Details
The first courthouse of Jackson County in Missouri that is constructed of logs and stone. A sign on the roof edge states, "FIRST COURT HOUSE of JACKSON COUNTY. BUILT 1827." Sign under the eve states, "COMMUNITY WELFARE." The building has two front doors, one window to the right of the right-hand door, six front posts, a cross-bar wooden fence along the roof line, and a stone chimney at each end.
Date Published
1940-10-20
Publisher
Ewing Galloway
Subjects
Time Periods
Subjects, Geographic
Notes
October 20, 1940
Handwritten on back, "Old Log Court House. Independence - Carleinan broadcast. Francis Parkman. Tec Malone." Stamped on back, "Sunday Oct 20 1940. Today (WEAF 2 p.m.) the Pilgrim visits the old log courthouse at Independence, Mo., whence began the great westward trek immortalized by Francis Parkman in The Oregon Trail."
Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Extent Of Original
1 photograph : black and white print ; 21 x 26 cm
Member of
Source File
umkc_lsc_malone_photos-188.tif
Physical Location
LaBudde Special Collections
Rights
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