Name/Title
Western Tablet (Westab) Manfacturing & Warehouse Addition Construction Photos, 1941Entry/Object ID
P1998.43.34Description
Western Tablet (Westab) Manufacturing & Warehouse Addition Construction Photos, 1941. b/w. Photos of the progress of a building addition to Western Tablets Manufacturing Complex between 10th & 11th St. on Mitchell Avenue. Photos show the existing manufacturing 6-story plant, and the new building going up adjacent to it. For perspective, the railroad tracks servicing the plant are on its south or rear side. See 98.43.32 for more photos of this construction.
In order of construction:
98.4 34 I & K = Site Preparation. Shows steam shovel, dump trucks and workmen working below grade. 2 views
98.4.M & Q = Existing 1-story brick building demolition. Building behind original manufacturing plant situated next to rail track. 2 Views.
98.43.34 A-D, F-H, J, L, N-O, GG HH, KK, MM = Pouring the ground floor with grid of round support pillars. Various views of this part of the project showing floor, reinforcement rods, workmen. The most dramatic photo is GG.
98.43.34P, R-Z, AA, BB, EE, FF, II, JJ = Construction of superstructure exterior of new plant addition, Various views as the building rose from ground level to four stories.
98.43.CC & DD = Exterior Brickwork being laid. Two views of the brick as it rises from first floor to top. South side view, Notice box car on rail.
Original digital scan located on History CD 20Made/Created
Studio
UnknownDate made
1941Place
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
ManufacturersSearch Terms
Lehr Construction Company, Western Tablet Co., WestabDimensions
Dimension Notes
Printsize: 4" x 6ΒΌ"Provenance
Notes
Photos taken by Lehr Construction Company of building sites from their company. Donated by Jim Lehr, a fourth generation owner.
