St. Joseph State Hospital No. 2 Woodson Building Groundbreaking, c. 1937

Photograph

St. Joseph Museums

State Hospital #2 Woodson Groundbreaking, c. 1937

Name/Title

St. Joseph State Hospital No. 2 Woodson Building Groundbreaking, c. 1937

Entry/Object ID

P2018.25.65

Description

St. Joseph State Hospital No. 2 Woodson Building Groundbreaking, c. 1937. b/w. Group of 13 men in overcoats and hats, one man shoveling ground in grassy field. A few State buildings in background. Memo from Jim Lehr identifies two of the men as: 5th from left: J.W. Lehr II (Weck), and 7th from left, his father, Arthur Lehr, president of the general contractor Lehr Construction Company. Handwritten at bottom: "Physchiatric State Hosp. Bldg". Negative included.

Made/Created

Studio

Prawitz Studios

Date made

1937

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

Hospitals

Search Terms

Lehr Construction Company, Mental Hospital, St. Joseph State Hospital No. 2., Woodson Building

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Printsize: "8" x 10"

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Jun 13, 2018

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Jim Lehr

Person or Organization

Arthur Lehr

Related Entries

Notes

P1998.043.00003, P2018.025.00046

Provenance

Notes

Photos taken by Lehr Construction Company of building sites from their company. Donated by Jim Lehr, a fourth generation owner.