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Title: Eric S. Blanchard Dragged Out of New Federal Building
Date: 1965-02-10
Description: "'Peace' picket Eric S. Blanchard, a Washington University student, is dragged unceremoniously from the new Federal Building by Deputy United States Marshal Duane Caldwell."

Title: New Federal Office Building
Date: 1961-07-30
Description: "To be ready for occupancy about Nov. 1 is the New Federal Office Building(foreground) at 1520 Market st. Plaza Square apartment buildings are in the left background, while adjoining the new building on the right is Kiel Auditorium."

Title: The Jobless Filing for Unemployment Insurance Benefits
Date: 1958-02-17
Description: "Hundreds of jobless St. Louisans crowd offices of the Missouri Division of Employment Security at 1709 Locust St. to the claims for unemployment insurance benefits. Maximum weekly benefit is $33."

Title: Life General American Insurance Co. Building
Date: 1958-09-07

Title: Jefferson Gravois Bank
Date: 1965-11-12
Description: Exterior photograph of Jefferson Gravois Bank.

Title: Chain of Rocks Bridge
Date: 1967-04-30
Description: Where youths play: Old Chain-of-Rocks Bridge below are vicious whirlpools, a swift current and rocks.

Title: Intake Tower No. 1, Chain of Rocks
Description: NOT A FORTRESS BUT INTAKE TOWER NO. I: Anchored in the Mississippi River is this huge stone edifice, one of many required by the city for its supply of water. In the background is Intake Tower No. 2

Title: Photo of Lab Technician Daryl McKay
Date: 1978-04-02

Title: Jefferson Barracks - New Parade Grounds
Date: 1900, 1949-11-06
Description: Two original captions: "Jefferson Barracks was proud of its 1895 parade grounds across from the new officers' quarters, which had replaced the 1827 limestone "apartments" on three sides of the old quadrangle. It was here that Col. Walter Krueger marched his Sixth Infantry in review in honor of the Japanese military attache just before handing over command to Col. Walter Short. This was a scant half-dozen years before their names were to be blazoned across the Pacific in World War II." "Jefferson Barracks, showing the new parade ground. The view is from the south and shows the new officers' quarters - in 1895 - which replaced the old limestone quarters around the 1826 quadrangle. Besides being located well to the north of the old quadrangle, the officers' quarters were set in a curving line which gave the new parade ground the form of an elipse. But history had not departed, here Col. Walter C. Krueger marched the 6th Infantry in review in honor of the Japanese military attache just before handing over command to Col. Walter C. Short, all a scant half-dozen years before their names were to be blazoned around the Pacific ocean." Image taken in 1900.

Title: Globe Closing
Date: 1983-11-07
Description: "Globe-Democrat employees standing in the doorway of the crowded the 5th floor conference listening to Bauman's statement."

Title: First National Bank in IBM Plaza
Date: 1978-07
Description: Construction began October 12 on the First National Bank Building on IBM Plaza, shown in this architechtural rending, with ground-breaking ceremonies at the two-block site in dowtown St. Louis. The bank buidling and office complex, when completed, will be the venture of Fist National Bank in St. Louis, International Business Machines Cooparation and The Equiptable Life Assurance Society of the UnitedState.

Title: The Columbarium
Date: 1897, 1897
Description: The Columbarium shown here as it appeared in 1897 was erected in 1896 adjacent to the Crematory on Sublette just south of Arsenal.

Title: Amberg Awards
Date: 1983-10-16
Description: "The Amberg Award Ceremonies held at the Navy and Maring Corp. Center at Lambert St. Louis International Airport."

Title: Continental Grain Co.
Date: 1954-08-20, 1954-08-20
Description: This 152-Foot Steel Bridge Span was raised yesterday to connect the Continental Grain Company's new elevator (left) with its old one at 430 South Front St., East St. Louis. The span which will carry two conveyor belts, one operating in each direction. With the completion of the new East St. Louis elevator, Continental Grain Company, with elevators in St. Louis, now has a total storage capacity of 7,500,000 bushels.

Title: Easton Taylor Trust Co. Exterior Robbed
Date: 1960-10-28
Description: Robbed of $3,300 by a lone middle-aged bandit was the Easton-Taylor Trust Company at 4915 Delmar Blvd.

Title: Carmelite Monastery Clayton Road
Date: 1948-04-06, 1948-04-06
Description: Mary Jane Flynn waited with her attendants (left) for the ceremony to begin yesterday. Her sister, Margaret Ellen served as a bridesmaid, and her 4-year-old cousin, Carol Ann McGrath, was flower girl. Before she began her march to the altar, Mary Jane posed, with her mother (above), Mrs. Catherine Flynn, a widow. Many Jane, 23, is a graduate nurse. She attended St. Mark's High School and St. John's School of Nursing. Last October she entered Carmel to begin to begin preparing for her religious life. The Thomas J. Flynn was her father.

Title: Jefferson Barracks - Ridge Road
Date: 1958-06-18, 1958-11-23
Description: "Ridge Road in the county's 147-acre historical park at Jefferson Barracks leads to several old buildings being restored and to a bluff view of the Mississippi River."

Title: the Younger Set
Date: 1961-02-22
Description: "The younger set, modeling for Boyd's, are veterans of past Globe-Democrat Fashion Shows. Debbie Kirk, at left, in embroidered white pique, appeared for the second time yesterday. Ten-year-old Erin Kuehn, in a powder blue coat, has been in nine of the Globe Fashion Shows, and while Bill Downey, wearing a plaid sport coat, put in his third appearance."

Title: Event Winners of the Casting Tournament
Date: 1949-01-31
Description: Event winners of the casting tournament, which was sponsored by the Globe-Democrat and was concluded yesterday at Kiel Auditorium, display the trophies they had just received from Robert L. Burnes, Globe-Democrat sports editor. The champions are, from the left: Price Smith, junior 5/8-ounce accuracy; Thomas Moore, juvenile skish; Mrs. James Venable, women's 5/8-ounce accuracy; J. Hartman, fisherman's skish; Charles Schall, 5/8-ounce accuracy, dry fly and all-around honors; C.F. Forcade, wet fly, and Fred Sexauer St., 3/8-ounce accuracy."

Title: Bob Nichols, Golf Tournament
Date: 1968-06-25, 1968-06-26
Description: Bob Nichols swings on the tee. He hit a shot 5 feet 4 inches from the pin.

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