Downtown Night Scene, Intersection of 8th, Frederick & Felix, Snapshots, 1937

Photograph

St. Joseph Museums

Downtown St. Joseph, 8th, Frederick, Felix, night, 1937

Name/Title

Downtown Night Scene, Intersection of 8th, Frederick & Felix, Snapshots, 1937

Entry/Object ID

P2017.2.141

Description

Downtown Night Scene, Intersection of 8th, Frederick & Felix, Snapshots, 1937. b/w. snapshots developed by Runner Film Co, Kansas City, MO, Sept. 16, 1937. Two views. 2017.2.141A = Time exposure showing car lights reflecting off wet streets. Taken from Felix Street beside Hirsch Bros. Dry Goods Co. looking west up Felix. Two autos parked at curb beside Hirsch's on the left side of photo. Cars completely line both sides of Felix Street going west above 8th Street. All store fronts lit up along street. Goetz Country Club Beer sign lighted above Maxwell's Jewelry Store on SW corner. Stuppy's Flowers sign on store on NW corner of 8th & Felix. Drug Store sign on NE corner 8th & Frederick with clothing store to east. (This may have been a Friday night as stores in town were often open late on Fridays). 2017.2.141B = Downtown night scene. Holly's clothing store sign lit up on corner. Storefronts ablaze with light.

Collection

Marshall & Melanie White

Made/Created

Artist

unknown

Date made

1937

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

Downtown, Holly's Clothing Store, Hirsch Bros. Dry Goods Company, Stuppy's Flowers, Eighth Street, Frederick Avenue, Felix Street

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Printsize: 4½" x 2¾"

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Oct 10, 2016

Provenance

Notes

Photos collected by donor from purchases at various flea markets and estate sales.