On the eve of the Charleston Renaissance
Subtitle: the George W. Johnson photographs
By: [compiled by] Douglas W. Bostick and Daniel J. Crooks, Jr
Contributors: Bostick, Douglas W.; Crooks, Daniel J.
Publisher: Joggling Board
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Charleston, S.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9780975349816
Subjects: Buildings; Pictorial works
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-168) and index.

George W. Johnson: b. in Charleston, S.C., on Jan. 22, 1858; married Evelyn Sweeny in Jan. 1884; a haberdasher turned  professional photographer, Johnson documented the 1886 earthquake and the 1902 South Carolina Interstate and West Indian Exposition, as well as Charleston's buildings and inhabitants; d. in Dec. 1934.
Table of contents: title: On the eve of the Charleston renaissance; title: From umbrellas to photography; title: Johnson's Charleston; title: 'De cry ob Chaa'stun'; title: 'A loosened string of architectural gems'; title: The Holy City; title: Gates & monuments; title: Maritime Charleston; title: Charleston's world's fair.