The first courthouse of Jackson County in Missouri that is constructed of logs and stone. A sign on the roof edge states, "FIRST COURT HOUSE of JACKSON COUNTY. BUILT 1827." Sign under the eve states, "COMMUNITY WELFARE." The building has two front doors, one window to the right of the right-hand door, six front posts, a cross-bar wooden fence along the roof line, and a stone chimney at each end.
October 20, 1940
Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Handwritten on back, "Please return Ted Malone. 316 W 57. NYC. Missouri. One of the oldest buildings in the Missouri Valley, a little two-room cabin (log), built in 1827 as the Jackson County, Mo., court house. Francis Parkman." Stamped on back, "Purchase of Galloway photos carries with it the obligation to print under reproductions the prescribed credit line. The price will be doubled if credit line is omitted." And "WARNING. License to reproduce this photograph in your Publication is granted on condition that the price quoted is paid and the credit line is printed with reproduction. BY CUSHING. FROM EWING GALLOWAY. Photo must not be loaned or syndicated. Not for advertising or lantern slide without written permission. FOR ONE REPRODUCTION ONLY."
