Downtown St. Joseph with Christmas Tree Lady in front of Townsend's Photo, c. 1940s

Photograph

St. Joseph Museums

Christmas Tree Lady in front of Townsends, c. 1940

Name/Title

Downtown St. Joseph with "Christmas Tree" Lady in front of Townsend's Photo, c. 1940s

Entry/Object ID

P2014.26.826

Description

Downtown St. Joseph with "Christmas Tree" Lady in front of Townsend's Photo, undated. Photo of black woman with parasol, dressed in festive long dress and fancy hat. Crowd in front of Townsend & Wyatt in background. undated but clothing styles suggest 1940's Handwritten on back" Christmas Greetings! from "Christmas Tree" and Agatha Muffer (?)

Collection

Marshall & Melanie White

Made/Created

Artist

unknown

Date made

1940

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, Townsend & Wyatt Dept. Store, Christmas

Dimensions

Height

5 in

Width

6 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Sep 29, 2014

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Agatha Muffer

Provenance

Notes

Marshall White Collection of photos related to St. Joseph history and St. Joseph photographers. Collected from various sources.