Name/Title
South Side Aerials Photos (5) by Lew Shady c. 1960'sEntry/Object ID
P1998.50.9AEDescription
South Side Aerials Photos (8) by Lew Shady c. 1960's. b/w. Five aerial views of the South Side taken from perhaps King Hill, showing the river bottom, companies, residences, stock pens, packing houses, grain elevators, etc. (Note original accession showed photos number AA-VV. But only A-II in envelope Aug. 2019. No views of Kansas City in envelope)
A = Distance view of river bottom, residences in foreground, grain elevator, stock pens, and packing houses in background. "Swift" sign on packing house to right. Stock pens in center, Live Stock Exchange Building at left top. King Hill near foreground.
B = Distance view of area surrounding Grain Elevators, two shown in background. In front of them are the buildings of Terminal Warehouse, Multiple train tracks in foreground in front of cement plant.
C & D = Stock pens, center, Swifts Packing Plant, right; Armour Packing Plant, left. Railroad tracks in foreground, river in background.
E = Stock pens, center, on either side of Live Stock Exchange Building, Grain Elevators in background, Missouri river extreme top.Collection
Lewis C. Shady PhotoMade/Created
Date made
1960Place
City
St. JosephState/Province
MissouriLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Grain elevatorsSearch Terms
South Side Aerial Views, King Hill, Stock Yards, Live Stock Exchange Building, Armour Packing Plant, Swift Packing Plant, Terminal Warehouse, Missouri RiverProvenance
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.
