St. Joseph Aerial View of South Side, Stockyards, Packing Plants Photo, c. 1950

Photograph

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St. Joseph Museums

St. Joseph South Side Aerial View, c. 1950: Copyright: 2019.2.12 St. Joseph South Side Aerial View, c. 1950
St. Joseph South Side Aerial View, c. 1950

Copyright: 2019.2.12 St. Joseph South Side Aerial View, c. 1950

Name/Title

St. Joseph Aerial View of South Side, Stockyards, Packing Plants Photo, c. 1950

Entry/Object ID

P2019.2.12

Description

St. Joseph Aerial View of South side, stockyards, packing plants, c. 1950. b/w. Legend on back: "...Taken from King Hill in St. Joseph and faces southwest. It shows the older, industrial section of the city, including the St. Joseph Stockyards, Armour, Swift meat packing companies, grain storage facilities and some residential houses. In the background is the Missouri River which separates Missouri from Kansas." View includes Live Stock Exchange Building, and the many pens of the stockyards to both left and right of the Exchange. Lake Avenue is the street artery in the center of the photo.

Collection

Marshall & Melanie White

Made/Created

Studio

Unknown

Date made

1950

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

Search Terms

St. Joseph Southside, St. Joseph Aerial View, Livestock Exchange Building, Armour Packing Company, Swift Packing Company

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

10 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Poor

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Apr 9, 2019