Description
Rare antique cabinet card of Sea Island Hotel and 10 mini pics of local landmarks in Beaufort, South Carolina. Compliments of Sea Island Hotel. A.E. O’Dell, prop., Beaufort, SC. The back of the card indicates that Beaufort was an important headquarters of the Civil War. The rest of the text promotes the area as a tourist spot with many attractions, natural beauty and close to major cities. Photos by J.N. Wilson, a Savannah, Georgia photographer well known for his stereoviews. 10 mini photos: 1. Port Royal harbor-5 Mike drive from Beaufort 2. Club house and yacht-hotel and bath house 3. Lumber wharf scene, Beaufort, SC 4. Episcopal Church, founded in 1721 by act of assembly under colonial government 5. Sea Island Hotel-Beaufort, SC 6. Old Fort near Beaufort 7. Colosseum Mining Co.-near Beaufort, SC 8. Fishermen & Ferry 9. National Cemetery-Beaufort, SC (handwritten notation at bottom of card “5,500 graves”) 10. Baldwin Fertilizer Works-near Beaufort