St. Louis Globe-Democrat Photographs: General Subjects

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: Soup Kitchen Cart; This photo shows the large crowd around a horse-drawn soup cart, each waiting for their serving of soup. Those waiting are primarily women and children. There's a sign attached to the cart indicating the cart's intention, and the driver of the cart looks on towards the viewer.

: Space Twins; 'Space Twins' Toni Dolan and Caralie Hall decorate an air conditioner condensing unit at the Space Conditioning, Inc., booth at the Modern Living Show.

: Special Delivery; Newspapers were delivered by horse-drawn wagons in St. Louis long before trucks were used in the business. This photo from Globe-Democrat files was not identified or dated. Records at the Missouri Historical Society indicate that in 1854, three years after this newspaper was started. St. Louis had 21 newspapers, including weeklies, and 12 magazines. The industry employed 585 persons then and the daily newspaper circulation totaled 19,300.

: Stacks of Bells; This photo is filled with stacks of large bells, some of which have writing on them in white. The stacks of bells are piled on brick, and are the only visible objects in the photo.

: Staff Photo; These well know St. Louisans are up to their necks in the task of examining some of the thousands of entries in the Globe-Democrat's "Famous Names" contest. They will certify the winning entries within a few days. They are, left to right: Frank C. Hamilton, president of the St. Louis Advertising Club; Thomas N. Dysart, president of the St. louis Chamber of Commerce; James J. Fitzgerald, president of the Board of Education; Mayor Dickman, and nelson R. Darragh, president of the Better Business Bureau.

: Stork Derby Winners; Stork Derby Winners line up in order behind Mr. Patches of Kmox-tv, an old friend they know from the "World of Mr. Zoom" show early in the morning. They are (from the left) Larry Adler, Donna Backhaus, Elaine Tramel, Theresa Marie Schmidt, Karen Shanahan, Phyllis and Phillip Kleppen, Jimmy Neville, Kathy Crouch and Kathleen Maniaci.

: Substructure of the Duplex Printing Press; Substructure of the Duplex Printing Press for the new Globe-[Democrat] Building. This structure will support sixteen press units in line...

: Superbowl Sunday; People who would rather watch the Fudge making that the Fridge gathered around Delores Berry making Fudge at the Fudgery in Union Station on Superbowl Sunday.

: Supply Caravan; In this photo, a large amount of horse-drawn wagons and vehicles heading away from the viewer. They are merging onto one road from the left of the photo as they move beyond dilapidated buildings. There are soldiers at the front of the foreground looking at the camera.

: Tanks and Soldiers; In this photograph, soldiers are moving alongside several tanks in a grassy field. They are in and out of the tanks that stretch through the photograph, many acknowledging the camera.

: Teachers Participating in a Workshop; Among the teachers participating at workshop on use of the newspaper in the classroom were:: Mrs. Janice R. Fleming, left, Mrs. Marilyn Quain, above left, Dennis H. Zorumski and Mrs. Jane Luennemann. The workshop was cosponsored by The Globe-Democrat., Not sure which woman this is.

: Telephone; The first telephone., Photograph circa 1876.

: Thankful for Industrial Achievement; "Thanksgiving Harvest, 1943/Americans are thankful for the industrial and scientific achievements of this country, which, great as they are, hold even greater promise for the future. Unfettered and properly encouraged to develop the Native American genius of invention can achieve wonders in the creation of production and transportation facilities. And with the realization of the hope of a post-war, truly democratic society, the fruits of such inventive genius may be extended to the broad masses of American citizens." This art reproduction shows glass-fronted helicopters being piloted away from a residential area. A woman stands to the right of the image, waving at the passengers of the helicopter.

: Thanksgiving Dinner Print; "This Thanksgiving dinner print, taken from the book "As We Were" by Bellamy Partridge and Otto Bettmann, depicts a favorite family festival in the America of not so long ago." Underneath the print, woven into the border, is a piece of text that says "Thanksgiving Dinner - Ephraim's Speech".

: Thanksgiving Dinner Scene; "This bountiful feast drew all members of the family to a New England farm house in 1871. Father, in the center, prepared to cut a large meat pie." The scene is full of men and women seated at a large dining table as they prepare for dinner. Children are present in the foreground, and the background shows a large fireplace and cabinet with small objects placed on top.

: Thanksgiving Pie Preparation; "Peru, Ind., Nov. 23 - Ready for Thanksgiving - Beverly Enyeart prepares pies for the Thanksgiving Day dinner she and her husband and eight children are preparing for anyone who wants to come. The Enyearts say preparing for the meal is a labor of love."

: Thanksgiving Prayer; This photo of a print shows "A solemn moment preceded all Puritan Thanksgiving Dinners when the head of the family rose and other members bowed their heads in prayer."

: Thanksgiving Turkey Print; "Prospective buyers looked over the farmer's flock of turkeys. This scene was sketched by A. B. Frost in 1890."

: Thanksgiving Wishes; Photo of an art print depicting a young girl holding a serving tray in a cook's outfit flanked by a pumpkin and a small sign that reads, "Best Wishes for a Happy Thanksgiving".

: Thanksgiving for Soldiers; "Thanksgiving in Egypt: American soldiers dig in at a table loaded with food at the Cairo West Airbase in Egypt. They are in Egypt for the "Bright Star" military maneuvers."

: The Bear and Fox Inn Painting; Photograph of a painting depicting pilgrims outside of the Bear and Fox Inn with bare trees next tot he building. There's a small dog barking at a man who's standing in front of the inn, with people looking at him and likewise walking by. At the bottom righthand corner is "Thanksgiving Day" in script.

: The Central Filing System for the Business Office; Located on the sixth floor, these files contain all the correspondence of the many departments concerned with the business office and in addition all advertising copy, local and national, is filed here for ready reference. The department is designed especially for compactness and easy accessibility.

: The First Thanksgiving Drawing; "Three centuries after the fact, J.L.G. Ferris drew this version of the First Thanksgiving, which shows Pilgrims sharing feast with friendly Indians. Without Squanto's help, it isn't likely there would have been much to be helpful for."

: The First Unit of the Globe-Democrat Modern Presses; The first unit of the Globe-Democrat modern presses, formerly used by the Star-Times, was removed from the KXOK building yesterday and installed in the press room. The mammoth moving operation, requiring removal and installation of eight 14-ton units, will continue next week. Foundation preparations have been under way at the Globe-Democrat for several weeks. The two Goss Multi-Color Headlines presses are expected to be in operation by Mar. 1, boosting the press total at the Globe-Democrat to 29 units.

: The First Unit of the Globe-Democrat Modern Presses; The First Unit of the Globe-Democrat Modern Presses, formerly used by the Star-Times, was removed from the KXOK building yesterday and installed in the press room. The mammoth moving operation, requiring removal and installation of eight 14-ton units, will continue next week. Foundation preparations have been under way at the Globe-Democrat for several weeks. The two Goss Multi-Color headlines presses are expected to be in operation by mar. 1, boosting the press total at the Globe-Democrat to 29 units.

: The Flanders' Fields; There are two photos here, one from wartime of World War I and one taken fifty years later. "The Flanders' Fields/Flanders' fields are green again, instead of red with blood as they were 50 years ago. The little army of Belgium, invaded by the Germans, retreated to Flanders. It held on for our years, but half a million Allied soldiers died around Ypres./Top: A Belgian soldier stands amid front-line desolation at the River Yperlee near Ypres, in 1917./Bottom: Fifty years and a second war after World War I, Flanders' fields lie in quiet peace on the River Yperlee near Ypres."

: The Globe and Democrat Separate Buildings; Shown here are the Globe and Democrat newspaper offices, then two separate publications. These booths were centrally located and popular stands. The various St. Louis dailies had pagodas, while weekly publications and magazines generally had tents. St. Louis Illustrated, a history published in 1876 by Will Genklin, says that here the representatives of these publications "welcome their friends, drew champaign corks and write puffs--" This picture was taken around 1878. This was taken in the early 1870s when the competing Globe and Democrat erected centrally located offices at the Fair where, as one historian said, representatives "welcome their friends, draw champagne corks and write puffs." Other publications in St. Louis usually set up tents for the Fair which was held in October.

: The Globe-Democrat KTVI Spelling Bee; Winners in Saturday's semi-finals in The Globe-Democrat KTCI Spelling Bee, from left, in front, Donald Mangogna, Mike Markovich, Mark Egley and Roberta Schingech. Second Row, Jean Berger, Peggy Husmann, Teresa Heinze and Maureen Connelley. In back are Fred Bernard and Weldon Cox, moderators.

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