Car Barns (St. Joseph City Buses), Various Views, (12) Color Snapshots, c. 1980
Entry/Object ID
P2018.2.105
Description
Car Barns (St. Joseph City Buses), Various Views, (12) Color Snapshots, c. 1980. Twelve snapshots of the barns that held the St. Joseph City Buses, originally operated by St. Joseph Light & Power and later by the City of St. Joseph. Located on the northwest corner of Highland Avenue and St. Joseph Avenue. (It has been demolished and in 2019 is the site of a Burger King restaurant).
Handwritten on back of a panorama of the barns:
"Car Barns where W. J. Birt worked. Drove Trolley in the early days. Grandson M.L. Jeffries worked for St. Joe L & P."
Collection
Marshall & Melanie White
Made/Created
Artist
Mr. and Mrs. Marshall White
Date made
1980
Place
City
St. Joseph
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
Highland Avenue & St. Joseph Avenue, St. Joseph Light & Power, Bus, Car Barns, Highland Avenue, St. Joseph Avenue
Dimensions
Height
4 in
Width
6 in
Condition
Overall Condition
Good
Maintenance
Maintenance History
Date
Apr 10, 2018
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
W. J. Birt
Person or Organization
M. L. Jeffries
Provenance
Notes
Photos taken by the donor, Marshall White, who was reporter for the St. Joseph News-Press and pursued an interest in local history and architecture.
