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Ex Cathedral: 1865
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 03/09/2008 - 4:58am.
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1865. "Charleston, South Carolina. Ruins of the Cathedral of St. John and St. Finbar (Broad and Legare Streets) destroyed in the fire of December 1861." From photographs of the Federal Navy and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy, 1863-1865. Glass plate negative, left half of stereograph pair, from Civil War photos compiled by Milhollen and Mugridge. View full size.
What's in a Title
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Sun, 03/09/2008 - 1:09pm.
Very nice pun with that title. I wonder how many will get it. Very few, I suspect, but then who am I to pontificate?
The Church Today
Submitted by King Talky Tiki on Sun, 03/09/2008 - 12:50pm.
Clever Title
Submitted by jmiller on Sun, 03/09/2008 - 12:18pm.
"ex cathedra" + "l". Clever! Very nice shot, too. Was this structure rebuilt? If it were in England, perhaps it might have been left as a lovely ruin, for picnickers to meditate upon.
Ex Cathedral
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Sun, 03/09/2008 - 11:01am.
Your titles continue their brilliance!
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