Name/Title
Messmore, Eli 5th Child of Jasper Messmore I, Portrait Photos (3) c. 1892Entry/Object ID
P1992.48.82Description
Messmore, Eli 5th Child of Jasper Messmore I, Portrait Photos (3) c. 1892. Two formal portrait photos of Eli, brother of Orral Messmore Robidoux, and one photo of his toddler son, Eli, taken between 1880 & 1900.
92.48.82 = Formal portrait photo of young man, Eli Messmore, about age 18. sepia. He has dark hair, is wearing a dark 3-piece suit with button front, buttoned only at top button, knotted tie. ¾ length photo of him standing, his left elbow leaning on vine covered rock. Handwritten on back: Eli Messmore, about 1888 A. D. Thomson Photographer, Kansas City, MO."
92.48.83 = Formal portrait photo, head shot, of young man, c. age 20s, with dark hair, short, trimmed mustache, wearing dark suit jacket with knotted tie and tie pin. sepia. Handwritten on back "Eli Messmore, 1892 A. D." Thomson Photographer, Kansas City, MO."
92.48.84 = Formal portrait photo of toddler boy, c. age 3., standing in chair with his arms stretched holding onto chair back. b/w. He is wearing a white blouse over tweed knee pants, with dark stockings and shoes. He has a dark cap on his head. Handwritten on back "Harold Messmore age 3, 1900" Hill Photographer, Sabetha, Kansas. This is perhaps the son of Eli Messmore. Same as 90.29.4.
Original scan on History CD7.Made/Created
Studio
Thomson Photographer, Kansas City & Hill, Sabetha, KansasDate made
1892Place
City
Kansas CityState/Province
MissouriLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Messmore FamilyDimensions
Dimension Notes
Printsize: 4¼' x 6½"Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Eli MessmorePerson or Organization
Harold MessmoreProvenance
Notes
Transferred to SJM by KC Library from donation originally to them by Orral Messmore Robidoux, wife of Louis Robidoux, son of Jule C. Robidoux or a descendant.
