James Home being raised for Street Extension, 1318 Lafayette Photo, 1895

Photograph

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St. Joseph Museums

06.5.38 James Home, raised for Street Extension, 1895: Copyright: 06.5.38 James Home, raised for Street Extension, 1895
06.5.38 James Home, raised for Street Extension, 1895

Copyright: 06.5.38 James Home, raised for Street Extension, 1895

Name/Title

James Home being raised for Street Extension, 1318 Lafayette Photo, 1895

Entry/Object ID

2006.5.38

Description

James Home being raised for Relocation, 1318 Lafayette Photo, 1895. Sepia. Photo of the house, 1318 Lafayette, where Jesse James was killed being raised up on wooden supports in preparation for the grading that will extend Lafayette St. past this residence. Shows nine workmen, two standing on a beam under the house, one on ladder on right end of house. Some of the other men are in charge of three teams of horses. At photo left is a horse-drawn cart. Another home seen partially at photo left. Handwritten on back: "Jesse James Home, 1895" "Grading Hill on Lafayette St. 13th & 14th Arthur Sharp & Team Horses" (Aunt Hattie's husband) "Mr. Wm R. Benson Capt. Co. 14".

Made/Created

Artist

unknown

Date made

1895

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

Search Terms

James, Jesse, James Home, Lafayette Street Extension, 1895

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Printsize: 8¼" x 6" Upper corner torn & mended with tape on back

Condition

Overall Condition

Poor

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Jesse James

Person or Organization

Arthur Sharp