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South Carolina circa 1900. "East Battery Parade, Charleston." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size.
Below is the same view from July of 2010.
Otherwise not much has changed! Nearly 100 years later, I would exchange vows with my wife right around the corner in White Point Garden, after which the reception was held in the Edmondston-Alston House, seen in the center of the row of houses in this photo. She's going to love this!
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