Name/Title
Messmore, Jasper II & family, 9th Child of Jasper Messmore I, Photos (9), 1887-1908Entry/Object ID
P1992.48.95Description
Messmore, Jasper II & family, 9th Child of Jasper Messmore I, Photos (9), 1887-1908. Two format portrait photos of Jasper Messmore II, brother of Orral Messmore Robidoux. Five photos of either his wife or children as below:
92.48.95 = Formal portrait of young boy c. age 6, in dark suit, standing behind tricycle, his light-color, brimmed hat on ground in front. sepia. Handwritten on back: "Jasper Messmore, Jr. about 1887 A.D." L.K. Oldroyd Photographer, Falls City, Neb."
92.48.96 = Formal portrait photo of Jasper seated on wicker bench. Young man in dark, 3-piece suit with striped knotted tie, jacket open, watch fob visible. Handwritten on back: "Jasper Messmore Jr., 1899 Law School Graduate, Kansas City, MO." Hobard Studio, Kansas City, 5¼" x 7 3/8". Similar to 90.29.15
92.48.97 = Formal portrait photo of Jasper II. Head/shoulders. Same as 74.12.7. 1899. sepia.
92.48.98 & 99 = Two similar photos, one view in profile. b/w. Head/shoulders view. Small photos, matted. Formal photo of young man with dark hair, mustache, wearing light-colored 3-piece suit, shirt with high white collar, knotted light-colored tie. Handwritten on back: "Lawyer, Jasper Messmore II, New York Life Insurance Building, 8th & Baltimore, K.C., Mo." Lauck & Allen Photographer, Kansas City, MO. 1½" x 2" photo on 3" x 3½" mat.
92.48.100= Postcard photo of Baby in wicker pram. Round photo on postcard. Distance view. sepia. Handwritten under photo: "6/14/08, Granite, Okla., Overseeing the work going on in the yard. Ruth H. Messmore" Card addressed to Mrs. Ida Ecremen, Cardiff, Colo. Postmark: June 16, 1908. 2¢ stamp. 5 3/8" x 3½"
92.48.101 = Formal portrait photo of toddler standing on chair, facing back, with hands on chair back, wearing white dress. Handwritten on back: "Ruth Harriet Messmore, age one year, 1908" b/w. 2¾"" x 4" on 7½" x 4½" mat, torn off at bottom.
92.48.102 = Postcard photo of woman with two small girls seated behind steering wheel of horseless carriage. b/w. Woman is wearing large brim hat, and the first are wearing coats, with bows in their hair. Handwritten at bottom: "Rowena Messmore with Ruth & Mildred" On back: "1910, Granite, Okla.., Ruth, age 2, 1909, Mil. age 3 mo., Rowena Hedley Messmore." Unmailed. 5 3/8" x 3½"
92.48.103 = Formal portrait photo of toddler girls seated on small chair with her feet on flowered cushion. She has dark hair and is wearing a white dress, anklets and shoes. b/w. Handwritten at bottom, Mildred Messmore 1910, Granite, Okla." 3¼" x 5" in windowed portfolio, separated and yellowing. Hamly's Photo Car stamp on folio.
92.48.104 = Postcard photo of two young girls, wearing white dressed, seated at small table, with checked cushion at their feet. b/w. Handwritten on back: " Ruth Harriet Messmore, age 5, 1912, Mildred Loretta Messmore, age 3, Granite, Okla.." unmailed. 5 3/8" x 3½"
Original scan on History CD 07Made/Created
Studio
VariousDate made
1899Lexicon
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: variousRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Jasper Messmore, IIPerson or Organization
Ruth MessmorePerson or Organization
Rowena Hedley MessmorePerson or Organization
Mildred MessmoreRelated Places
Place
City
Kansas City, Granite, Falls CityState/Province
Missouri, Oklahoma, NebraskaProvenance
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.
