This map, plotted out by Norbury Wayman, shows the various locations of steamboat lines and related companies on the St. Louis levee, detailing three periods of time; before 1865; 1865 - 1900; and 1900 - 1953. Lines and companies are donated by name, location and years of operation. Nearby streets are mapped as well, for easy frame of reference. Scale in feet: 100 ft. = 1 inch.
Map of the Mississippi River stretching from Alton, Illinois to Saint Louis, Missouri and East Saint Louis, Illinois. Includes islands (Kerr's Island; Cabaret Island; Chouteau Island; Wilson's Island; Mobile Island; Ellis Island) and railroads (CH. A. & ST. L. R. R.; St. L. A. & T. H. R. R.; Edwardsville Coal R. R.; O. & M. R. R.)., From: Message of the mayor, and reports of city officers : delivered to the city council.
Envelope addressed to Mrs. Cynthia E. Barns of Washington, New Hampshire. In the upper left hand corner is a drawing of Ulysses S. Grant surrounded by a laurel wreath. Under Grant are two American flags. Beneath the picture is text reading "We'll fight it out on this line if it takes all summer". On the back of the envelope, "1869" is written in pen.
9/16" diameter medal with George Washington on the obverse and the text of the Lord's Prayer on the reverse. Research shows these were souvenirs from the Golden Spike ceremony at Promontory Summit Utah on May 10, 1869.
Green paper ticket with the text "U.S. Senate, Impeachment of the President, Admit the Bearer, April 27, 1868. Gallery. Geo. F. Brown, Sergeant-at-Arms." The ticket allowed the ticketholder to observe the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson in the U.S. Senate.
Delivered in the House of Representatives, March 26, 1868. And Also, on the Miscellaneous Appropriation Bill, Delivered in the House of Representatives, March 19, 1868.