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Title: Alton
Description: Side-wheel excursion boat Alton on river. Most days, this steamer ran St. Louis to Six-Mile Island on the Illinois River, stopping both ways at Alton and Chautauqua. One day a week she ran St. Louis to Kampsville, Illinois. Daily evening trips were run at St. Louis. Fourteen governors rode the Alton during the "Roosevelt Parade" in October 1907. (President Theodore Roosevelt rode the Mississippi.)

Title: Alton
Description: Cabin of the excursion boat Alton.

Title: Alton
Description: Side-wheel excursion boat Alton at port. Most days, this steamer ran St. Louis to Six-Mile Island on the Illinois River, stopping both ways at Alton and Chautauqua. One day a week she ran St. Louis to Kampsville, Illinois. Daily evening trips were run at St. Louis. Fourteen governors rode the Alton during the "Roosevelt Parade" in October 1907. (President Theodore Roosevelt rode the Mississippi.)

Title: Alton
Description: Side-wheel excursion boat Alton on river. Most days, this steamer ran St. Louis to Six-Mile Island on the Illinois River, stopping both ways at Alton and Chautauqua. One day a week she ran St. Louis to Kampsville, Illinois. Daily evening trips were run at St. Louis. Fourteen governors rode the Alton during the "Roosevelt Parade" in October 1907. (President Theodore Roosevelt rode the Mississippi.)

Title: Corwin H. Spencer
Description: Side-wheel packet Corwin H. Spencer, which ran excursions out of St. Louis during the 1904 World's Fair. She burned near Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, in October 1905.

Title: Boyle Avenue
Description: Photograph of automobile crossing streetcar tracks over wooden road crossing. Streetcar is visible in background moving towards crossing., The automobile appears to be a Packard limousine.

Title: Lucas Gardens Park Construction
Description: Photograph of construction taking place in Lucas Gardens Park. This construction is probably the renovation of the site back to being a park after the demolition of the Exposition and Music Hall. Prior to the Exposition Hall the site was Missouri Park. The St. Louis Public Library building now occupies the other part of the site. The rear of 1300 Washington Avenue is visible behind the park., This photograph was probably taken 1907.

Title: Brazilian Pavilion
Date: 1904
Description: Photograph of the Brazilian Pavilion at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis.

Title: Roads Have Problems
Description: Photograph of unpaved road that is muddy, many ruts from carriage wheels are visible. A carriage is visible parked on the left side of the road. The title is taken from the remains of a caption on the front of the photograph., Notice the open drainage ditch on the right side of the road. There are also two men standing outside the doorway of the building on the left looking at the camera. There is also a horseshoe over the open door the men are standing in front of, horseshoes attached to the front of buildings appear in several of the photographs in this collection.

Title: Festival Hall
Date: 1904
Description: 8x6 in of the Festival Hall at the 1904 World's Fair viewed from the northeast looking across the lagoon.

Title: Water Wagon
Description: Photograph of water wagon on major St. Louis street near the intersection with Carr Street. It appears the wagon driver is filling the wagon from a water line in the sidewalk., There appears to be a small watering trough on the sidewalk next to the wagon.

Title: Liquor Store on Chouteau
Description: Photograph of store front of liquor store on Chouteau Avenue. An employee is visible sweeping the sidewalk along the cross street., The store is probably at the intersection of Chouteau Avenue and present-date South Tucker Boulevard.

Title: M-365: Latta-Hord Laundry Company Photograph
Date: 1909
Description: This collection consists of a single photograph purchased from Ian Brabner Rare Americana. It's a circa 1909 photograph of the Latta-Hord Laundry Company in St. Louis, Missouri. The building has clean new signs advertising "We Want Your Work". The company's employees include various women posed together at the corner of the building and men who stand to the sides next to the company's horse-drawn carriages. Others peer out of the second story windows.

Title: MISSOURI
Date: 1908
Description: Photographic post card of the MISSOURI addressed to Miss Helen Pallis in 1908. "I make a big bluff. Walter & I traveled as far as the river but it seems as though we can't go any further. Still in town & will not cause you to go to the post office Sunday. George W. H. to Miss Helen Pallis."

Title: Saint Louis Mercantile Library Building
Description: Photograph of part of the Saint Louis Mercantile Library building in downtown St. Louis at Broadway and Locust Streets. Many pedestrians are visible on the sidewalks.

Title: Olympic Games 1904
Date: 1904, 1904
Description: MArtin Sheridan, Discus Champion. 1904 Olympic Games St. Louis.

Title: Olympic Games 1904
Date: 1904, 1904
Description: Thomas Hicks (c) being sponged by Charles Lucas and Henry McGrath. 1904 Olympic Games St. Louis.

Title: Olympic Games 1904
Date: 1904, 1904
Description: Alfred L. Shapleigh (right) presenting James Lightbody with a trophy. 1904 Olympic Games St. Louis.

Title: Olympic Games 1904
Date: 1904, 1904
Description: Thomas Hicks of Cambridge, MA, Marathon winner. 1904 Olympic Games St. Louis.

Title: Olympic Games 1904
Date: 1904, 1904
Description: Olympic Stadium. 1904 Olympic Games St. Louis.

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