Name/Title
Aunt Jemima Photos, c. 1955Entry/Object ID
P9999.BHF.504Description
Aunt Jemima. Digital images of photos and news articles concerning the brand image of Aunt Jemima Pancake Flour that originated and was produced in St. Joseph by the Davis Milling Company and its successor companies including Quaker Oats.
Photo #1: Aunt Jemima, News photo of Original Woman to Portray: Nancy Green.
Caption reads: Nancy Green: The first to portray Aunt Jemima.
Aunt Jemima--original.jpg
Photo #2: Images of Aunt Jemima Over the Years News Article, 1999. Newspaper article showing advertising artwork of Aunt Jemima in 1890s, 1920s, 1950s, and today (1999). photos of this artwork was by Ival Lawhon. The article mentions that the artwork was updated as women modernized.
Aunt Jemima--4 photos.jpg
Photo #3: Aunt Jemima and Man with Accordion. Dated 1955 of three people: older white man in suit, younger white man playing accordion, and black woman dressed as Aunt Jemima. They are standing in an office around a desk.
Aunt Jemima & man with accordion.jpg
Photo #4: Aunt Jemima and Lions Club Members at KRES Radio Station, c. 1950's. From Lions Club Scrapbook. Aunt Jemima in studio of KRES radio Station with man with accordion and members of St. Joseph Lions Club. KRES is on a sign attached to microphone.
Some members of the Lions Club pictured are identified along the bottom...
They are:
Casper, Tee, Manager, KRES
Crouch, Cleo, President, Crouch Bros. Trucking
Downs, John, later a Missouri State Senator
Fulkerson, Lyman
Johnson, Terry (accordionist?)
Barton, Harold
Aunt Jemima--Lions Club Members, jpg
Photo #5: Aunt Jemima and Lions Club Members at KFEQ TV Station, c. 1950's. From Lions Club Scrapbook. Aunt Jemima in studio of KFEQ TV station. She is seated about a table with members of St. Joseph Lions Club. KFEQ's TV camera, microphone, and studio lights are visible in the foreground.
Some members of the Lions Club pictured are identified along the bottom...
They are:
Cooper, E.C.
Downs, John, later a Missouri State Senator
Fulkerson, Lyman
Aunt Jemima--Lions Club Members at TV station.jpg
Photo #6: Aunt Jemima and Lions Club Members taken outside, c. 1950's. May be on steps of Buchanan County Courthouse. From Lions Club Scrapbook. Aunt Jemima standing with group of men outside a large building. On the left side is a uniformed policeman. Above the door is a banner "Aunt Jemima Pancakes." The men are wearing overcoats and hats. No one is identified.
Aunt Jemima--Lions Club Members outside.jpg
Photo #7: Aunt Jemima and Lions Club Members Cooking Pancakes, c. 1950's. From Lions Club Scrapbook. Aunt Jemima in back cooking pancakes with male members of Lions Club. The front line of tables is the serving line, where Lions Club members wearing paper hats that say "Aunt Jemima Breakfast Club" are serving. The crowd in line is visible in the background. The Lions Club has always been noted for their pancake breakfast fund raisers.
Some pictured are identified along the bottom of the photo:
Goddina, Bill
Schwalun, Al (?)
Gibson, Chuck
Aunt Jemima--Lions Club Members--cooking pancakes.jpgCollection
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Radio stations, PoliceSearch Terms
KRES, KFEQ, Crouch Bros. Trucking, Missouri State Senators, Aunt Jemima Pancake Flour, St. Joseph Police, Black History, Aunt Jemima, Black Advertising, Quaker Oats, Lions Club, TV StationsDimensions
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Digital Image OnlyCondition
Overall Condition
Not RatedRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Aunt JemimaPerson or Organization
Harold BartonPerson or Organization
Tee CasperPerson or Organization
E. C. CooperPerson or Organization
Cleo CrouchPerson or Organization
Downs, John,Person or Organization
Lyman FulkersonPerson or Organization
Chuck GibsonPerson or Organization
Bill GoddinaPerson or Organization
Nancy GreenPerson or Organization
Terry JohnsonPerson or Organization
Schwalun, Al (?)Provenance
Notes
Digital Images from photos loaned from members of Black Archives for scanning only
