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Title: Railway Construction Site
Description: Photograph of construction site at railway interchange. Tunnels are being dug under existing railroad tracks. A steam shovel is loading dirt onto rail cars. Men with teams of horses are visible in the trench.

Title: Keokuk Dam
Description: Aerial view of power dam at Keokuk, IA. Photograph by Chuck Anschutz.

Title: Children Along Rope
Description: Photograph of children standing along and hanging on a rope near a construction site. A large portion of the street has been excavated, a worker is visible in a hole in the street digging with a shovel. A couple of horse-drawn wagons are visible in the background.

Title: Columbia Club
Description: Photograph of the Columbia Club on Lindell west of Vandeventer. Writing on the back of the photograph indicates that this building was later home to the Automobile Club. The Columbia Club was a Jewish social institution.

Title: Czechoslovak Society of America Get-Together, 1949
Date: 1949
Description: 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.

Title: Eagle Boat Store
Date: 1895
Description: The Eagle Boat Store in 1895. At that time a large figurehead, seen at the right, stood beside the door. Where the figurehead came from and where it went is a mystery. It may have ben from the Steamer Lady Gay which sank in 1870.

The Eagle Boat Store was founded in 1839 according to lettering on picture of Ward and Brady Boat Store. Lockwood and Wider sold to Capt. James Ward whose

Title: Island Queen
Date: 1947-09-09
Description: Burning Excursion Str. ISLAND QUEEN after explosion at a Pittsburgh wharf September 1947. Fuel tanks exploded resulting in the destruction of the boat and loss of 19 lives.

Title: Old Catherdral
Description: 6.5x9 in photograph of the first Catholic cathedral in St. Louis.

Title: Delta Queen
Description: Photograph of the steamboat DELTA QUEEN's stage and "Deck Batton" or stanchion used to tie stage secure and to hold the dock ropes.

Title: Bald Eagle
Description: Photograph of steamer BALD EAGLE.

Title: Students Protest Against SIUE President Delyte W. Morris
Date: 1960-12-02, 1960-12-03
Description: PROTESTING RESIGNATION of Dr. Harold W. See as vice president of Southern Illinois University and dean of its Southwestern Illinois campus are students who demonstrated outside the East St. Louis Branch Friday., Delyte Morris was the President of SIUE from 1948-1970.

Title: St. Louis - Forest Park, MO
Description: St. Louis, MO - Aerial view of south central section of Forest Park looking northeast and almost directly down onto northeastern corner of Zoo grounds including Bird Cage at lower left center area; World's Fair Pavilion at center of frame; and Post-Dispatch Lake beyond the Pavilion. Picture is flipped horizontally.

Title: Baecker, Captain Kermit
Description: Captain Kermit J. Baecker. Photo.

Title: Sunday Amusements in St. Louis
Date: 1882-06-17
Description: Image from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper from June 17, 1882. The image depicts a crowd gathered to see the entertaining contents of a tent. The image is based on a sketch by C. Upham.

Title: Delta Queen
Description: Photograph of the center of the Orleans room "Mr. and Mrs. Mantler's Table #57 = 2nd - 4 chair table on left. Band stand straight ahead" aboard the steamboat DELTA QUEEN.

Title: Nugents Department Store
Description: 9.5x7.5 in photograph of Nugents Department Store.

Title: Tom Greene and Fred Way
Description: Unidentified man (left) with Tom Green (middle) and Captain Fredrick Way Jr. (right) aboard the Steamer DELTA QUEEN.

Title: Julia Belle Swain
Description: Photograph of the excursion steamer JULIA BELLE SWAIN.

Title: J. S. and St. Paul
Date: 1920
Description: Excursion steamers J. S. and St. Paul at St. Louis, with unidentified steamboat to the left. R. V. Gerber photo, 1920 - taken from Str. Golden Eagle.

Title: GASCONADE
Description: Photograph of gas boat GASCONADE.

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