Office of the Kirksville Democrat, 210 North Franklin.

Item — Photo: 1:26

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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

The Democrat, one of Kirksville's three weekly papers, occupied this building from March 1890 until November 1893; from the time its old home on the south side of the Square burned down till it moved into the new Spencer Block in the 100 block of South Franklin. Charles S. Orcutt, formerly editor of the paper in Monticello, Missouri, purchased The Democrat from Chappell, Bailey and Co. in September 1891 and sold it to W.T. Stephenson when he retired in 1903.