Name/Title
Preparedness Day Flag Display at Buchanan County Courthouse, June, 1916Entry/Object ID
P2014.4.15Description
Preparedness Day Flag Display at Buchanan County Courthouse, June, 1916. Colorized photo of men in suits kneeling, holding taut a huge American Flag. on the south lawn of the Buchanan County Courthouse, near the corner of 4th Street. City Auditorium in background.
A = Photograph. 8" x 10", Handwritten on back. Name of studio. "All businesses closed and every business of the town was represented in a parade, June, 1916". "St. Joseph, MO." written in white at base of photo.
B = News photo and news article, July 4, 1976.
Caption: Sixty years ago, in June of 1916, American Patriotic fever was at a high point ven though the United States had not yet entered World War I. One of the big events that year was a Preparedness Day parade. All business places and factories were closed and one of the largest parades in the history of the city was held. A feature of that parade was the large American flag carried by the men in the above picture. The late Edward Watters, fifth from right at the lower section, was one of those holding the flag when it was displayed just north of the courthouse. Mrs. Grace Watters, had the photograph."
The title of the article accompanying the news photo "Major Growth by city in wake of Civil War" by Gary Chilcote.
On reverse side: "City's first law officer was named in 1851" by Jim Sherman, details the police department in St. Joseph through 1976.Made/Created
Studio
Swan Johnson Commercial PhotographerDate made
1916Place
City
St. JosephState/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 ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Flags, Civil wars, PoliceSearch Terms
World War I, Buchanan County Courthouse, Parade, Preparedness Day Parade in St. Joseph, 1916Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Edward WattersPerson or Organization
Watters, GraceProvenance
Notes
Fred W. Slater, was reporter and editor, St. Joseph Gazette and News-Press, c. 1945-1995. His son, Stephen, a photographer, for the paper. These photos were in the Slater's possession until donation. A news clipping included suggests the photo was originally the property of Grace Watters whose husband was pictured holding the flag.