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Title
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Missouri Valley Trust Co.
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Description
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This bank building was built by the Bank of the Stae of Missouri which established itself on this corner in July, 1859. The stockholders who organized the bank were: Joseph Robidoux, R. W. Donnell, John Patee, Judge Solomon, Col. D. M. McDonald, C. B. France, Major J. M. Bassett, John C. Thornton, Armstrong Beattie, John Corby, P. L. McLaughlin, Maj. Frederick W. Smith, Israel Landis, Simeon Kemper, Jules C. Robidoux, M. Jeff Thompson, Henry Nunning, Dr. Silas McDonald, A. P. Goff, John E. Barrow, Joseph C. Hull and others. The Supreme Court of Missouri held its sessions on the second floor in the late 1860s.
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Object Type
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Postcard
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Title
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Bank of the State of Missouri
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Description
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Sign above building reads Missouri Valley Trust Co. The bank building was built in July 1859. "Steamboat captains, slave owners, overland freighters, confederate and union soldiers have done business here. Pony Express riders, French fur traders and gold miners of Pikes Peak and Virginia City, Montana, have warmed themselves by the old fireplace before starting across the plains."
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Object Type
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Postcard
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Title
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James J. Akard
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Description
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Handwritten in ink on the back of what appears to be a postcard, "Capt. James J. Akard, about 1917."
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Date
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1917~
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Object Type
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Postcard
