A view of the lawn and a collection of red brick buildings at Jefferson Barracks, south of St. Louis in Missouri, Built in 1826, Jefferson Barracks is the oldest military installation west of the the Mississippi River.
The caption on the back of this photograph indicates that it is the Silver Moon Hotel which was replaced by the Arcade Building. Other accounts suggest this was known as the Hotel Moser, which had the Silver Moon Restaurant on the first floor.
14x11 in photograph of the old Boatman's Bank building in March of 1900. A sign for Shapleigh Hardware adorns the building and there is an advertisement in the foreground for recreational boating on the Meramec River.
Photograph of a pair of smokestacks, one of which is being worked on by a group of men near the top of the stack. The upper stories and roofs of 901 and 911 Washington Avenue are visible in the background., 901 Washington Avenue is the Bankers Lofts building. 911 Washington is the Lammert Building. Note the eagle sculptures, which have been removed, along the top of the cornice.
Photograph of the German Pavilion at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis. This pavilion was best known for its bells which could be heard from a great distance.
Photograph looking south from the top of the courthouse in St. Louis looking across Market Street to the buildings beyond. Part of Broadway is visible on the right with the facades of the St. James Hotel and the Olympic Theatre.
Printed illustration of horse drawn carriage on Olive Street in St. Louis, Missouri. A large high school can be seen in the background. The building was built in 1855 in the Lucas Place neighborhood.
20x16 in photograph of the Cracker Castle at the corner of St. Ange and Chouteau in 1870. The house was built in 1868 for Jonathan O. Pierce, who gained his wealth through the selling of hardtack during the Civil War. Within a few years, the home was sold to Fidelio C. Sharp, a lawyer and partner in the firm of Sharp & Broadhead.
9x6.25 in photograph of the Wainwright Building at Fourth and Chestnut Streets. The caption on the back of the photograph reads "Something new in architecture." The Wainwright Building was designed by the Chicago firm of Adler & Sullivan and constructed in 1892.
8x6 in photograph of the Palaces of Electricity and Machinery at the 1904 World's Fair. The picture was taken at night from the walkway between the Grand Basin and the building.
Photograph of St. Louis from the top of the courthouse looking to the northeast. The Chamber of Commerce building takes up the center of the view with Eads Bridge and the Mississippi River beyond that.
This photograph shows a rooftop view of the domed bell tower at the top of the Jaccard Building. The Jaccard Building stood at the corner of Broadway and Locust Street, at 407 N. Broadway. In the distance there are several industrial buildings and smokestacks billowing streams of gray and white smoke.