Name/Title
Robidoux, Julius C., Portrait Photos (2), c. 1860Entry/Object ID
P1995.1H.131Description
Robidoux, Julius C., Portrait Photos (2). b/w. Photographs of portraits of Julius Cesar Robidoux, son of Joseph Robidoux, founder of city of St. Joseph. He served as Justice of the Peace and married many St. Joseph couples. His diary is in the Collection of the St. Joseph Museum (68.13.35).
95.1H.131 & 132 = Jules Robidoux seated. Older man with greying hair, receding hairline, wearing full beard, mustache. Hies is wearing a darkish 3-piece suit, hands in his lap. (Included is 1 unmarked copy of this pose.)
95.1H.133 = Jules shown in similar age. Head/shoulders pose. He has serious look, dark hair and greying beard with mustache. Dark coat with wide lapel. (Included are 3 unmarked copies of this pose.)
95.1H.131B = Article about Jules written by Bartlett Boder.
"The oldest son of Joseph Robidoux by his second wife, Angelique Vaudry Robidoux, was born at St. Louis, August 13, 1814. A twin sister was born at the same time but she survived only long enough to be christened Messanie. Her father, twenty-nine years later, named a street in St. Joseph in memory of her. A street in St. Joseph was likewise named for Jules, her brother. Several years ago a friendly controversary arose over that spelling of the street, many asserting that it should be spelled Jules. The question was given to the St. Joseph Historical Society by the City Council to settle. By a margin of only one vote, the society reported that the preferred spelling was Jules. Laurence Kenney, S. J. emeritus professor of history at St. Louis University added to the merriment by writing a question: "Who can say Jules Street without pronouncing it Jules street?
After Joseph Robidoux sold his two-story log trading post in 1844, Jules Cesar Robidoux and Felix Robidoux, his son, bought his stock of goods and conducted a store near First & Felix streets near the steamboat wharfs. At the close of the Civil War there were many liberated slaves who were living as husband and wife under the common law practice, sometimes called Scottish marriages. Jules C. Robidoux as a justice of the peace united in legal marriage many ex-sales, some of the couples already having children.
Original digital scan located on History CD 04Made/Created
Date made
1860Place
City
St. JosephState/Province
MissouriLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
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Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Robidoux Family, Robidoux, Julius C.Relationships
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Person or Organization
Robidoux, JosephPerson or Organization
Julius C. RobidouxPerson or Organization
Jule RobidouxRelated Entries
Notes
AM1968.013.00007, AM1968.013.00008, AM1968.013.00035, AM1981.001.00035, AM1992.048.00015, L9999.999.03484Provenance
Notes
Photographs of original photos by Don Reynolds, SJM staff photographer, 1955.
