Copyright: 14.26.1256 Leather Workers Union, c. 1916
Name/Title
Preparedness Day, Leather Workers Union Group Photo, 1916
Entry/Object ID
P2014.26.1256
Description
Preparedness Day, Leather Workers Union Group Photo, 1916. sepia pront on cardboard mat. Not identified but similar in style and location as other Preparedness Day photos in SJM collection. Group of about 100 men sitting on Buchanan County Courthouse steps with American flag and Union of Leather Workers, Horse Goods prominent at back. Men are wearing caps and striped aprons. A few women with children at back.
Note: "in June of 1916, American Patriotic fever was at a high point even 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
Search Terms
World War I, Buchanan County Courthouse, Preparedness Day in St. Joseph, 1916, Unions, Leather Workers Union
Dimensions
Dimension Notes
Printsize: 7½" x 9½:
matted. Size 10" x 12"
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.
