South St. Joseph, early view, Stockyards in Distance
Copyright: 14.4.5 South St. Joseph, early view
Name/Title
South St. Joseph, Early View looking West from King Hill area, c. 1898
Entry/Object ID
P2014.4.5
Description
South St. Joseph, Early View looking West from King Hill area, c. 1898, View of light residential area with Packing Plants and Stock yards in background, river curving to southwest in right background. Dirt streets. Live Stock Exchange Building in background. Distance View.
Handwritten on back: "South St. Joseph, Stockyards in distance. "Contact print from glass negative." It has mailing label for Frederick W. Slater on back, who worked at paper much later than photo. He perhaps used it as a history photo for the "Newcomer's Guide" as mentioned on back.
Made/Created
Artist
unknown
Date made
1898
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
Stockyards, Packing houses
Search Terms
St. Joseph History, Live Stock Exchange Building, South St. Joseph
Dimensions
Height
8 in
Width
10 in
Condition
Overall Condition
Fair
Maintenance
Maintenance History
Date
Nov 18, 2014
Provenance
Notes
Fred W. Slater, was reporter and editor, St. Joseph Gazette and News-Press, c. 1945-1995. His son, Stephen, a photographer, for the paper. These photos were in the Slater's possession until donation.
