James, William K.: Portrait, c. 1920

 William K.James, c. 1920: Copyright: 15.1.280 James, William K., c. 1920
William K.James, c. 1920

Copyright: 15.1.280 James, William K., c. 1920

Name/Title

James, William K.: Portrait, c. 1920

Entry/Object ID

P2015.1.280

Description

James, William K.: Portrait, c. 1920. William Knowles James, a prominent attorney and judge in Buchanan County. He married Mary Armstrong Tootle, daughter of Thomas E. Tootle (and sister of Ellen Bell Tootle who married Graham G. Lacy). James was born in 1852, was a Yale friend of John I. MacDonald of St. Joseph, and Wm Taft, who later became U.S. President. James came to St. Joseph in 1878. He was a Missouri State Representative from Andrew County in 1917. He died at age 75 in 1927. Profile of James as older man, looking to right. He is mostly bald with gray mustache, in dark suit with while shirt closed with windsor-knotted tie. sepia

Made/Created

Studio

Bahlman Studio

Date made

1920

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

Tootle Family, Lacy Family

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Printsize: 3¾" x 5¾" Attached to paper mat. 9¾" x 6¼" inside folder, marked "Miss Bahlman". Sepia

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

May 5, 2015

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Knowles James

Person or Organization

Mary Armstrong Tootle

Person or Organization

Ellen Bell Tootle Lacy

Person or Organization

Mrs. Graham Lacy

Provenance

Notes

These photos were in the possession of the Lacy family until their donation to the St. Joseph Museum about 2010.