Copyright: 14.26.1274 Leader Staff Preparedness Day, June 28, 1916
Name/Title
Preparedness Day, Leader Employees, Group Photo, June 28, 1916
Entry/Object ID
P2014.26.1274
Description
Preparedness Day, Leader Employees, Group Photo, June 28, 1916. Group of women and a few men (sixty in total) photographed with Buchanan County Jail Building as backdrop. The women are all dressed entirely in white with white brimmed hats, The men are in suits with white boller hats. A large American flag is held in back of the group.
Legend: The Leader's People on PREPAREDNESS DAY, June 28, 1916.
This photo was included in the book: Trails to the Past.
Note: "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." See 14.4.15.
Collection
Marshall & Melanie White
Made/Created
Studio
Busch Studio
Date made
1916
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
Flags, Newspapers
Search Terms
World War I, Buchanan County Courthouse, Parade, Preparedness Day Parade in St. Joseph, 1916, Leader, The
Dimensions
Dimension Notes
Printsize: 7½" x 9½:
matted. Size 10+" x 10"
Condition
Overall Condition
Fair
Maintenance
Maintenance History
Date
Sep 29, 2014
Provenance
Notes
Marshall White Collection of photos related to St. Joseph history and St. Joseph photographers. Collected from various sources.
