Gates, Elijah, Col., Portrait Photo, c. 1860

Photograph

St. Joseph Museums

Col. Elijah Gates, c. 1860

Name/Title

Gates, Elijah, Col., Portrait Photo, c. 1860

Entry/Object ID

P1991.1H.321

Description

Gates, Elijah, Col., Portrait Photo, c. 1860. b/w. Photo of Elijah Gates from oil painting by J.V.D. Patch, Gates was Director of the Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad. He was also served four years in Confederate Army. He was from Marion County, Mo. Pictures a man in mid-life, with dark hair and dark full beard & mustache. Head/shoulders view. See Museum Graphic, Spring, 1954, p. 10. Handwritten on back: Col. Gates, 3rd Missouri. Also find in SJM collection, Col. Gates sword, flag, and this original painting. Original digital scan located on History CD 02.

Made/Created

Artist

unknown

Date made

1860

Place

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

Civil wars

Search Terms

Civil War in St. Joseph, Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

10 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Gates, Elijah, Col.

Related Entries

Notes

364/5957, 364/5958, 791/18922