Grand Center Motor Car Co. Maxwell Dealership, 17th & Frederick, Snapshot, c. 1917

Photograph

St. Joseph Museums

Grand Center Motor Car Co. , 17th & Frederick, c. 1917

Name/Title

Grand Center Motor Car Co. Maxwell Dealership, 17th & Frederick, Snapshot, c. 1917

Entry/Object ID

P2020.2.319

Description

Grand Center Motor Car Co. Maxwell Dealership, 17th & Frederick, Snapshot, c. 1917. sepia. Single-story commercial building with early automobile parked at curb. "Maxell Autos" painted on the windows. Left adjacent store sign says "Apostolic Faith" and the right store sign is "Associated Charities." Store is unidentified but it is likely the dealership at 17th & Frederick advertised in the May 5, 1917 News-Press.

Collection

Marshall & Melanie White

Made/Created

Artist

unknown

Date made

1917

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

Automobile dealerships

Search Terms

Seventeenth Steet & Frederick Avenue, Grand Center Motor Car Co., Maxwell Automobile, Frederick Avenue

Dimensions

Height

4 in

Width

5 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Feb 11, 2020

Provenance

Notes

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