Meers, Arthur J., Mayoral Inauguration, Photos (17), 1958

Photograph

St. Joseph Museums

Arthur J. Meers, Mayor Installation, 1958

Name/Title

Meers, Arthur J., Mayoral Inauguration, Photos (17), 1958

Entry/Object ID

P2001.24.53

Description

Meers, Arthur J., Mayoral Inauguration, Photos (17), 1958. b/w. glossy. Photos from the installation of Arthur Meers as Mayor in 1958, taking over after the tenure of Mayor Stanley I. Dale. Various views of Meers and others and the installation and first seating of the 1958 City Council. Not all photos scanned (Originally donated in blue album, but at some point removed from album and cataloged as loose photos.) 01.24.53A = Swearing in of Meers by Walter Welch. 01.24.53B&C = Meers with outgoing Mayor Stanley I Dale. 01.24.53D&E = Meers giving inaugural address 01.24.53F&G = Meers seated at Mayoral spot on dais, his wife, Marianne, and another woman standing behind. 01.24.53H&I = City Council, 1958 swearing in. 01.24.53J&K = City Council & staff at dais during first meeting, 1958 01.24.53L-N = City Council in session, first meeting, 1958 01.24.53O = Greeting public after meeting 01.24.53P = Meers & wife Marianne 01.24.53Q = Meers family seated at inauguration

Made/Created

Studio

Bray's Studios

Date made

1958

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

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Mayors

Search Terms

City of St. Joseph, Meers, Arthur J., City Council

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

10 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

May 18, 2020

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Meers, Arthur J.

Person or Organization

Welch, Walter

Provenance

Notes

Provided by widow of City Clerk, Walter Welsh, who swore in all city officials for decades.