File ID f298p1896
ContributorLewis Publishing Company (University City, Mo.)
Date.Digital2002-07-19
Date.Original1903-08-29
DescriptionOn August 29, 1903, David R. Francis, former governor of Missouri and president of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, laid the cornerstone for the new Lewis Publishing Company headquarters on Delmar Boulevard in St. Louis County. In this photograph Governor Francis is preparing to make his address to the friends, associates and employees gathered for the event. Standing to the left of him are Major H. L. Kramer, a vice president of Lewis Publishing Company, and Mabel Lewis. Edward Gardner Lewis is standing just to the right of the cornerstone. Others on the platform are unidentified business associates.
SubjectUniversity City (Mo.)--Pictorial Works
SubjectWoman's Magazine Building (University City, Mo.)
SubjectLewis Publishing Company (University City, Mo.)
SubjectLewis, Edward Gardner b. 1869
SubjectLewis, Mabel Gertrude
SubjectKramer, H. L.
SubjectFrancis, David Rowland, 1850-1927
Subject.KeywordPeople--Missouri--University City
TitlePhotograph, faded, dirty, wrinkled, creases across top, torn upper right corner, 9.72" by 7.86"
TitleDavid R. Francis laying cornerstone for Lewis Publishing Company headquarters, 1903 - View 4


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