City Hall, Eleventh & Frederick, 1940

City Hall Aerial View, c. 1940

City Hall Aerial View, c. 1940

Name/Title

City Hall, Eleventh & Frederick, 1940

Entry/Object ID

2007.33.825C

Description

City Hall, Eleventh & Frederick, 1940. Designed in 1925 by Eckel & Aldrich, Architects. Building constructed 1925-1927. In Drawer B, are 2 envelopes of oversize photos of City Hall, including aerial views. Envelope 2 contains 07.33.825C plus others as described below: 07.33.825C 2 photos, Aerial view of City Hall, Frederick Avenue, Francis Street, Pony Express Statue, 11 x 14., 1940's. Photo sizes: 11"x 14" and 5" x 8" Additional photos not assigned letter designation 6-Drawings of proposed City Hall, identical to 07.33.825A-1 12-Exterior Construction photos (11) dated 10/28/26 to 1927(finished exterior), 1 Interior photo of clerks office. Some are duplicates. Most are different views than those in the photo albums of 07.33.825A &B., 9' x 8" 13-Exterior and Interior photos of completed building, dated 1927, one is dated June, 1927. Some are duplicates. Most are similar views but vary from those in 07.33.825A&B. 9' x 8" 9-Snapshots of digging of footings for City Hall and beginning of wall construction, dated Oct 7 Nov., 1925. Uhlman, photographer. 1-Leaflet, "Locating the City Hall" Report on Site Selection by Charles Mulford Robinson, given to the St. Joseph Ad Club, April, 1910. His proposed site was at 4th & Faraon opposite the City Auditorium. 1- Leaflet, "Best for the New City Hall, St. Joseph, Mo. Advertisement by Best Bros. Keene's Cement. Depicts Council Chambers and Lobby and describes cement for walls. Also see 07.33.825A,B, D-J. D & E are CD's cataloged in the Archives Catalog. F is a Rendering cataloged in the Archives Catalog. G & H are Drawings cataloged in the Archives Catalog L & M are ads cataloged in the Archives Catalog as follows 1-Leaflet, "Locating the City Hall" Report on Site Selection by Charles Mulford Robinson, given to the St. Joseph Ad Club, April, 1910. His proposed site was at 4th & Faraon opposite the City Auditorium. 1- Leaflet, "Best for the New City Hall, St. Joseph, Mo. Advertisement by Best Bros. Keene's Cement. Depicts Council Chambers and Lobby and describes cement for walls. 1927.

Collection

Eckel-Brunner

Made/Created

Artist

Lew C. Shady

Date made

1925 - 1940

Place

City

St. Joseph

State/Province

Missouri

Notes

Date: 1940 Medium: Photographic Paper

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

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Government, Parks

Search Terms

Frederick Avenue and Eleventh Street, City Hall Proposed Site, 1910, Municipal Buildings, St. Joseph City Hall, Fifth Street, Eckel & Aldrich, Architects, Frederick, City Beautiful

Dimensions

Height

11 in

Width

14 in

Dimension Notes

Linen backing

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Jul 19, 2011

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Edmond Jacques Eckel

Person or Organization

Charles Mulford Robinson