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Title: Del Commune
Description: Photograph of the towboat DEL COMMUNE. In the lower right corner of photograph are the words,“St. Louis MO. Engineer District Floating Plant / Tow Boat Del Commune Broadside View / MAR 28, 1938 / 3377."

Title: Metal Lathers Local 73 at the St. Louis Zoo, 1930
Date: 1930
Description: The men of Metal Lathers Local 73 at the St. Louis Zoo, circa 1930. Included in the photo are Harry Hagen, Herman Beermann, Henry Beerman, Brian Frederickson, Tom Frederickson, and Joe Cook. Henry Beerman, who is the son of Herman Beermann, had the spelling of his last name changed. Photograph donated to the St. Louis Mercantile Library by the Gymnastic Association Sokol.

Title: St. Louis Riverfront
Date: 1935-06-09
Description: Ed Bruckner Mate. 6/9/35. Saint Louis, Missouri riverfront at flood stage. Eads Bridge in background. Elevated railroad tracks to the left of photo.

Title: Paul Dean, Mrs. Dizzy Dean and Dizzy Dean
Date: 1934-10-10
Description: Paul Dean, Mrs. Dizzy Dean & Dizzy in Cardinals homecoming parade Oct 10, 1934.

Title: Knobbe Family Reunion, 1932
Date: 1932
Description: The Knobbe family gets together for a family reunion, circa 1932. The four Knobbe brothers, Joseph, August, Clement, and Benedict, got their families together at August's residence. August, who owned Tower Grove Dairy, and his brothers immigrated from Germany. Donated to the St. Louis Mercantile Library by JoAnne (Knobbe) Behm.

Title: Dizzy Dean and Grover Cleveland Alexander
Date: 1936-09-02
Description: Then there's Grover Cleveland Alexander, at top right, shaking hands with Dizzy Dean. Alexander, hero of the championship team's pitching staff, is on the right.

Title: Dizzy Dean
Date: 1985-01-05
Description: Dizzy Dean, seated, reads the St. Louis Globe-Democrat cartoons.

Title: Bernard F. Dickmann Mayoral Address
Description: An advertisement including a "Welcome" address to travelers from St. Louis mayor Bernard F. Dickmann. Mayor Dickmann served as a Democratic mayor for the city of St. Louis from 1933-1941.

Title: Small Steamboat Album
Description: Crowd viewing airplanes at the Von Hoffmann Flying School, Lambert-St. Louis Flying Field. From page 27 of small steamboat album.

Title: Tank
Date: 1937-07-24
Description: The Sixty Infrantry (above) passingin review before its commanding officer, Col. Joseph A. Atkins, yesterday afternoon at Jefferson Barracks after the post had been inspected by Major Gen. Charles D. Harron, commanding the Sixth Corps area.

Title: Jefferson Barracks Soldiers
Date: 1938-06-04
Description: Buttons got a special shine yesterday at Jefferson Barracks, where Secretary of War Harry H. Woodring inspected the Sixth Infantry.

Title: Rookies
Date: 1935-07-07
Description: Rookies of the C.M.T.C. exchange info on the intricacies of an army rifle following issue of the arms to members of the camp at Jefferson Barracks.

Title: Baseball On The Barracks Schedule
Date: 1937-07-06
Description: The better seems to be claiming the pitcher substituted a cannonball for a baseball in one of the games frequently staged between companies.

Title: No Drilling Needed For This--Jefferson Barracks
Date: 1937-07-06, 1937-07-06
Description: Eating--This is one thing recruits at Jefferson Barracks do not have to be taught. After hours of drilling and exercise they say they "just come by it natural." This menu includes potatoes, pears, lettuce, coffee, bread, veal and peaches.

Title: Seeing What Makes It Tick--Jefferson Barracks
Date: 1937-07-06, 1937-07-06
Description: Private Bredemeyer thought he would take this machine gun apart to see what made it "tick." An apparent case of "spring fever" is handicapping his efforts to get it back together again.

Title: Sixth Infantry of Jefferson Barracks
Date: 1937-08-23, 1937-08-23
Description: Members of Sixth Infantry lined up preparatory to leaving for Arcadia, Mo. On motorized hike.

Title: Rookie Training At The Jefferson Barracks
Date: 1935-08-07, 1935-08-07
Description: These rookies have been in the army less than a month but under the intensified training schedule at Jefferson Barracks they are rapidly being converted into soldiers. They are shown here marching in review on parade grounds. Lieut. R.C. Huggins, in charge of the training of recruits is shown marching with drawn sword in front of the troops while Major Walter C. Philips reviews them from the sidelines.

Title: Tanks Down The Road
Date: 1939-07-28
Description: The light tanks of the Sixth Tank Company at Jefferson Barracks, under command of Capt. J. H. Gilbreth, departed last night for Arcadia, MO., where combat problems will be worked out by 41 officers of the 420th Infantry, Reserves, as the final part of their tank training at Jefferson Barracks this season.

Title: Officers
Date: 1935-07-19
Description: Officers who reviewed the Jefferson Barracks C. M. Brig. Gen. Carlos Black of the Illinois National Guard; Col. Walter C. Short, post commandant, and Lieut. Col. Vance Courtwright, commanding officer of the camp.

Title: Members Of The Sixth US Infantry
Date: 1938
Description: Members of the Sixth United States Infantry from Jefferson Barracks stage a physical drill with rifles on the athlete field at Cleveland celebration.

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