Charles Ross Residence, 210 South Franklin.

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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

Charles Edward and Kate Bates (Clark) Ross lived in this home a block south of the Square after their 1885 marriage. Charles was on the Normal School faculty as Instructor in Drawing, Penmanship, Calisthenics and Bookkeeping, 1880-1900. He was also Secretary of the Board of Regents, 1895-97. He left the Normal School to enroll at the American School of Osteopathy then moved to Ft. Smith, Arkansas, when he graduated in 1902.