Name/Title
City Council Installation, St. Joseph, Group Photo, Possibly 1960sEntry/Object ID
P2001.11.5Description
City Council Installation, St. Joseph, Group Photo, Possibly 1960s.. b/w. Eight men in dark suits & boutonniere standing on either side of podium on porch in front of City Hall. Walter Welsh at podium giving oath of office. dated on back: "1975" but this unlikely since the photo was taken by Lew Shady, who worked up to the 1960s. Also 01.11.4B shows the City Council installation in 1974, with different members. 1975 would not be an installation year.
Except for Walter Welsh the others are unidentified.
Original digital scan on History CD 08.Made/Created
Date made
1960Place
City
St. JosephState/Province
MissouriLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Government, City governmentSearch Terms
City of St. Joseph, City CouncilProvenance
Notes
Photos donated by widow of Walter Welch, City Clerk, who held this position for decades, an important position prior to the change to City Manager style of government.