Soldiers planting an elm tree dedicating Memorial Highway. 1922
Copyright: 84.45.1 Memorial Highway, WWI Tree Planting, 1922
Name/Title
World War I Memorial Highway Tree Planting Photo, 1922
Entry/Object ID
P1984.45.1
Description
World War I Memorial Highway Tree Planting, 1922. U.S. 59 Highway. Soldiers planting an elm tree dedicating the St. Joseph to Atchison highway (U.S. 59) as the Memorial Highway in honor of Buchanan county soldiers who died in World War I.
Written on the back: Planting an elm tree in ceremonies dedicating the St. Joseph-Atchison road as Memorial Highway (1922) in honor of the Buchanan County soldiers who lost their lives in World War I. Written on the front:. Memorial Highway to World War.... Capt. H. McPe... identified as holding the tree trunk.
Made/Created
Artist
unknown
Date made
1922
Place
City
St. Joseph
State/Province
Missouri
Notes
Film Size: 7 x 5
Medium: Photographic Paper
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
Search Terms
U.S. Highway 59, Memorial Highway, World War I
Dimensions
Dimension Notes
Printsize: 9¾ x 7¾
Smaller image is centered in cardboard frame.
