Name/Title
Thompson, Meriwether Jeff: Photos (4), c. 1862-1876Entry/Object ID
P9999.761.19309Description
Thompson, Meriwether Jeff: Photos (4), c. 1862-1876 sepia. One larger photo and three carte de visite images of Thompson during different times in is life--a young man, in Confederate army, and near end of his life, as below. These images donated by the Daughters of the Confederacy Chapter in St. Joseph.
Thompson is an early businessman, railroad investor, and Mayor of St. Joseph prior to the Civil War. He joined the Confederate Army and was popularly known as the "Swamp Fox" of the Confederacy. He did not return to St. Joseph after the war until late in his life and sick, he returned to live here with his daughter. He is buried in Mt. Mora Cemetery.
761/19309A =Thompson in Confederate uniform, Head/shoulders view. Small oval, Photographer unidentified. Handwritten on back: "Miss Annie Theyes (?) from her (illegible). E.C. Thompson" and "Gen. Jeff Thompson". c. 1862. carte de visite
761/19309B & E = Thompson in mid-life. Head/shoulders view. Man with full head of hair, clean shaven with mustache only. Photo fading. A. Lozo, St Joseph, Photographer. Handwritten on back: M. Jeff Thompson, St. Joseph, MO. June 25, 1870. carte de visite E = 8" x 10" on cardboard.
761/761/19209C = Thompson, c. age 50. Mature man, seated with large brim hat on his lap. wearing three-piece suit, bow tie. W.W. Washburn, New Orleans, Photographer. Handwritten on back: "Jeff Thompson shortly before his death in 1876. carte de visite
761/19309D = Thompson in Confederate uniform with broad-rim hat, strap across chest, Head to waist view. Oval photo on black mat "Taken from a daguerreotype taken at Memphis. M. Jeff Thompson, 1862." Sticker on back from Railway Review for photo order dated 8/12/(19)14.
761/19309F = Thompson, c. age 50. Mature man, seated with large brim hat on his lap. wearing three-piece suit, bow tie. Similar to #C above but different suit and hat.Made/Created
Date made
1876Place
City
St. JosephState/Province
MissouriNotes
Medium: Photographic PaperLexicon
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
Civil wars, MayorsSearch Terms
St. Joseph History, Thompson, M. Jeff, Civil War in St. JosephDimensions
Dimension Notes
Printsize: 2½" x 4¼Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
M. Jeff ThompsonProvenance
Notes
Collected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy Chapter in St. Joseph
