White, JamesResidence, Nauvoo P.1

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Title White, JamesResidence, Nauvoo P.1
File Name 39222001728612.tif
Photo Number No. 8965
Classification 728
Subject Residences
Person Lyon, T. Edgar; White, James
Other Subject Dwellings; Post office buildings; Mississippi River
Spatial Coverage Nauvoo (Venus); Hancock County; Illinois
Description Captain James White built this home on the banks of the Mississippi River sometime between 1824 and 1829, when Nauvoo was still known as the town of Venus, Illinois. It became Commerce in about 1834 and in 1839, the home became the first Nauvoo post office. This information was given by Dr. T. Edgar Lyon, in charge of the Nauvoo Restoration (1965- ). Nicholas G. Morgan, donor.
Rights Management Digital Image © 2009 Utah State Historical Society. All Rights Reserved.
Holding Institution Utah State Historical Society
Relation Classified Photograph Collection
Source Format Print Photograph
Source Size 6.9 x 4.6 inches
Source Donors Morgan, Nicholas G.
Type Image
Format image/jpeg
Format Creation Original scanned on Epson Expression 10000 XL and saved as 400 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000 pixels on the long axis. Archival resolution: 2772 x 1845
Scanned By Dave Heyborne
ARK ark:/87278/s6r501k3
Setname dha_cp
ID 451660
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6r501k3
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