Lake Contrary Fairgrounds Grandstand at Pony Express Pageant Photo, 1923

Photograph

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St. Joseph Museums

Lake Contrary Fairgrounds Grandstand at XP Pageant, 1923: 1923 black and white photograph revealing a bustling scene at the Lake Contrary Fairgrounds, capturing a grandstand under a spacious cover, densely packed with spectators likely attending the Pony Express Pageant; in the foreground, an open area is lined with empty benches along its edge.
Lake Contrary Fairgrounds Grandstand at XP Pageant, 1923

1923 black and white photograph revealing a bustling scene at the Lake Contrary Fairgrounds, capturing a grandstand under a spacious cover, densely packed with spectators likely attending the Pony Express Pageant; in the foreground, an open area is lined with empty benches along its edge.

Name/Title

Lake Contrary Fairgrounds Grandstand at Pony Express Pageant Photo, 1923

Entry/Object ID

P354.18022.139

Description

Lake Contrary Fairgrounds Grandstand at Pony Express Pageant Photo, 1923. b/w Photo of covered grandstand filled with people. Foreground is area, with benches along edge. No activities observed. May be Pony Express Pageant. For Original digital scan see History 20 CD

Made/Created

Artist

MAX HABECKER

Date made

1923

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

Lake Contrary, Lake Contrary Grandstand, Pony Express Celebration, 1923

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Feb 6, 2019

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Max Habecker

Provenance

Notes

Photographs taken in c. 1920's by Max Habecker, St. Joseph News-Press Photographer, affixed in photo album.