Name/Title
Goat Cart Photo with Four Ruhnke Brothers, 1922Entry/Object ID
P2020.2.306Description
Goat Cart Photo with Four Ruhnke Brothers, 1922. b/w. Paper copy of photo provided to St. Joseph News-Press for their "Young at Heart" supplement. Shows photo of cart pulled by white goat, with two small boys on seat and two older boys standing beside.
Letter attached to photo from L.E. Ruhnke, 2931 Renick, St. Joseph, MO.
"The brothers in 1922
This picture taken in 1922 shows from L to R Louis Ruhnke age 12 now retired from the News-Press & Gazette & living at the Bliss Manor Apts. in St. Joe.
Norman Ruhnke age 9 semi-retired & living on his farm at Trimble, Mo.
Lawrence Ruhnke age 6 retired from Panhandle Easter Corp. in K.C., Mo. and living in St. Joe.
Kenneth Ruhnke age 2 working in the Finance Dept. City Hall K.C., Mo. & living in K.C.
This picture was taken on the north side of Ridenbaugh Street between 10th & 11th. Our parents sensing that their sons were not cut out to be farmers, sold their farm 4 miles south of Troy, Kans. & bought a double tenement house at 1018-1020 Ridenbaugh in 1921 across the street from where this picture was taken."Collection
Marshall & Melanie WhiteMade/Created
Studio
UnknownDate made
1922Place
City
St. JosephState/Province
MissouriLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
PhotocopyNomenclature Primary Object Term
Copy, ReprographicNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Coat Cart, Lifestyle, 1920sDimensions
Dimension Notes
Printsize: 8¼" x 5"
Paper copy of photoRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Lawrence RuhnkePerson or Organization
Kenneth RuhnkePerson or Organization
Norman RuhnkePerson or Organization
Louis RuhnkeProvenance
Notes
Marshall White Collection of photos related to St. Joseph history and St. Joseph photographers. Collected from various sources.