East side of the Square (100 block North Franklin).

Item — Photo: 1:3

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

An album of 35 photos of Kirksville, Missouri, buildings, businesses and people created by "Drake, Fotografer" and originally owned by Clifford Elmore Henry. Using Kirksville city directories, local histories and articles in Kirksville newspapers of the day, we have been able to determine that most of the photos in this album were taken 1893 January-April, the only period when all the pictured businesses were in operation simultaneously.

Dates

Creation: early 1893

Creator

From the Collection: Henry, Clifford Elmore, 1873-1959 (Person)

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Historical Note

From newspaper accounts, one could get the impression that the east side of the square was not a good place to do business in the early 1890s. The stores seem to have changed quite frequently and all but one of the ground floor businesses in this shot either closed or changed hands during the first half of 1893. Working north along the block: Cross and Bro., Grocers, 106; Cole and Green, Furniture and Undertakers, 108 (owner/name change April 1893); J. E. Owen, Grocer, 110 (closed June 1893); L. A. Willard, Grocer, 112 (closed not long after Willard's death in Feb. 1893); J. F. Whitacre's New York Dry Goods in the Wilson Block, 116-118 (closed Apr 1893). Upstairs at 102 1/2, C. L. Lewis, Attorney at Law remained in the same place for years.