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.
Photograph of the NORTH MISSOURI. "60 Souvenir Postal Cards of St. Charles and Vicinity Transferring Trains at St. Charles, MO., 1869. St. Charles, Mo.," "Transferring trains at St. Charles, Mo., 1869, St. Charles, Mo."
Photograph of the steamer MONTANA. "Carried 1000 tons Pittsburgh to St. Louis on maiden trip. Could have easily carried 500 tons more. Greats carrier on shallow water."
"Built at California, Pennsylvania in 1879 of finest Pennsylvania oak. Some of the fine boards were 60 feet long. She was extreme shallow draft - 7" forward - 11" amid ship and 14" on the stern when light. On her maiden trip
Image depicts a people-powered vehicle which was sold at the Boys Town of Missouri's fifth annual Kaleidoscope Auction. Chairman of the Kaleidoscope preview dinner Mrs. Louis J. Fusz Jr., Mayor John Poelker and Kaleidoscope of Events chairman, Mrs. Richard Holton inspect the vehicle.