George, Harry L., Portrait Photos (3) , c. 1880-1910

Harry L. George  as young man, c. 1900: Copyright: 91.1H.323 George, Harry L., as young man, c. 1900
Harry L. George as young man, c. 1900

Copyright: 91.1H.323 George, Harry L., as young man, c. 1900

Name/Title

George, Harry L., Portrait Photos (3) , c. 1880-1910

Entry/Object ID

P1991.1H.322

Description

George, Harry, Portrait Photos (3) , c. 1900. b/w. Two portrait photos of Harry George, one as young man and one as older man. Also photo of Harry in group of persons. Group identity not given. The Harry L. George Collection of Native American Artifacts is owned by the St. Joseph Museum. Harry was an important early collector and his large collection of thousands of artifacts includes provenance unlike most collections. He was an important St. Joseph business man working with his father-in-law, R L. McDonald and held posts related to war ratioining during World War I. Born in 1849, he died in 1922. See Museum Graphics, Fall, 1965, VOl. XVII, no.4. p. 3-7. 91.1H.322 = Harry George in group of 7 young adults. Photo of formal portrait photo in oval frame. Harry is the young man .seated on right. Identifed in handwriting at bottom of photo: J.A. Hummcow (?), Emma Patee, J.E. Smith, Konnie Scott. Tom Brewster, Jennie ? Thielkill, Harry L. George. c. 1880 91.1H.323 = Harry George as young man. Formal portait photo, head/shoulders view. Young man with darkish, curly hair, clean shaven. Wearing dark jacket with very wide labels, such as an overcoat. Handwritten on back: "Harry L. George, Got Indian Collection Together at Museum". c. 1880 91.1H.324 = Harry George as older man, perhaps in his 60s. Formal portrait photo, head/shoulders, profile view, with Harry looking to his left. Older man with gray hair, clean shaven except for short mustache, wearing nez pince eyeglasses, grayish tweed suit jacket, knotted tie. c. 1910 Original digital scan located on History CD 02

Made/Created

Artist

unknown

Date made

1880 - 1910

Place

City

St. Joseph

State/Province

Missouri

Notes

Date: 1910

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

George, Harry L., Harry George Native American Collection

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

10 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Harry L. George Collection