East Battery, William Ravenel Residence

Description:

Photograph showing the damage from the earthquake that occurred on August 31, 1886 to the back of the home of William Ravenel located at 13 East Battery. Possibly from Cook's Earthquake Views, "No. 63 Wm. Ravenel, East Battery, rear". Handwritten on the front reads, "Wm Ravenel's, East Battery". The 1886 Charleston City Directory lists William Ravenel at the incorrect address of 13 East Bay.

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: East Battery, William Ravenel Residence
• Photographer: Cook, George LaGrange, 1849-1919
• Date: 1886

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• Collection: Photograph Collection
• Object Name: Earthquake of 1886
• Object Id: MK 2101
• Address: 13 East Battery

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