Name/Title
Messmore, Jasper I and wife Harriet Foster, Portrait Photos (2), 1889-1905Entry/Object ID
P1992.48.56Description
Messmore, Jasper I and wife Harriet Foster, Portrait Photos (2), 1889-1905. Two formal portrait photos of Jasper & Harriet Messmore, parents of Orral Messmore Robidoux.
92.48.56 = Formal portrait photo of mature man, full length view, standing beside elaborate pillared urn, with his left hand resting on the planter. sepia. He is wearing a dark 3-piece suit, buttoned only at top, with watch fob visible. He has dark hair, a dark beard & mustache. Handwritten on back: "Mr. Jasper Messmore I, Reserve, Kansas, 1905" Handwritten not included with photo; " Jasper Messmore I & Harriet Foster, parents of younger child, Jasper II, father of Ruth Messmore Pollock (Mrs. Sam), the donor of this material".
92.48.57 = Formal portrait photo of mature woman, full length view, standing next to same urn as above. sepia. She is wearing a dark, button-front bodice, with long sleeves over a dark gathered, full-length skirt, with gathered ruffle at hem. Handwritten on bottom: Mrs. J. Messmore nee Harriet Foster about 1889." Handwritten on back: Mrs. jasper Messmore nee Harriet Foster about 1889 A.D."
Original scan on History CD7.Made/Created
Studio
Mitchell Photography, Kansas CityDate made
1889 - 1905Place
City
Kansas CityState/Province
MissouriNotes
Date: 1905Lexicon
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
Jesper Messmore, IPerson or Organization
Harriet Foster 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.
