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M-514 Early St. Louis Glass Plate Photograph Collection

This collection of glass plate negatives depicts scenes of St. Louis at the turn of the 20th century including the construction of the 1904 World’s Fair in Forest Park, the newly built Compton Hill Water Tower, the Cathedral Basilica, the St. Louis School and Museum of Fine Arts and Brookings Hall at Washington University, a variety of farm houses and homes around the city, steamboats along the riverfront, and families enjoying various activities, picnicking, shopping, etc.

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: Landscape Photograph of Water and a Cliffside

: Landscape Photograph of a Tree Line Reflecting Off of Water

: Photograph of the Painting Titled Lamartine Rejects the Red Flag

: Photograph of a Painting of People in a City Park

: Photograph of a Painting of Soldiers Leading Prisoner

: Photograph of a Painting of a Narrow Landscape

: Photograph Down the Length of a Residential Street

: Photograph From a Rooftop of Victor and Co. Furniture

: Photograph of Antique Vessels

: Photograph of Brookings Hall of Washington University

: Photograph of Canadian Parliament Buildings

: Photograph of Children Racing Through a Park

: Photograph of Children Running Through a Park

: Photograph of Compton Hill Water Tower Construction

: Photograph of Construction in Forest Park

: Photograph of Construction in Forest Park

: Photograph of Construction in an Open Field

: Photograph of Construction of World's Fair Buildings

: Photograph of Deer or Elk Among Large Trees

: Photograph of Farm Workers Tending Trees from a Horse-Drawn Cart

: Photograph of Franklin Bridge in Forest Park

: Photograph of Girls Racing as a Crowd Watches

: Photograph of Horse-Drawn Carriages in Downtown Saint Louis

: Photograph of Horse-Drawn Carts Going Down a Boulevard

: Photograph of Horse-drawn Carriages on Wide Street

: Photograph of Horses and Mules Pulling Carts in a Field

: Photograph of Missouri Botanical Garden Visitors

: Photograph of People Having a Picnic by the River

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