Charles E. Brooks Collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 1998.004

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Photographs, gelatin negatives, and glass plate negatives depicting life during the turn of the 20th century. Many of these pictures are of small towns which include: Advance, Bloomfield, Chaonia, Fulton, Harviell, Patterson, Taft, Williamsville, and Brunot; all within Missouri. Brooks took many portraits, sometimes using rural landscapes as his back drop. His pictures include the Bloomfield fire of 1912, the cyclone day in Advance in 1909, and an undated flood along State Highway 82. Many of the other pictures are unidentified and undated, and include various shots of unknown material. Photographs are 8” x 10” and 5 x 7, and also include negatives and glass negatives, some of which are damaged.

Dates

Creation: 1909-1959

Rights Statement

Materials in this collection may be protected by copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code).

Biographical / Historical

Charles E. Brooks was a photographer in the southeast Missouri region during the first half of the 20th century. He was on the site of several natural disasters, and also photographed agricultural scenes of the area. He also photographed entire school classes, most of which are unidentified.

Extent

1.5 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Photographs and negatives created by Brooks, documenting small, rural towns in Southeast Missouri, including Advance, Bloomfield, Chaonia, Fulton, Harviell, Patterson, Taft and Williamsville.

Provenance

Collected by Charles E. Brooks of Arab, Mo.. The collection was donated by Elizabeth Cooper on February 3, 1984, she is the daughter of Charles E. Brooks.