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1. Courtyard of Dock Street Theater, Charleston, South Carolina - 1940s?

   Circa 1940s B&W photographic postcard of the courtyard of the Dock Street Theater. Printed on back: "Dock Street Theater: S.W. Corner of Church and Queen. Originally opened 1736. Restored, together with the Planters Hotel, and dedicated in Nov. 1937, with the presentation of George Farquhar's, 'The Recruiting Officer,' the play with which the original theater was opened two hundred years ago. This was a W.P.A. Project of $300,000."

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2. Dock Street Theater (135 Church Street) - 1950s

   Photograph of the Dock Street Theater (135 Church Street) and surrounding buildings, front (east) elevation. Sign for WTMA hangs over doorway of 133 Church Street to the south.

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3. Dock Street Theater (135 Church Street) - ca. 1950

   Two color slides (scans) of the Dock Street Theater (135 Church Street): a: Close-up view of front of building. b: View of the theater building and its neighbors to the south (131 Church, 129 Church, 127 Church).

   Record Type: Photo

   
4. Dock Street Theater (135 Church Street) - ca. 1950s

   Dock Street Theater (135 Church Street) taken from the Huguenot Church graveyard, with its iron gate and headstones in the foreground.

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5. Dock Street Theater (135 Church Street) - Undated

   B&W photograph of the Dock Street Theater (135 Church Street), front (east) elevation, showing the northeast corner of the building (Queen Street elevation) and the street corner (Church and Queen Streets). Two copies of photo in sleeve.

   Record Type: Photo

   
6. Dock Street Theater [135 Church Street] - 1963

   Two B&W photographs of the Dock Street Theater (135 Church Street): a: View of the front (east) elevation through the iron fence of the Huguenot Church. Dated February 1963. b: View of the front of the building looking north. car parked in front of building.

   Record Type: Photo

   
7. Dock Street Theater [135 Church Street] - ca. 1960

   B&W photograph of the Dock Street Theater (135 Church Street), front (east) elevation. Two copies of photo in sleeve. Description of Dock Street Theater taped to back of second copy: "The Dock Street Theatre, on the site of one of America's first playhouses. The facade, which features a handsome cast-iron balcony in a morning glory pattern and sandstone columns with rare carved mahogany capitals and cornices, is that of the Old Planter's Hotel...

   Record Type: Photo

   
8. Dock Street Theater [135 Church Street] - late 1930s

   B&W photograph of the Dock Street Theater (135 Church Street), front (east) elevation. Poster for an upcoming play is posted at the entrance to the theater. Across the street, a vegetable vendor pushes his cart. Car is parked in front of building and another across the street with a Cypress Gardens sign on the bumper.

   Record Type: Photo

   
9. Dock Street Theater, 135 Church Street (Interiors) - 1995

   Thirty-two B&W photographs of the interior of the Dock Street Theater. Includes shots of the staircase, ceiling medallion, cornices, doors and doorways, fireplaces and mantels, lobby, and windows, and close-up details of architectural ornamentation. The woodwork, plasterwork, and doors in the lobby, drawing room, and green room were came from the Radcliffe-King House, saved before it was razed.

   Record Type: Photo

   
10. Dock Street Theater Before and After WPA Restoration [135 Church Street] - ca. 1935, 1937

    Four photographs of the Dock Street Theater before and after the first restoration by the Workers Progress Administration (WPA): a: View of the exterior of the building (east elevation) before restoration, ca. 1935. b: Drawing room before restoration, ca. 1935. c: View of the exterior view of the building (east elevation) after restoration, 1937. d: Drawing room after restoration, 1937.

    Record Type: Photo

    
11. Planters Hotel (Dock Street Theater, 135 Church Street) - ca. 1920

    Two photographs (scans) of the Planters Hotel (Dock Street Theater, 135 Church Street). Exterior, street elevation, with adjacent buildings visible, looking north on Church Street; and view of the corner of Queen Street and Church Street, looking south on Church Street; Planters Hotel in middle; adjacent building to north prominent in photo. A: Photo album page annotation: Old Planters Hotel - Church Street - now in 1930 an utter wreck....

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12. Property File - 135 Church Street (Planters Hotel/Dock Street Theater)

    Constructed 1809; renovated 1935-37, 2007-10. The present Dock Street Theatre includes the remnants of 18th-century buildings that were incorporated into a larger 19th-century structure. Only fragmentary brick walls remain of the 1736 theater, probably the second edifice in America constructed specifically for theatrical performances, which faced Dock Street (now Queen Street). This theater opened with a performance of the popular comedy The Rec...

    Record Type: Archive

    
13. Views of the Dock Street Theater - 1967

    Two color Kodachrome slides of the Dock Street Theater (135 Church Street).. Slide date-stamped April 1967.

    Record Type: Photo