Sailboats on Lake, Photo by Shady, c. 1940s

Photograph

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St. Joseph Museums

Lake Contrary (c_b) sailboats, c. 1940s: In the black-and-white photograph from the 1940s, three sailboats glide on a calm lake under a dramatic sky filled with billowy clouds; the shoreline is lined with trees that appear frosted, potentially located at Lake Contrary.
Lake Contrary (c_b) sailboats, c. 1940s

In the black-and-white photograph from the 1940s, three sailboats glide on a calm lake under a dramatic sky filled with billowy clouds; the shoreline is lined with trees that appear frosted, potentially located at Lake Contrary.

Name/Title

Sailboats on Lake, Photo by Shady, c. 1940s

Entry/Object ID

P1998.50.34N

Description

Sailboats on Lake, Photo by Shady, c. 1940s. b/w. Three sailboats with sails unfurled on placid lake, with tree-lined shore in background. White billowy clouds in sky. Trees see to be white with frost. location unidentified but could be Lake Contrary. undated. Persons unidentified.

Collection

Lewis C. Shady Photo

Made/Created

Artist

Lewis C. Shady

Date made

1940

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

Sailboats

Search Terms

Lake Contrary

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

10 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Aug 26, 2019

Provenance

Notes

Photos taken by Lewis C. Shady, Donated by his children. Shady was staff photographer for St. Joseph News-Press, late 1930's to c. 1960.