Pikes Peak Ocean to Ocean HIghway Opening Photo, 1923

Photograph

St. Joseph Museums

Pikes Peak Ocean to Ocean HIghway Opening Photo, 1923

Name/Title

Pikes Peak Ocean to Ocean HIghway Opening Photo, 1923

Entry/Object ID

P354.18022.240

Description

Pikes Peak Ocean to Ocean HIghway Opening Photo, 1923. Photo of three men near barrier rope (ribbon), one man holding shovel. All men in suits. News photo from Aug. 2, 1923 News-Press. Headline: "Snapshots of the Celebration at Troy Yesterday" Caption: "Congressman Faust of St. Joseph and Senator Capper of Kansas ready to put the finishing touches on the completion of the Pikes Peak highway between St. Joseph and Troy. Senator Capper holding the shovel. The man standing by Mr. Faust is William Van BIbber, in charge of the celebration." For Original digital scan see History 20 CD (Mistakenly identified as Federal Judge Otis Merrill).

Made/Created

Artist

MAX HABECKER

Date made

1923

Place

City

St. Joseph

State/Province

Missouri

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

Highways

Search Terms

Pikes Peak Ocean to Ocean Highway, Troy, Kansas

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Feb 6, 2019

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Max Habecker

Person or Organization

Senator Capper

Person or Organization

Congressman Faust

Person or Organization

William VanBibber

Provenance

Notes

Photographs taken in c. 1920's by Max Habecker, St. Joseph News-Press Photographer, affixed in photo album.