Here’s a big old pot sitting in a museum somewhere in the South. First, what is this pot and why might it be important? Second — for a bonus — where is this pot today? Send your guess to editor@charlestoncurrents.com. And don’t forget to include your name and the town in which you live.
Our previous Mystery Photo: Our July 1 mystery, “Different view of Charleston site, offered a view of outbuildings form the Aiken-Rhett House along Elizabeth Street in Charleston.
You may have seen this place before, but maybe not from this angle. Where and what is it? Send your guess to editor@charlestoncurrents.com. And don’t forget to include your name and the town in which you live.
Our previous Mystery Photo: Our June 24 mystery, “Maybe the toughest yet,” was, in fact, so tough that it almost — almost — stumped veteran sleuth George Graf. Most who guessed correctly seemed to know the mural was part of the Francis Street parking lot at Artist and Craftsman Supply, 981 King Street in Charleston, which is just around the corner from Rodney Scott’s Barbecue.
Balance is good in life. Last week’s mystery turned out to be easy for many. So here’s a photo that may be the toughest photo puzzle ever. Your only hint is that it was taken in Charleston. Send your guess to editor@charlestoncurrents.com. And don’t forget to include your name and the town in which you live.
Our previous Mystery Photo: Our June 17 “whereisit” (as opposed to a whodunit) garnered more correct identifications than we expected, probably due to the obvious clue of the tail of a jet in a small part of the photo. Yes, the photo was a hanger at the Boeing plant adjacent to Charleston International Airport.
Here is a picture of a building you might have seen but not noticed. This one may be a little tougher than usual because it probably won’t turn up on photo search engines. Send your guess to editor@charlestoncurrents.com. And don’t forget to include your name and the town in which you live.
Our previous Mystery Photo: Our June 10 mystery, “Looks like another cemetery,” was, in fact, a cemetery — the beautiful and wild cemetery of the Unitarian Church on Archdale Street.
We must be on a cemetery tour or something because here’s another mysterious graveyard. Where is it? Send your guess to editor@charlestoncurrents.com. And don’t forget to include your name and the town in which you live.
Our previous Mystery Photo
Our June 3 mystery, “This one could be tough,” turned out to be pretty easy for several familiar sleuths who identified the photo the cemetery across from St. Philip’s Church in Charleston.
By Rob Byko, contributing photographer | There’s a diversity of subject matter from Sullivan’s Island in these scenes shot over the last few years. Enjoy!
There’s a pretty good clue in this photo that will suggest where it was taken, but if you don’t see it, this mystery photo could be pretty tough. Send your guess to editor@charlestoncurrents.com. And don’t forget to include your name and the town in which you live.
Our previous Mystery Photo: Our May 27 mystery, “This mystery should be pretty easy,” showed a guy in Revolutionary War-era garb outside of the Old Exchange on East Bay Street at Broad Street in downtown Charleston.
Here’s a mystery that should be pretty easy for anyone who has lived in or visited Charleston. So how about identifying it AND giving us one fun fact about this place. Send your guess to editor@charlestoncurrents.com. And don’t forget to include your name and the town in which you live.
Our previous Mystery Photo: Our May 20 mystery, “Narrow, tall building,” seemed to stump many readers, based on the fewer-than-normal responses we got. It shows a chapel in Bethany Cemetery, a Lutheran site near Charleston’s Magnolia Cemetery.
Here’s a tall, interesting building somewhere in South Carolina’s Lowcountry. But where? Send your guess to editor@charlestoncurrents.com. And don’t forget to include your name and the town in which you live.
Our previous Mystery Photo: Our May 13 mystery, “Interesting roofscape,” wasn’t in Turkey or France or some other place (yes, we tried to trick you a bit.) …
By Chuck Boyd, special to Charleston Currents | In 1964, I had a picture pending to be on the full MISCELLANY page in LIFE Magazine, but I could not identify where it was taken!
I was in a helicopter, returning inland after taking photos of surfers for my newspaper, the San Diego Union-Tribune. I was a staff photographer for the paper, lugging a bulky 4×5 Speed Graphic camera. I quickly managed to grab two shots as we passed over an apple orchard with the word “QUIET” plowed in the field in huge letters.
Back at the paper, the editor passed on using it, but when I sent a copy to LIFE magazine, the editors immediately called to say they needed a caption with the facts! We photographers at the paper had submitted shots before and always received a polite stock rejection slip… but this time, they phoned me.
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