Name/Title
Corby, John, Portrait Photo, c. 1860Entry/Object ID
P1991.1H.173Description
Corby, John, Portrait Photo, c. 1860s. b/w. Head/shoulders shot of John Corby, St. Joseph business man & banker, who was Mayor in 1856. The site of his first home later became the site of the Corby-Forsee Building. He operated a ferry on the Missouri River and built Corby Mill on the 102 River. He owned Corby Grove, off 22nd Street. He was a principal in the development of the Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad and St. Joseph and Denver Railroad. After his death, his wife Amanda, built Corby Chapel on Amazonia Road, that still stands now a private residence. (See Museum Graphic, Summer, 1958 for Corby article)
John, having no children, welcomed his nephew Joseph A. Corby, a step-son of Angelique Robidoux, to St. Joseph. Joseph A. Corby was an important St. Joseph businessman.
Same photo as 91.1.107 & carte de viste by Mitchell Photographer, 14.26.101
Original digital scan on History CD 01.Made/Created
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1860Place
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St. JosephState/Province
MissouriLexicon
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Notes
P1991.001.00107, P2014.026.00101Provenance
Notes
Photograph of photo of Corby from book.