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1865. "Charleston, South Carolina. Ruins of the Cathedral of St. John and St. Finbar (Broad and Legare Streets) destroyed in the fire of December 1861." From photographs of the Federal Navy and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy, 1863-1865. Glass plate negative, left half of stereograph pair, from Civil War photos compiled by Milhollen and Mugridge. View full size.
Very nice pun with that title. I wonder how many will get it. Very few, I suspect, but then who am I to pontificate?
"ex cathedra" + "l". Clever! Very nice shot, too. Was this structure rebuilt? If it were in England, perhaps it might have been left as a lovely ruin, for picnickers to meditate upon.
Your titles continue their brilliance!
Mark
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