Improvement of Mississippi, Missouri and Arkansas Rivers. United States Snag Boat J. N. Macomb. Designed by and built under the direction of Major Charles R. Suter. Corps of Engineers, U. S. A. 1874. Plan of Boiler Deck. Section through officers cabin. Section through dining room. Section through store room. Section through kitchen. Section through laundry. Section through wash room. Section through captain's cabin.
Photograph of Locust Street looking west from Fourth Street toward Broadway. The four story building on the right is Odd Fellows' Hall, home to the firm of Mermod, Jaccard, & Co. The large building on the left with the projecting cornice and chimney belonged to Daniel W. Bell. The edge of the St. Louis Mercantile Library's first building is visible on the left across Broadway.
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.
Cover page of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper from April 28, 1877. Vol XLIV, No 1,126. It features eight lithographs of the burning of the Southern Hotel in St. Louis.
St. Louis, June 1874. The Citizens of St. Louis. Cordially invite you to be present at the Formal Opening, by the President of the United States, of the Illinois and St. Louis Bridge on the fourth day of July 1874. The Committee on Invitation Geo. N. Morgan, Secretary. Chauncey I Filley, Chairman.
1. Rheinbrucke zu Koblenz. 2. Mississippibrucke bei St. Louis (Nordamerika) wahrend des Baues., Iron Bridges. 1. Rhine bridge to Koblenz. 2. Mississippi bridge at St. Louis (North America) during the construction.