Title

Photograph of the "Golden Lane" Demonstration for Women's Suffrage, St. Louis

Description

Black and white photograph of the "Golden Lane" demonstration for women's suffrage held at the old City Art Museum (which later became the Wayman Crow Museum and the St. Louis School and Museum of Fine Arts) during the Democratic National Convention in St. Louis, June 1916. A sign on the bottom left corner of the building reads "Headquarters National State and City Woman's Suffrage Assn. Welcome!"

Creator

Possibly taken by Dr. William Swekosky, St. Louis dentist and photographer.

Semester

Spring 2026

Subject

Suffrage

Nineteenth Amendment

Voting Rights

St. Louis History

Activism

Women's Rights

Temporal Coverage

1910 – 1919

Spatial Coverage

St. Louis

Language

English

Medium

Photograph

Format

.jpg

Date

June 1916

Source

Missouri Historical Society

http://collections.mohistory.org/resource/148484

Is Part Of

MHS Photographs and Prints Collection

Swekosky Notre Dame Collection: Downtown Life Scenes SNDC 1-09-001 - 1-09-004

Identifier

N30088

Explanation of Omeka Map Location

The photograph was taken at the St. Louis School and Museum of Fine Arts, which was somewhere around Lucas Place, but the demonstration itself took place along Locust Street, from Jefferson Ave to Tucker Boulevard in downtown St. Louis. A line is drawn on the map to demonstrate the "Golden Lane".