Copyright: 2017.2.130 Sommers (S.H.) Residence, c. 1880
Name/Title
Sommers (S.H.) Residence, 11th & Olive, Photo, c. 1880
Entry/Object ID
P2017.2.130
Description
Sommers (Silas .H.) Residence Photo, c. 1880. Sepia. Silas Sommers was Mercantile Hotel Manager. Olive Street on NE Corner of 11th. Photo of tall two-story brick home with cupola on top. The home has shuttered windows, porches on front and side, with bay window on right side. The house is perched on a slight rise with stone wall topped with wrought iron fence surrounding it. The entrance steps are at the corner secured with wrought iron gate. A man and three women pose in the front yard, a young boy on the entrance steps, and a horse and buggy are parked at the curb in front. Two statues on pedestals appear in the yard near the porches. "Residence of S.H. Sommers, St. Joseph, MO." printed at bottom of photo. undated.
Collection
Marshall & Melanie White
Made/Created
Artist
unknown
Date made
1880
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
Residences
Search Terms
Sommers Residence
Dimensions
Dimension Notes
Printsize: 8½" x 7"
On cardboard, 10¼" x 8¼"
Condition
Overall Condition
Fair
Maintenance
Maintenance History
Date
Oct 10, 2016
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
S.H. Sommers
Provenance
Notes
Photos collected by donor from purchases at various flea markets and estate sales.
