A complete business directory containing a listing and an index of St. Louis businesses for the year 1858 beginning with Agents-Advertising and ending with Wool Dealers.
Containing a series of sketches of the early settlement, public buildings, hotels, railroads, steamboats, foundry and machine shops, mercantile houses, grocers, manufacturing houses, &c.
A business directory distributed to hotels, railroad stations, reading rooms, and steamers for the use of travelers. It pairs descriptions of major cities in the United States with illustrated advertisements for businesses, including St. Louis.
James Green published this business directory shortly after the Great Fire of 1849. The fire destroyed much of St. Louis’ business district and made Green’s previous directory obsolete since many businesses and people had to relocate. The directory contains a listing of trades and professions listed alphabetically by occupation type, an alphabetical street and ward listing, as well as a listing