Old Saint Jo, Gateway to the West, 1799-1932

Book

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Old Saint Jo, Gateway to the West, 1799-1932

Entry/Object ID

L1984.18.2

Description

Old Saint Jo, Gateway to the West, 1799-1932 is divided into two parts. The first one is the chronological story of Saint Jo and the second is a series of brief sketches of sixty individuals and families who were some of the 'builders' of the area. The black-and-white illustrations in the book were contributed by Don Reynolds of the St. Joseph Museum. The color pictures were the work of John Falter, a native of the Missouri River Valley. Gives history of St. Joseph as five towns: Indian Trading Post Queen of River Towns End of the Railroad Wholesale Town Agri-Town (See Photos scanned\History, St. Joseph) Illustrations from book were originally digitized on History CD 10. See 79.32.1 to view those illustrations attached to the book's record in this database. 466/Hardbound/Illustrations/Photographs/Jacket --Riverboat on Missouri.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Architecture, Government, Museums, Pony express, Civil wars, Clubs

Search Terms

St. Joseph-Missouri, Jesse James, Pony Express, Civil War-Missouri, Transcontinental Railroad, Indian Trading, Tootle's Opera House, Benton Club, St. Joseph, Missouri, Business, St. Joseph History

Book Details

Author

Sheridan Logan

Place Published

City

St. Joseph

State/Province

Missouri

Date Published

1979

Call No.

StJoArea LO

Notes

Copy No.: 2

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Logan, Sheridan

Related Entries

Notes

L1979.032.00001, L2009.003.00358