Skeletons in the Closet
Gabriel E. Manigault became curator of the Charleston Museum in 1873 when it was still a part of the College of Charleston. Before and during his time as curator of the museum, he collected and mounted skeletons of animals from around the globe. Photograph provided by Charleston Museum
While the Charleston Museum is exhibiting skeletons collected and mounted by Gabriel Manigault in its Lobby Gallery now, most are still behind closed doors. Natural History Curator Matthew Gibson examines the skeleton of a great crested flycatcher. David Quick/Staff
Carl Borick (right), director of The Charleston Museum, talks about how the flow of the future Natural History Gallery gives visitors 28 million year perspective of the Lowcountry, as Natural History Curator Matthew Gibson looks on. A final design is expected in September and completion of the renovation is expected in September 2017. David Quick/Staff
The cast of one of The Charleston Museum's rock star fossils – Pelagornis sandersi, a prehistoric bird with a wingspan of about 22 feet, discovered at Charleston International Airport in 1983 – will be on more prominent display in the future Natural History Gallery. David Quick/Staff
By Robin McRae of Mount Pleasant: Blue flowers have always intrigued me and that is why I have tried to grow a variety in my garden. This "Lace Cap Hydrangea" is beginning to bloom in my yard and this shrub provided a special photo op with this morning's sun. I especially like the hues of blue, the contract of the foliage and the shadows.
By Anne Hicks of Summerville: Found beautiful white butterflies while searching the internet for spring decorating ideas for my grandchild's classroom. Using Color Mist spray food coloring, I created this beauty! I added googly eyes and painted the body black for a more realistic look, then hung it and other pretty ones from the ceiling.
By Nancy L. Williams of Summerville: It was not my intention to rile this male Eastern Bluebird when I hurriedly checked on a bluebird house in my backyard, but I definitely did just that. Weighing in at only an ounce or two, this zoom shot portrays him as a determined defender.
By Jeannie Zimmerman of Summerville: Our visitors from Sedona, Arizona, were enthralled with Magnolia Plantation and Gardens and we thought we could see some of the highlights prior to the downpour ... not so! Ducked into the gift shop to get the BLUE panchos and kept on sightseeing!
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Among the hundreds of skeletons that Gabriel E. Manigault meticulously mounted was this pig-tailed macaque monkey, which is among the ones selected for the Charleston Museum's special exhibit, "Skeletons in the Closet: Exploring Skeletal Anatomy." David Quick/Staff
Gabriel E. Manigault became curator of the Charleston Museum in 1873 when it was still a part of the College of Charleston. Before and during his time as curator of the museum, he collected and mounted skeletons of animals from around the globe. Photograph provided by Charleston Museum
A walrus skeleton is a centerpiece of the Charleston Museum's new special exhibit, "Skeletons in the Closet: Exploring Skeletal Anatomy," that is in the museum's Lobby Gallery through Jan. 7. David Quick/staff
Skulls and skeletons, collected and mounted by Gabriel E. Manigault in the 19th century, demonstrate differences in animal morphology. This skull of a pig-tailed macaque is in a case with other primate species at The Charleston Museum. David Quick/Staff
Skeletons of a wolverine and gray fox (the taller one) are juxtaposed in The Charleston Museum's special exhibit, “Skeletons in the Closet: Exploring Skeletal Anatomy.” David Quick/Staff
While the Charleston Museum is exhibiting skeletons collected and mounted by Gabriel Manigault in its Lobby Gallery now, most are still behind closed doors. Natural History Curator Matthew Gibson examines the skeleton of a great crested flycatcher. David Quick/Staff
Carl Borick (right), director of The Charleston Museum, talks about how the flow of the future Natural History Gallery gives visitors 28 million year perspective of the Lowcountry, as Natural History Curator Matthew Gibson looks on. A final design is expected in September and completion of the renovation is expected in September 2017. David Quick/Staff
The cast of one of The Charleston Museum's rock star fossils – Pelagornis sandersi, a prehistoric bird with a wingspan of about 22 feet, discovered at Charleston International Airport in 1983 – will be on more prominent display in the future Natural History Gallery. David Quick/Staff
Taxidermy work to freshen up specimens, such as this egret, is already underway in advance of the renovation of the Natural History Gallery. David Quick/Staff
Part of the efforts to renovate The Charleston Museum's Natural History Gallery will be to freshen up taxidermied species of animals, including the extinct Carolina parakeet and ivory-billed woodpecker. David Quick/Staff
This original tag on an extinct Carolina parakeet, which is in The Charleston Museum's collection, indicates that it was collected in 1892 in Florida. David Quick/Staff
Police took two people into custody Monday after an incident that tied up rush-hour traffic on the Ravenel Bridge.
By Robin McRae of Mount Pleasant: Blue flowers have always intrigued me and that is why I have tried to grow a variety in my garden. This "Lace Cap Hydrangea" is beginning to bloom in my yard and this shrub provided a special photo op with this morning's sun. I especially like the hues of blue, the contract of the foliage and the shadows.
Firefighters used a ladder truck to rescue a teen that got stuck while climbing up the side of the Ravenel Bridge on Monday.
By Valerie Beacham of James Island: Bowens Island
By Jim Miller: Brilliant blue sky as a backdrop for Middleton Gardens' spring flowers.
By Susan Klavohn Bryant of Mount Pleasant: This photo was taken on Edisto Island during a moonlit evening. All the photos I took that night turned out very blue, but this one was especially brilliant and is what I think of when I think of the color.
By Jenion Tyson: Backyard Cardinal
By Christine LaRue of North Charleston: Photo taken at Eagle Nest Elementary School after a day of helping students tie - dye t shirts for field day. Apparently my gloves failed!
Police took two people into custody Monday after an incident that tied up rush-hour traffic on the Ravenel Bridge.
By Miriam Stripling of James Island: My garden at my former home in Park Circle.
By Patsy Simonin of Charleston: This photo of my grandson was taken by my daughter-in-law while they were gem mining last summer on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
By Anne Hicks of Summerville: Found beautiful white butterflies while searching the internet for spring decorating ideas for my grandchild's classroom. Using Color Mist spray food coloring, I created this beauty! I added googly eyes and painted the body black for a more realistic look, then hung it and other pretty ones from the ceiling.
By Jackie Sunday of Mount Pleasant: January 1, 2015 þÄì New YearþÄôs Plunge on Sullivan Island.
Firefighters used the ladder truck to lower a firefighter into an opening so he could rescue a teen that got stuck while climbing up the side of the Ravenel Bridge on Monday.
By Nancy L. Williams of Summerville: It was not my intention to rile this male Eastern Bluebird when I hurriedly checked on a bluebird house in my backyard, but I definitely did just that. Weighing in at only an ounce or two, this zoom shot portrays him as a determined defender.
By Maria Schaffer: This photo was taken outside the Aquarium. Boomer comes to the Isle of Palms to visit very often, but never visited Charleston. We decided to go for a stroll in the city and I took this picture.
By Rufus Jones of Mount Pleasant: This Blue Heron was carefully walking among the old oyster shells in the mud vey close to a section of the old bridge area, apparently looking for dinner or maybe a late afternoon snack.
By Mark Cowell of Hanahan: I love the digital world we live in but this computer lab at Stratford High School made me blue to think how students see the brilliant screens in comparison to the drab sky outside the window.
By Bill Lackner of Mount Pleasant: USPS boxes in front of the post office in Charleston last year.
Runners, walkers and bicyclists were prevented from using the pedestrian path on the Ravenel Bridge during the rescue operation Monday.
By Jerry Stafford of Hanahan: Photo made at entrance to Walt Disney World's EPCOT "Soaring" exhibit.
By Rebecca Kinne of Charleston: My son is dressed as a bluejay for a kindergarten recital.
One of two people taken into custody Monday after climbing up the side of the Ravenel Bridge.
By Denise Chastain of Goose Creek: On a lovely May morning I took this photo of a maypole against a beautiful, blue sky by stepping inside the ring of maypole dancers.
By Jill Rawe: Blue Angels flying over the Battery
An hour after the two men were taken into custody, police were still on the bridge and one lane was closed. A bomb squad was making sure the men had not tampered with the bridge.
By Robin McRae of Mount Pleasant: It was taken at sunset in November 2014 on Dewees Island. I really like how the wet sand reflects the various shades of blue from the sky.
By Nancy Forrest of Mount Pleasant: I took this with my Canon Rebel at Middleton Place a couple of weeks ago. This noisy fellow wanted a little attention, and got it!
By Pat Kennedy of Mount Pleasant: Taken in March while on vacation in Tanzania.
By Sean Hartman of Summerville: Royal Blue -- taken in Summerville.
With the future Natural History Gallery featuring display drawers, more specimens, such as these extinct Carolina parakeets and parakeet eggs, could be on made available for public display. David Quick/Staff
Rescuers confer on the side of the Ravenel Bridge.
A cast of a toothed whale fossil, which lived in the waters of the South Carolina coast 28 million years ago, will be part of the new Natural History Gallery. David Quick/Staff
By Pat Kennedy of Mount Pleasant: Taken in March while on vacation in Tanzania.
Part of the re-do of the Natural History Gallery will include display drawers allowing for a more interactive experience, not to mention an opportunity to show items that are more senstive to light exposure. David Quick/Staff
By Michael Creedon of New Bern, NC: This photo of very long time friends, taken less than a month before the seated woman died of liver cancer. I have to tell you that every time I see this pic it brings tears to my eyes.
By Martha Thomas Rudisill of Daniel Island: Great egret against a Carolina Blue sky. On an oak tree over the marsh on Daniel Island.
By Mike Judson of Isle of Palms: The cat Is Greyson, his blue spot is in his back yard on IOP.
By Jeannie Zimmerman of Summerville: Our visitors from Sedona, Arizona, were enthralled with Magnolia Plantation and Gardens and we thought we could see some of the highlights prior to the downpour ... not so! Ducked into the gift shop to get the BLUE panchos and kept on sightseeing!
By Rufus Jones of Mount Pleasant:Although they look akin to ugly buzzards they are actually Wood Storks and are sitting atop a tree outside an animal refuge in St. Augustine, starring off into space in unison backgrounded by the most beautiful blue sky imaginable
By Christine U. Jones of Goose Creek: Under the Folly Beach Pier.
By Frank Kaspar of Summerville: Right place..right time! Gaffney, SC. Caught these jet trails in shape of tic-tac-toe game which I played with my niece in Nebraska.
By Kevin Cunningham of Charleston: It was taken while driving across the Ravenel bridge last Sunday, May 16th.
By Jennifer Hicks of Summerville: My son, Nicky, playing in the tub at Grandma's.
By Bob Bean of Charleston: A Bluebird nest with four BLUE eggs.
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By Beth Kirchner: Shot taken in Mt. Pleasant, Sweetgrass neighborhood.
By Melvyn B. Smith of Mount Pleasant: Shot through the sunroof of our Lexus. The spurious images around the bridge were reflected by the sunroof somehow. It seems Dali-esque complete with a "Moon."
By Gail Thorn of Awendaw: This "Raccoon" was created by my granddaughter Abby Thornley. She is a 4th grade student at CREECS in McClellanville. She titled it '"I Can See You".
By Patricia Mongeon of Goose Creek: Taken at Cypress Gardens
By Nancy Goldstein: Shades of Charleston Blue. From the Pitt Street Bridge.
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