Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
1121-057_0114 |
Title |
Factors' Walk - Historic Landmark in Savannah |
Collection |
1121-057, V. & J. Duncan Postcard Collection |
Description |
"Factors' Walk - Historic Landmark in Savannah" Verso: "Factors' Walk is a network of iron and concrete bridgeways liking top (sic) of a high bluff with entrances to buildings. Beneath, leading to Savannah River (sic), are streets and runways paved with cobblestones brought to this country a century ago as ballast in holds of sailing vessels which had been dumped ashore by arriving ships. These walls were built by slave labor using cobblestones and stone black." This color postcard depicts Factors' Walk from below. |
Object Name |
Postcard |
Source |
V. & J. Duncan Antique Maps & Prints |
Credit line |
Courtesy of City of Savannah Municipal Archives on behalf of V. & J. Duncan Antique Maps & Prints |
Copyright |
Copyright has not been assigned to the City of Savannah. All requests for permission to publish or quote from the collections must be submitted in writing to the Municipal Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the City of Savannah as owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher. |
Online Finding Aid |
http://www.savannahga.gov/DocumentCenter/View/4354 |