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An original press photograph from the archives of the venerable 150 year-old Star Tribune newspaper in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Type & Size: A 5x4" original photograph.
Condition: Photo from a working archive. May contain notes, marks, labels, clippings, and/or retouching by the staff at the time of publication. May contain issues associated with time, age, and use. Please see images for scans.
Colonel L.G. Yoder is seated at his desk in his office, appearing focused as he engages in a phone conversation. The room is modestly furnished with a map on the wall and a calendar displaying the date June 1949, aligning with the information on the back of the photograph. This setting in St. Paul suggests his role as a district engineer during this period.
Colonel L.G. Yoder served as a significant figure in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, responsible for overseeing engineering projects within the St. Paul district. His role would have encompassed a variety of infrastructure and civil works tasks, critical during the post-war era of development and modernization in the United States.
Text present on photo:
Col. L. G. Yoder
St. Paul District Engineer
JUN 1949
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The press photo archives contained a mix of silver gelatin and wire photographs from sources such as Associated Press Wirephoto. Generally B&W images with no typed text on them in this archive are silver gelatin images, and photos with typed text are wire photos. All images are vintage and original to their era.
