Name/Title
Gypsy Smith, Evangelist, St. Joseph Welcome Committee, 1923Entry/Object ID
P354.18022.230Description
Gypsy Smith, Evangelist, St. Joseph Welcome Committee, 1923. b/w. Photo of group of four men and three women in winter coats and hats. News Photo from News-Pres, October 20, 1923, announcing the city-wide evangelistic campaign of nationally-famous Gypsy Smith for the following week. Smith preached to full houses of 6-7000 in the City Auditorium each night and noon services each day at Lyceum Theater. He was brought to St. Joseph by a consortium of the Protestant churches in the city. His daily sermons were front page news in the News-Press. Smith is pictured in center of group with hand in his coat.
Headline: "Noted Evangelist and His Assistants in St. Joseph"
Caption: "Left to right: Ddr. A. J. McClurg, chairman of executive committee of St. Joseph; William McEwan, Mrs. William McEwan, Gypsy Smith, Mrs. Edwin E. Young, Edwin E. Young. The photograph was taken soon after Gypsy Smith's arrival at Hotel Robidoux this morning."
Mistakenly identified in Index as group with Congressman Richard Duncan.
(For Original digital scan see History 20 CD)Made/Created
Date made
1923Place
City
St. JosephState/Province
MissouriEthnography
Notes
The word, Gypsy, is referenced in this entry. Gypsy is considered a slur word according to the Romani people.Lexicon
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Church, Gypsy Smith Evangelistic Crusade in St. Joseph, 1923Relationships
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Person or Organization
Max HabeckerPerson or Organization
Gypsy SmithPerson or Organization
William McEwanPerson or Organization
A. J. McClurgPerson or Organization
Young, Edwin E.Provenance
Notes
Photographs taken by Max Habecker, St. Joseph News-Press Photographer, affixed in photo album.