This collection of photographs was assembled in 2014 by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch for the publication of a book titled St. Louis Memories: A Look Back. The book included images from several institutions as well as the general public. Private individuals and organizations were invited to have their photographs scanned by the contributing institutions. M-367 represents those photographs contributed to the project by the public that were scanned at the St. Louis Mercantile Library. The physical photographs still belong to the individual owners, but the scanned images were contributed to the library.
St. Louis Mercantile Library at the University of Missouri-St. Louis
The Proctor and Gamble yearly picnic in Blanchette Park, August, 1952. Here, women are participating in a game where the objective was to collect Proctor and Gamble products in their skirts. Whatever they collected was theirs to keep. Proctor and Gamble held the yearly picnic for employees and their families. Photograph donated to the St. Louis Mercantile Library by Sherlyn Maughs.
Children enjoy a ride during the Proctor and Gamble picnic for families, August, 1952. Photograph donated to the St. Louis Mercantile Library by Sherlyn Maughs.
Union Station in 1955 seen from Chestnut Street looking across Aloe Plaza. Photograph donated to the St. Louis Mercantile Library by Gerald R. Massie and the Massie family.
Bill Veeck and Casey Stengel at Sportsman's Park in north St. Louis on Grand Avenue. Photograph donated to the St. Louis Mercantile Library by Gerald R. Massie and the Massie Family.
The Casoloma Ballroom, located at 3453 Iowa Street, lays covered in ice, January 20, 1940. The Casoloma suffered a fire, and after firefighter's put out the blaze, the dripping water froze in the cold winter temperatures. Donated to the St. Louis Mercantile Library by Norbert Rechtien.
Clydesdales visit Behrmann's Tavern, 3155 Meramec Street, July 18, 1952. Pictured are Gus Behrmann and Bernie Marstall. Photograph donated to the St. Louis Mercantile Library by Bill Marstall.
The thirteenth annual Get-Together of the Czechoslovak Society of America, 1949. The Get-Together took place at National Hall located on Dolman and Allen avenues. National Hall was built in 1890, and it was the home of the lodges of several Czech benevolent organizations, including what is now CSA Fraternal Life which was previously known as the Czechoslovak Society of America. The National Hall was torn down in the 1960s due to interstate highway construction. This image was donated to the St. Louis Mercantile Library by the Gymnastic Association Sokol.
The Czechoslovak Society of America celebrates its 100th anniversary at its National Hall in 1954. Members of the men and women's gymnastics classes performed under the direction of instructor Frank Prihoda. Photograph donated to the St. Louis Mercantile Library by the Gymnastic Association Sokol.
The Jefferson Barracks Bridge in the process of being built, 1941. This shot is looking towards the Illinois shore near the railroad tracks below Jefferson Barracks. Donated to the St. Louis Mercantile Library by Norbert Rechtien.
Jimmy Moore, left, and his brother Freddy, who lived on Hunt Avenue, try to cool off on July 14, 1954. The day's temperature was a record 115 degrees, making it the hottest day ever in St. Louis history. Here, the Moore boys enjoy what they called 'The Original Water Park.' Photograph donated by J. R. Moore.
The August Knobbe family, circa 1917. Front row, from left: Vincent Knobbe, August Knobbe, Annette Knobbe, Florence (Sturm) Knobbe, Frances Knobbe, Anna Knobbe, and Alphonse Knobbe. Back row, from left: Harry Knobbe, August Knobbe Jr., Sister Salasia, Rose (Wilken) Knobbe, and Anthony Knobbe. Donated to the St. Louis Mercantile Library by JoAnne (Knobbe) Behm.
The Knobbe family gets together for a family reunion, circa 1932. The four Knobbe brothers, Joseph, August, Clement, and Benedict, got their families together at August's residence. August, who owned Tower Grove Dairy, and his brothers immigrated from Germany. Donated to the St. Louis Mercantile Library by JoAnne (Knobbe) Behm.
Members of the Sokol men's gymnastics team, circa 1900. The group was under the direction of instructor A. Tesar. Photograph donated to the St. Louis Mercantile Library by the Gymnastic Association Sokol.
The men of Metal Lathers Local 73 at the St. Louis Zoo, circa 1930. Included in the photo are Harry Hagen, Herman Beermann, Henry Beerman, Brian Frederickson, Tom Frederickson, and Joe Cook. Henry Beerman, who is the son of Herman Beermann, had the spelling of his last name changed. Photograph donated to the St. Louis Mercantile Library by the Gymnastic Association Sokol.
Gymnasts from the National Hall of the Czechoslovak Society of America march down South Ninth Street in a parade, circa 1940. The parade went from National Hall to Kiel Auditorium; the group was attending a gymnastic gathering on June 30. Photograph donated to the St. Louis Mercantile Library by the Gymnastic Association Sokol.
The Czech Sokol Ladies unit of the Red Cross at the Czechoslovak Society of America's National Hall in St. Louis on February 14, 1943. Donated to the St. Louis Mercantile Library by the Gymnastics Association Sokol.
The St. Mary Magdalen Boy Scout troops march in the school parade, June, 1955. Photograph donated to the St. Louis Mercantile Library by Sherlyn Maughs.
Families and residents of St. Louis gather on the levee to send off soldiers departing for World War II, circa 1942. Donated to the St. Louis Mercantile Library by Norbert Rechtien.
View of the St. Louis riverfront looking south towards the MacArthur Bridge. In addition to the cobblestones and boats, there is a fire hydrant and a lamp post.
The St. Louis Sokol Orchestra, circa 1915. The director of the orchestra was K. Trcka. Sokol, an organization similar to a German Turnverein, was started by Czech/Bohemian immigrants in 1865. The St. Louis Sokol organization owned the hall at Ninth and Allen avenues; it is now known as Smile Lofts. Donated to the St. Louis Mercantile Library by the Gymnastic Association Sokol.
The Jewel Box at Forest Park, circa 1955. The Jewel Box is a display greenhouse located at the intersection of Wells and McKinley Drives in St. Louis. The building was first opened in 1936 and underwent major renovations in 2002. Donated to the St. Louis Mercantile Library by Gerald R. Massie and the Massie family.
Patrons enjoy themselves at the bar in the National Hall of the Czechoslovak Society of America, circa 1950. The bar was an important source of income for the management and operation of the National Hall. Donated to the St. Louis Mercantile Library by the Gymnastic Association Sokol.
The Zorensky Brothers store located at 6301 Easton Avenue, which is now known as Dr. Martin Luther King Drive, 1948. Hyme Zorensky, who immigrated from Russia in 1906, founded the store in 1913. Hyme's sons, Louis and Milton, worked in the store and in the 1950s and 1960s, the two developed the Crestwood Plaza Shopping Center and Northwest Plaza Shopping Center. Hyme's grandson, Mark Zorensky would later develop the Saint Louis Galleria. Photograph donated to the St. Louis Mercantile Library by Mark Zorensky.