98.43.27 Western Tablet Co, with box cars, c. 1920
Copyright: 98.43.27 Western Tablet Co, with box cars, c. 1920
Name/Title
Western Tablet Co with Boxcar Photo, c. 1920
Entry/Object ID
P1998.43.27
Description
Western Tablet Co with Boxcar Photo, c. 1920. b/w. Photo of the backside (11th St.) of Westab manufacturing plant, a 6-story brick manufacturing building that occupies the block between 10th & 11th Streets on Mitchell Avenue. This is a scene of box cars lined up on tracks beside the building and 1920s-era pickup trucks backed up to the Western Pacific Line car at bottom left. The railroad tracks ran along the south side or behind of the building.
See 2018.25.80 for different view of plant.
Original digital scan located on History CD 20.
Made/Created
Artist
Ernest F. Cook
Studio
Cook Photo Co.
Date made
1920
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
Manufacturers
Search Terms
Lehr Construction Company, Western Tablet & Stationery Co., Westab
Dimensions
Dimension Notes
Printsize: "8" x 10"
affixed on linen backing
Condition
Overall Condition
Fair
Maintenance
Maintenance History
Date
Jun 13, 2018
Provenance
Notes
Photos taken by Lehr Construction Company of building sites from their company. Donated by Jim Lehr, a fourth generation owner.
