Name/Title
Welsh, Walter, City Clerk, Photos (20), 1960-1980Entry/Object ID
P2001.24.5Description
Welsh, Walter, City Clerk, Photos (20), 1960-1980. b/w. Photos of Walter Welsh at work as City Clerk, an important position before the change to a City Manager form of government. Show Walter in various duties and with various individuals as follows. Item numbers are not consecutive.
01.24.5 = Walter Welsh meeting with 3 other men, man in center is Fred (or Harold) Slater. other two unidentified. undated, c. 1970s.
01.24.20 = Walter Welsh at his desk examining a ballot tally sheet. Same as 01.11.45. c. 1970s.
01.24.22 = Walter Welsh standing at counter with a man and a woman, unidentified. L.C. Shady, Photographer. c. 1960s.
01.24.24 = Walter Welsh and man in shirt sleeves, examining a computer machine. Same machine as in 01.11.17.
01.24.26 = Walter Welsh standing behind counter with two men on other side wearing coats and hats. Man on right is Jim Sollars. L.C. Shady, Photographer, c. 1960s.
01.24.27 = Walter Welsh escorting unidentified elderly man up the front steps of City Hall, crowd seated on lawn in background. This is likely an installation. undated. c. 1970s.
01.24.28 = Man from 01.24.27 seated at ceremony between younger man and older woman. c. 1970s
01.24.32 = Walter Welsh and wife, Clare, standing behind decorated cake on table. "Walter Welsh, City Clerk, ?0 years. Christmas tree in background. undated
01.24.34 = Walter Welsh standing behind counter next to woman. Douglas Merrifield standing on other side. This may be Merrifield submitting his petition for office of Mayor. c. 1966.
01.24.38 = Walter Welsh seated in chair at his desk next to unidentified woman. c. 1970.
01.24.39 = Walter Welsh standing at counter next to unidentified woman who is sorting through documents. Bill Bennett, Photographer. c. 1970s.
01.24.40 = Walter Welsh seated at desk, two young girls standing on his right, two young boys on his left. Steve Slater, Photographer. c. 1970s.
01.24.42 = Walter Welsh behind secretarial table in Council Chamber. Two unidentified women seated at desk, writing on document, another woman, standing, looking on. c. 1960s
01.24.43 = Walter Welsh in plaid suit jacket, standing in office holding a long printout document. Steve Slater, Photographer. c. 1970s.
01.24.44 = Walter Welsh & woman in plaid dress (wife Clare?) standing by a desk. She is holding a pie cutter, offering it to an unidentified man seated at desk. c. 1960s.
01.24.45 = Walter Welsh, seated at his desk, open book in his hands, another bound volume on desk to his right. c. 1970s.
01.24.51 = Walter Welsh in background beside his wife, Clare, who is examining a plaque. c. 1970s.Made/Created
Date made
1960Place
City
St. JosephState/Province
MissouriLexicon
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
Government, City governmentSearch Terms
City of St. Joseph, City CouncilRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Douglas MerrifieldPerson or Organization
FREDERICK W. SLATERPerson or Organization
Jim SollarsPerson or Organization
Clare WelshPerson or Organization
Welsh, WalterProvenance
Notes
Photos donated by widow of Walter Welch, City Clerk, who held this position for decades, an important position prior to the change to City Manager style of government.
