Empire State Bank, 6th & Edmond, Various Views, (17) Snapshots, c. 1960 & 1976

Photograph

St. Joseph Museums

Empire State Bank Foundation Stones, c. 1960

Name/Title

Empire State Bank, 6th & Edmond, Various Views, (17) Snapshots, c. 1960 & 1976

Entry/Object ID

P2018.2.111

Description

Empire State Bank, 6th & Edmond, Various Views, (17) Snapshots, c. 1960 & 1976. Sixteen b/w snapshots of the architectural features on the facade of the bank that stood on southeast corner of 6th & Edmond in St. Joseph, Mo. It was demolished in urban renewal project c. 1974 and replaced with a new bank, Drovers & Merchants Bank, which retained the original iconic corner clock that was part of the original Empire Bank. The final photo is a color photo of the new bank seen from corner.

Collection

Marshall & Melanie White

Made/Created

Artist

Mr. and Mrs. Marshall White

Date made

1960

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

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Banks, Architecture, Urban renewal

Search Terms

Sixth Street & Edmond Street, St. Joseph Architecture, Empire State Bank, Drovers & Merchants Bank, Edmond Street, Sixth Street

Dimensions

Height

4 in

Width

6 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Apr 10, 2018

Provenance

Notes

Photos taken by the donor, Marshall White, who was reporter for the St. Joseph News-Press and pursued an interest in local history and architecture.