Robidoux, Louis & Orral (Messmore) Robidoux and Messmore children, 1918

Photograph

St. Joseph Museums

Louis and Orral Robidoux and nieces, March 16, 1918

Name/Title

Robidoux, Louis & Orral (Messmore) Robidoux and Messmore children, 1918

Entry/Object ID

P1990.29.21

Description

Louis & Orral (Messmore) Robidoux and Messmore children, taken March 16, 1918. Black & White studio portrait of Louis and Orral surrounded by Ruth Harriet Messmore (age 12), Mildred Loretta Messmore (age 12) and Dorothy Orral Messmore (age 10) (children of Orral's brother Jasper and his wife Rowenna Messmore). The handwritten note on the back indicates the photo was a gift to Harriet Messmore. Handwritten on insert in back: "Louis Robidoux, nee 1855 = 1918 A.D. Orral Messmore Robidoux, 1855 = 1918 A.D. Ruth Harriet Messmore, 1907 = 1918 A.D. Mildred Loretta Messmore, 1909 = 1918 A.D. Dorthy Orral Messmore, 1911 = 1918 A.D." This was taking March 16th, 1918 on my Birthday, Orral Messmore Robidoux, Kansas City Mo."

Made/Created

Artist

unknown

Studio

Cornish and Boken

Date made

1918

Place

City

Kansas City

State/Province

Missouri

Notes

Film Size: 4½ x 6½ Medium: Photographic Paper

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

Robidoux Family, Messmore Family, Genealogy

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Printsize: 5¼ x 8¼ The black & white image is surrounded by a white border and mounted inside a cardboard presentation folder embosssed with the name and location of the photographic studio

Accessories

Notes

Frame: Cardboard folder

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Jan 15, 2013

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Robidoux, Louis

Person or Organization

Oral Messmore Robidoux

Person or Organization

Ruth Harriet Messmore

Person or Organization

Loretta Messmore

Person or Organization

Mildred Messmore

Person or Organization

Rowenna Messmore

Person or Organization

Jasper Messmore

Related Events

Event

Orral (Messmore) Robidoux's birthday

Provenance

Notes

Transferred to SJM by KC Library from donation originally to thembyf Orral Messmore Robidoux, wife of Louis Robidoux, son of Jule C. Robidoux or her estate