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Motor Mart, Sioux City, Iowa

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Part Of
Joseph H. Hughes collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1920s]
Accession Number
3-1997
Part Of
Joseph H. Hughes collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
3-1997.1
Item Number
3-1997.1.70
Accession Number
3-1997
Other Numbers
Hughes #68
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1920s]
Physical Description
8.5" x 6.25" (b/w)
Material Details
on matting
Physical Condition
Matting is torn, photo is scratched
History / Biographical
The Motor Mart Building in Sioux City, Iowa, is listed on the United States National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places. The State Historical Society of Iowa submitted the application in 1993. The building is an architectural example of the Commercial Style of the late 19th and early 20th Century American Movement designed by E.J. Henriques and C.F. Lytle Co. The building has a concrete foundation, brick walls, and a concrete roof. The Turner Mushroom System, a patented structural system involving a poured reinforced concrete framed, was used in the construction of the building. (Source: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form [online], focus.nps.gov/pdfhost/docs/NRHP/Text/93000330.pdf)
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a four-storey brick building, with a large showroom on the main floor. Inside, automobiles can be seen on display. Banners in the store windows read White Moon. The photograph was taken at night and exterior lights decorate the building.
Notes
Writing on the back of the photograph reads: Motor Mart, Sioux City, Ia., Lytle [?] Co. Archts., Mushroom Sys. truout.
Subject Access
Transportation
automobiles
motor cars
car lots
Storage Location
Hughes oversize drawer
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Wheat City Business College Hockey Club

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Part Of
Joseph H. Hughes collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1912
Accession Number
3-1997
Part Of
Joseph H. Hughes collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
3-1997.1
Item Number
3-1997.1.69
Accession Number
3-1997
Other Numbers
Hughes #67
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1912
Physical Description
9.25" x 7.25" (b/w)
Material Details
on matting
Physical Condition
Photograph is water stained
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a group of 10 men, eight whom are wearing sweaters with the letters WCBC appliqued across the chest. The goalie is seated in a wodden chair and wears his goalie pads and skates. The four other players in the front row are also wearing skates and have their hockey sticks.
Notes
Writing on the front of the photograph mat reads: Wheat City Business College Hockey Club, 1912
Name Access
Wheat City Business College
Subject Access
portraits
Hockey
sports people & activities
team sports
team photos
Storage Location
Hughes oversize drawer
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Part Of
Joseph H. Hughes collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1912-1914]
Accession Number
3-1997
Part Of
Joseph H. Hughes collection
Creator
Photographer: Boynton & Eaton, Reston
Description Level
Item
Series Number
3-1997.1
Item Number
3-1997.1.73
Accession Number
3-1997
Other Numbers
Hughes #72
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1912-1914]
Physical Description
9.5" x 7.5" (b/w)
Material Details
on matting
Physical Condition
Photograph is stained
Scope and Content
Photograph shows four horse teams with four men, posing with wood-framed wagons as they are being loaded with hay from the field.
Notes
Manitoba Historical Society places Boyton & Eaton in Reston from 1912-1914
Subject Access
harvesting
threshing crews
Agriculture
Storage Location
Hughes oversize drawer
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