Charleston Collection (page 2)

Larus marinus, great black-backed gull
Plate 241 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1834-35), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Egretta caerulea, little blue heron
Plate 307 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Dancing the Charleston and Foxtrot
Magazine cover depicting a couple dancing. 1927

Cotton shipping from Charleston, South Carolina. Scene in the trade port. Colored illustration published in Leslies magazine on 16th March 1868. Engraving

Fort Sumter, Charleston, S. C
Fort Sumter, Charleston, S.C.. Date c1901

The town-hall, Charleston, Ills. where Lincoln addressed the people of the town when he paid his last visit to his stepmother in February 1861

Pringle House, Charleston, S. C
Pringle House, Charleston, S.C.. Date c1901

The Coles County Court House in Charleston, Ills. in which Lincoln often practiced law and before which he made a short speech in the evening after his fourth joint debate with Douglas, Sept

City of Charleston, South Carolina, looking across Cooper s
City of Charleston, South Carolina, looking across Coopers River. Date c1838

Bombardment of Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor: 12th & 13th of April, 1861. Date 1861?. Bombardment of Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor: 12th & 13th of April, 1861. Date 1861?

Interior view of Fort Sumter showing ruins, taken by a Confederate photographer in 1864, Charleston, South Carolina. Date 1864(?), printed later

US Quartermasters office, Charleston, South Carolina. Date photographed between 1861 and 1865, printed later

The great fight at Charleston S. C. April, 7th 1863: between
The great fight at Charleston S.C. April, 7th 1863: between 9 United States Iron-Clads, under the command of Admiral Dupont; and Forts Sumter, Moultrie

Charleston, South Carolina. Vandree Range. Building on left is where the first shell struck the city. Date 1865 April

Charleston, SC View of ruined buildings through porch of the Circular Church (150 Meeting Street). Photographs of the Federal Navy

Charleston, SC The Post Office (old Exchange and Custom House, 122 East Bay). Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy

Charleston, South Carolina. Interior view of Fort Sumter. Date 1865

Powder monkey by gun of USS. New Hampshire off Charleston, S.C. Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy - the Federal Navy, 1861-1865

Charleston, South Carolina (vicinity). View of Battery Chatfield Morris Island with gun pointed at Fort Sumter (Fort Putnam and Battery Dahlgren in the distant background. Date 1864 December

Charleston, South Carolina. View of the wharves near the Battery. Date 1865 April

Charleston, South Carolina. Post office, East Bay Street, showing the only Palmetto tree in the city. Date 1865

Ruins of St. Johns & St. Finbars Cathedral, Charleston, S. C
Ruins of St. Johns & St. Finbars Cathedral, Charleston, S.C

Ruins in Charleston, South Carolina. Ruins seen from Circular Church. Date photographed between 1861 and 1865, printed later

Crossing the Atlantic, 1927 by Helen McKie
Scenes of life aboard a passenger liner crossing the Atlantic in the 1920s, with the focus on the passengers attempting the dance the Charleston while the ship lurches. Date: 1927

Steps Have Been Taken by Laurie Tayler - Growth of the Charl
Humorous cartoon illustrating the growth in popularity of the Charleston dance during the 1920s. The top picture shows a dancefloor crowd looking on with amusement as a single couple engage in

Powder monkey on USS. New Hampshire, off Charleston, S. C
Powder monkey on USS. New Hampshire, off Charleston, S.C. Young man or boy leaning against cannon. Date photographed between 1864 and 1865, printed later. Powder monkey on USS

Fort Moultrie, Charleston, S. C
Fort Moultrie, Charleston, S.C.. Date c1900

A live oak in Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, S. C
A live oak in Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, S.C

St. Philips Church, Charleston, S. C
St. Philips Church, Charleston, S.C.. Date between 1898 and 1905

Charleston legs
An energetic flapper wears out one dance floor doing the Charleston and Black Bottom before partnering with another. Date: 1927

Sergeant Jasper, of Charleston. Replacing the Colors which had been shot away from Fort Moultrie, during the combined attack of the British Fleet and Army, upon Charleston

Cover of Dance magazine, April 1925

On The Right Line
How the inventor of the Charleston first received his inspiration for the peculiar rhythm of its intriguing movement. illustration by William Heath Robinson

Charleston, South Carolina, 1861
Engraving showing the principle church in Charleston, South Carolina, and the main street, 1861

Panorama of Charleston, 1863
Engraving showing a panorama of the town of Charleston, viewed from Port Johnson, during the American Civil War, 1863

The civil war in America. Confederate ships in battle
The ironclad frigate New Ironsides and two Ericsson batteries going into action at Charleston

The Civil War in America. The interior of Fort Sumter, Charl
The interior of Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbour, after a continuous bombardment by the Federal batteries on Morrs Island. Fort Sumter provided the first engagement of the civil War

Federal Ironclad Keokuk off Charleston Harbor, 1863
Engraving showing the Federal ironclad Keokuk and other battered vessels after their attack on the Confederate held Fort Sumter and Charleston Harbour

The Defences of Charleston; American Civil War, 1863
Panorama showing the cannon and fortifications built by the Confederates at Charleston, in anticipation of a major engagement with the Federal Army

Charleston Sweetie
New craze for the Charleston dance during the 1920 s. This back-kicking dance originated in Charleston, South Carolina and became popular following the musical, Runnin Wild in 1923

Charleston (Anderson)
The Charleston is generally a very revealing dance, but this bright young thing is wearing underwear which makes sure that not too much of her is exposed to public view !

Couple Dancing C. 1920
A girl kicks up her heel as she dances cheek-to-cheek

Charleston Music Sheet
Oh Miss Hannah... (you can also dance the Black Bottom to this music...)

CHARLESTON (1780)
The harbour at Charleston, South Carolina

Fort Sumter
War commences when secessionists bombard Fort Sumter (seen here before hostilities) which commands the entrance to Charleston harbour, South Carolina

Fort Moultrie Evacuated
Fort Moultrie, in Charleston harbour, is evacuated by its Union garrison : before leaving they destroy anything that could be useful to the enemy

USA / Charleston
CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA - Arx Carolina, fortified settlement at the junction of the Ashley and Cooper rivers

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