Bank of Carthage Building #2 (former), now Jasper County Sheriff Office, 231 South Main Street,
Introduction
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Images
Former Bank of Carthage #2 building in 2017.
Bank of Carthage #2 Building, circa 1960. Photo in collection of Powers Museum.
Except for 1887 check and 1920 deposit book in this grouping, all other items are associated with the second Bank of Carthage building and were on display in 175th Anniversary of Carthage Exhibit at Powers Museum in 2017.
Former Caffee Building that housed the Caffee Drug Company and other drug stores through the years before being torn down for the building of the 1960 Bank of Carthage #2 building. This image is circa 1900.
One of several stone sculptures on the West Fourth Street side of the former Bank of Carthage building.
Brochure Bank of Carthage published about the coin sculptures on the building written by Richard Ferguson.
Second page about the coin sculptures on the building written by Richard Ferguson.
Digitization on CLIO is part of Powers Museum's "Digital Carthage" project in honor of Carthage's 175th Anniversary Celebration (March 28, 2017 through March 27, 2018).
Funding for the Walking in the Wards tour was made possible by a grant from the Missouri Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities, Spring 2017.
Backstory and Context
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Sources
Utter, Wade and Hansford, Michele. Image of America: Carthage Missouri 1940-1990. Charleston SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2013.