Chisholm Trail Centennial Celebration in St. Joseph Group Photo, 1966

Photograph

St. Joseph Museums

Chisholm Trail 100th Anniversary, St. Joseph Celebration, 1966

Name/Title

Chisholm Trail Centennial Celebration in St. Joseph Group Photo, 1966

Entry/Object ID

P1991.1H.162

Description

Chisholm Trail Centennial Celebration in St. Joseph Group Photo, 1966. b/w. Two photos of the celebration in St. Joseph marking the 100th anniversary of the first Chisholm Trail cattle drive between Cuero, TX and St. Joseph, MO. A commemorative motorcade begin in Texas and culminated in this celebration in St. Joseph 91.1H.162 Group photo of descendant of Thornton Chisholm and other persons celebrating in St. Joseph the 100th anniversary of the first cattle drive from Texas to St. Joseph in 1866. Female in period dress is Mrs. Fannie Chisholm Hurst. She is presenting St. Joseph Mayor Douglas Merrifield with a scroll commemorating the drive. Others in the photo. Left to right: Clint Coons, President Chamber of Commerce; Mrs. Hurst, Henry C. Mills, Trail Boss of Motorcade from Cuero, TX to St. Joseph; Mayor Merrifield, and Byron Means, Vice President, Pearl Brewing Co., St. Joseph. 91.1H.163 = Group photo of Fannie Chisholm Hurst and the group of motorcade participants in period dress, being greeted in St. Joseph by Byron Means, Vice President, Pearl Brewing Co. dated May 4, 1966. Mrs. Hurst has written a book that gives evidence that her ancestor, Thornton, and not his older brother Jesse, opened the original Chisholm trail when he drove cattle from southern Texas to St. Joseph in 1866. Original digital scan located on History CD 01.

Made/Created

Artist

unknown

Studio

Unknown

Date made

1966

Place

Location

UNKNOWN

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

Chisholm Trail, Cattle Drives, Cattle Drive to St. Joseph, 1866, Chisholm Family

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

10 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Apr 16, 2020

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Fannie Chisholm Hurst

Person or Organization

Henry C. Miller

Person or Organization

Clint Coons

Person or Organization

Douglas Merrifield

Person or Organization

Byron Means

Provenance

Notes

Photo by SJM staff photographer