Agency Missouri, Flood Waters at Gas Station, Photo, c. 1930

Photograph

St. Joseph Museums

Agency, MO Flood Waters, c. 1930s

Name/Title

Agency Missouri, Flood Waters at Gas Station, Photo, c. 1930

Entry/Object ID

P1991.1H.12

Description

Agency Missouri, Flood Waters at Gas Station, Photo, c. 1930. b/w. Scene of flood waters in front of large barn/filling station. Model A car driving through flood with water up to running board." Typed on back: "Agency, Mo and flooding Platte River, date 193_. C.W. Leonard's Feed Store and Filling Station." This photo was republished in St. Joseph News Press, May 22, 1960 with following caption: "This building, now razed, was the livery stable at Agency back in the horse and buggy days. It was later converted into a gas station and garage last operated by Piggoody Leonard in the early 1940s. Looking northwest this view naturally was photographed when high water occurred. The last Johnny Stanton is in the model A Ford." Original digital scan on History CD 01

Made/Created

Artist

unknown

Studio

Unknown

Date made

1930

Place

City

Agency

State/Province

Missouri

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Agency, Missouri, Agency Ford, Agency Flood, Platte River Flood

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Printsize: 6½" x 10"

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Apr 16, 2020

Provenance

Notes

From old postcard.