St. Philip's Episcopal Church

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Description:

Photograph showing the damage from the earthquake that occurred on August 31, 1886 to St. Philip's Episcopal Church located at 142 Church 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.