Maples Hotel at Lake Contrary Photo, 1890

Photograph

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St. Joseph Museums

06.5.36 Maples Hotel, Lake Contrary, c. 1890: The black and white photo from 1890 shows the large, two-story Maples Hotel at Lake Contrary, featuring a covered porch extending along its front, with short turrets on each end and a central rectangular tower. The lawn in front is dotted with leafless trees, and a sign reading "The Maples" hangs from the porch roof near the entrance, capturing a moment in time linked to the handwritten and stamped notes on the back.
06.5.36 Maples Hotel, Lake Contrary, c. 1890

The black and white photo from 1890 shows the large, two-story Maples Hotel at Lake Contrary, featuring a covered porch extending along its front, with short turrets on each end and a central rectangular tower. The lawn in front is dotted with leafless trees, and a sign reading "The Maples" hangs from the porch roof near the entrance, capturing a moment in time linked to the handwritten and stamped notes on the back.

Name/Title

Maples Hotel at Lake Contrary Photo, 1890

Entry/Object ID

P2006.5.36

Description

Maples Hotel at Lake Contrary Photo, 1890. b/w. Photo of large 2-story frame hotel, with covered porch along the entire front. Short turrets on each end of raised roof with rectangular tower in center. Lawn in front with trees, bare of leaves. "The Maples" sign hanging from porch roof at entrance. Handwritten on back: The Maples Club, Lake Contrary" Stamped on back: "George. A. Walling - 606 Edmond, St. Joseph, MO. Tel: 65" Other names are written in pencil on back in non-linear manner. They include "Margaret Tucker Benson 1207 N. 10 St." "Margaret Tucker Benson 717 N. 22nd. "Billie Richard Beers"

Made/Created

Artist

Walling, Geo A.

Studio

Walling & Co

Date made

1890

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

Walling, George A., Maples Hotel, Lake Contrary

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Printsize: 4½" x 4" on grey cardboard mat 8" x &"

Condition

Overall Condition

Poor

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Walling, George A.