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Title: The City of St. Louis Missouri.
Date: 1855
Description: An 1855 map of the city published by Joseph Hutchins Colton.

Title: Admission of California: Remarks of Mr. Cass, of Michigan
Date: 1850-08-12
Description: Speech of Senator Cass, defending his stance on the limits of power of the government over U.S. territories in 1850.

Title: Anniversary Address, to Alton Division, No. 4, Sons of Temperance, at their Hall, December 25, 1852
Date: 1852-12-25

Title: Steamboat fire at Keokuk Landing
Date: 1853-06-18
Description: Portrait of Thomas H. Benton. Text documents his views concerning the Pacific Railroad.

Title: High School, Olive Street
Description: 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.

Title: Map of the Lands Granted to the Pacific Railroad Company in 1852
Date: 1856
Description: Map of the lands granted to the State of Missouri by Act of Congress June 10, 1852, and by Act of the Missouri Legislature December 25, 1852 to the Pacific Railroad Company to aid in the construction of a railroad from St. Louis to the Western Boundary of the State, South of the Osage river said road known as the Soutwestern Branch of the Pacific Railroad. Map accompanying the 1856 Sixth Annual Report of the Board of Directors of the Pacific Railroad.

Title: M-015: William Cullen Bryant
Date: 1855-03-15
Description: American poet and newspaper editor William Cullen Bryant wrote this letter to S. N. Holliday, Esquire, concerning the poem "Thanatopsis".

Title: Speeches of Hon. Lewis Cass, of Michigan, in Senate of the United States, Dec'r 11 and 12, 1851
Date: 1851-12
Description: Speech of Senator Lewis Cass discussing several propositions, including one seeking information on the sinking of a U.S. naval ship.

Title: Sultana
Date: 1856
Description: Large two-page spread of the Steamer Sultana that originally appeared in Ballou's Pictorial Drawing Room Companion, circa 1856. The image has the caption, "Steamer Wooding Up on the Mississippi River."

Title: Remarks of the Hon. J. T. Hughes, of Clinton, Co.
Date: 1855-01-29
Description: A speech on the issues of partisanship in the United States and the effects of it on a recent senatorial election.

Title: Flood at St. Louis, June 18, 1858
Date: 1858-06-18
Description: A photograph taken by Marine Co. documented the damage in St. Louis from a severe flood on June 18, 1858. The streets were completely covered in water and make-shift planks provided a safe walking platform for people to safely cross from boats to the semi-submerged buildings. Two people can be seen assessing the flood damage from the rooftop of the tallest building on the left of the photograph, while others on the right stand safely on the deck of a steamboat..

Title: Packet Keystone State
Description: Mississippi - Ohio River sidewheeler. The KEYSTONE STATE first was built in Freedom, PA in 1850. She ran 337 tons and had hull measurements of 234' x 26' x 5.7'. She originally ran in the Pittsburgh - Cincinnati trade and later in the St. Louis - New Orleans trade. She was destroyed by fire at Florence, Il on May 31, 1855. The image bears a possible signature of "A Dave" or "A. Dare" which is transcribed on one of the parcels on the main deck, just in front of the stacks., Graphite drawing on paper, undated, c. 1852. Paper size, 5 9/16 x 14 1/2" (140 x 368 mm).

Title: A View of Fort Armstrong
Date: 1853
Description: A view of Fort Armstrong, Rock Island, Mississippi River. Probably 1853.

Title: St. Louis Levee. 1850
Date: 1850
Description: 12.25x10 in photograph of the St. Louis riverfront in 1850 lined with steamboats.

Title: The City of St. Louis Missouri. The City of Chicago Illinois.
Description: Map from an early atlas comparing the 1855 Colton maps of Saint Louis, Missouri, and Chicago, Illinois. The plans of Chicago and St. Louis are on the same scale.

Title: Dinner Bill of Fare
Date: 1857-02-15
Description: This dinner bill of fare is a list of dishes offered for the passengers traveling on the Saint Louis and New Orleans steamboat on February 15, 1857. The steamboat was commanded by John N. Bofinger. The menu includes a list of soup, boiled and roasted dishes, cold dishes, entrees, relishes, and desserts, as well as a list of wines available to the passengers. Also includes a timetable of steamboat and railroad departures.

Title: American Railroad Journal May 24, 1856
Date: 1856-05-24, 1856-05-24

Title: American Railroad Journal January 5, 1850
Date: 1850-01-05, 1850-01-05

Title: American Railroad Journal May 17, 1856
Date: 1856-05-17, 1856-05-17

Title: American Railroad Journal April 13, 1850
Date: 1850-04-13, 1850-04-13

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