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Title: Brooklyn St. Bridge
Date: 1984-08-10, 1984-08-13
Description: Concrete gives way to hydraulic jackhammer on bridge over I-70 north of downtown. Express lanes closed for demolition.

Title: Last Honor For 41, Vietnam Victims
Date: 1968-07-24
Description: Squad of riflemen fired the traditional three volleys and a bugler sounded taps as a burial service with full military honors was held Tuesday at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery for 41 U.S. servicemen and civilians who were killed last January 8 in a Vietnam helicopter crash.

Title: Mother Never Made a Bed Like This
Date: 1937-07-07
Description: Arriving yesterday for 30 days' C.M.T.C. training at Jefferson Barracks, Recruit Walker Long, ,17, of Bloomfield, Mo., was given first-hand information on approved bedmaking by Lieut. J.D. Peterson, a reserve officer, of Galesburg, Illinois.

Title: Five Blue-Clad Vets of the G.A.R.
Date: 1935-05-31
Description: Only five blue-clad veterans of the G.A.R. were able to attend the Memorial Day exercises at Jefferson Barracks yesterday to the left is Capt. LeRoy E. McGraw, who represented Col. Short at the G.A.R. exercises.

Title: March in Training
Date: 1939-07-21
Description: Soldiers in training, marching the yard.

Title: Looking Westbound at the Brooklyn St. Bridge
Date: 1984-08-20, 1984-08-21
Description: Work continues on the Brooklyn St. bridge demolition over I-70. Downtown-bound traffic (Eastbound) has been re-routed onto the Express Lanes. Picture shot about 10 a.m. with moderate traffic flow.

Title: The Night The Bridge Fell Down
Date: 1979-01-23, 1979-01-23
Description: The night the bridge fell down--may be the title of the film that might be shot on the old Chain of Rocks Bridge. The vacant bridge is located just south of the present bridge of Interstate 270 from Missouri to Illinois.

Title: Traffic is Heavy
Date: 1966-08-08, 1966-08-08
Description: Traffic is heavy on the bridge since the bridge has become toll free. A recent photo, above, shows heavy traffic on old Chain of Rocks bridge when it was toll-free but before the new Chain of Rocks bridge opened.

Title: CMTC Styles
Date: 1936-07-03
Description: What the well-dressed young man will wear at this year's Jefferson Barracks. A study in contrast between the former uniform at left and this year's neat outfit.

Title: Flags Up
Date: 1926-07-12
Description: Every Soldier seems to have lost someone, so this is a salute

Title: Mrs. John S. Chapman
Date: 1968-07-24
Description: A Young widow, Mrs. John Chapman of River Falls, Wis., clutches flag during service.

Title: Huge Girder For New Chain of Rocks Bridge
Date: 1964-07-23, 1964-07-23
Description: Huge girder for new Chain of Rocks bridge is lifted into place as work on the central span gets underway. There will be 32 of the girders manufactured by the Mississippi Valley Structural Steel Company, each 243 feet long, 10 feet high and weighing 162 tons. The bridge will carry Interstate Highway 270 across the Mississippi River near the old Chain of Rocks bridge.

Title: Chain of Rocks Bridge Has Laid Egg--For Sale
Date: 1970-07-02, 1970-07-02
Description: The Golden Goose of Madison, Ill., has laid an egg and may become a dead duck. Translated, that means the twisting, venerable Chain of Rocks Bridge is up for grabs--in fact it may be given away. Ownership of the bridge "is a detriment to the city at this time," the mayor said.

Title: New Toll-free Chain of Rocks Bridge
Date: 1965-08-19, 1965-08-19
Description: The new toll-free chain of rocks bridge (foreground) will cut deeply into revenues realized by Madison, Ill., from the present span (background), which is only 1800 feet upstream.

Title: Chain of Rocks Bridge is White Elephant, May Be Sold
Date: 1966-09-06, 1966-09-06
Description: This photo, above, was taken Tuesday, showing the traffic situation on the old Chain of Rocks bridge now that the new Chain of Rocks bridge has opened.

Title: New Chain of Rocks Bridge
Date: 1965-08-19, 1965-08-19
Description: Aerial view of the new Chain of Rocks bridge as construction is still being completed on it.

Title: New Chain of Rocks Bridge
Date: 1965-10-11, 1965-10-11
Description: Side view of the new Chain of Rocks bridge.

Title: The Old 138th
Date: 1939-08-10
Description: It looks like the old 138th but it is the St. Louis Officer personnel of the CMTC encampment at Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Arkansas, which concludes a two-week period of training today.

Title: Student Army
Date: 1932-07-13
Description: A section of the student army at Jefferson Barracks donning campaign uniforms. Their paraphernalia was issued immediately after the medical examinations, which continued throughout yesterday.

Title: Work Resumed on the New Chain of Rocks Bridge
Date: 1966-05-02, 1966-05-02
Description: Work resumed on the new Chain of Rocks bridge Monday, after a five-month delay. Work was halted Nov. 22 because of bad weather and alleged unreasonable construction costs. The Ruckman and Hansen Construction Company of Fort Wayne, Ind., has been paying a $250 daily penalty since Nov. 20 for delays in construction.

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