Aerial View -- Bull Street Pulaski House to Left. Savannah Ga.

Havens, (successor to Wilson & Havens)

1880-1900

Architecture -- Georgia -- Savannah.

Historic buildings -- Georgia -- Savannah -- Pictorial works.

Savannah (Ga.) -- Aerial Views.

Savannah (Ga.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.

Black and white stereograph image of Bull Street, with double image affixed to an orange card. Back of card is pink with printed publisher information and title information hand written in ink. This view shows telephone or telegraph wires, so it later than the almost identical panoramic view of Bull Street also by Havens. In the center is the Nathaniel Greene Monument in Johnson Square. A sign for Wm. H. Grady Plain and Ornamental Plasterer appears on a sign near the lower left of the image. S. P. Hamilton, Carpets and Furniture is on a building sign in the distance. The title mentions the Pulaski House on the left, but actually, the Pulaski House is on the right, in front of the square. The hotel was torn down in 1957 to construct a Morrison Cafeteria. Diagonally across the square, with a good view of the front, is the Screven House, which was demolished in 1923 to construct the Manger Hotel. The very tall steeple on the right side of the street is that of the Independent Presbyterian Church. The other steeple to the left of the view is the Lutheran Church of the Ascension, built in 1879.

The title mentions the Pulaski House on the left, but actually, the Pulaski House is on the right, in front of the square. The hotel was torn down in 1957 to construct a Morrison Cafeteria. Diagonally across the square, with a good view of the front, is the Screven House, which was demolished in 1923 to construct the Manger Hotel. The very tall steeple on the right side of the street is that of the Independent Presbyterian Church. The other steeple to the left of the view is the Lutheran Church of the Ascension, built in 1879.

The photographer of this image, O. Pierre Havens, was born in Ossining, New York. He moved to Savannah in 1872, opening a photography studio in partnership with J. N. Wilson. He later took over the business from Wilson. In 1888, he relocated to Jacksonville, Florida, where he maintained a studio until his death in about 1912. Like many commercial photographers in America during the late nineteenth century, Havens was as occupied with publishing and marketing his photographs as he was in making them.

No identification mark or number appears on card.

Scholars wishing to cite this item should include item title, MS 018 Savannah Stereoview Collection, Jen Library Archives and Special Collections, the Savannah College of Art and Design, and the item's url.

Image

Stereograph

3 3/4 x 7 inches

Albumen print

MS 018 Savannah Stereoview Collection, Jen Library Archives and Special Collections, the Savannah College of Art and Design.

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