A black and white photograph depicting a Japanese samurai warrior armor set on a mannequin in the Tootle Mansion of St. Joseph, Missouri. Besides the armor, an intricately designed chest, which is open, houses a small statue.
Name/Title
Tootle Mansion, Samarai Warrior Armour, Negative & Photo, c. 1900
Entry/Object ID
P1984.21.1819
Description
Tootle Mansion, Samarai Warrior Armour, Negative & Photo, c. 1900. b/w. Negative and positive of a collection of Japanese armor on a mannequin, and open chest housing an oriental statue. Decorations in the Tootle Mansion at the time when the Tootle Family occupied the home at 11th & Charles. (2 positives made from the negative originally donated).
Original digital scan of negative on History CD 08.
Negatives from original photographer, Ernest Cook, who was owner of Cook Camera Chop, and took photos for clients in St. Joseph including the Tootle Family.