay Street, William M. Bird Co.
• Photographer: Howland, E.P.
• Date: 1886

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• Collection: Photograph Collection
• Object Name: Earthquake of 1886
• Object Id: MK 4086
• Address: 205 East Bay

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  • Demolished buildings
  • Destruction of property
  • Earthquakes