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Title: M-355: Thomas T. Kerslake Overland Journal from Canada to New Zealand
Date: 1877
Description: Thomas T. Kerslake writes of his travels from Ontario, Canada to New Zealand in 1877. He leaves Plattsville, Ontario, Canada on September 29, 1877. Traveling across the United States by rail, he gives accounts of large and small cities (Chicago, Des Moines, Council Bluffs, Omaha, Promontory Point, San Francisco) and of the landscape and wild life on the plains and the Mississippi River. At San Francisco he boards the boat "City of Sydney" sailing across the Pacific Ocean, stopping in the Sandwich (Hawaiian) Islands before landing in Wellington, New Zealand in early November 1877.

Title: Report of Engineer Board to Citizen's Committee
Date: 1874
Description: 1874 report detailing the problems and opportunities presented by the Mill Creek Valley railroad corridor through the city of St. Louis. As that corridor divided the city, various recommendations were discussed to construct bridges over it.

Title: Second Mortgage of the Pacific Railroad (of Missouri)
Date: 1891
Description: To which is Attached Contract Extending the Principal of the Bonds, At 5% interest, to July 1, 1938, and form of new coupons.

Title: American Railroad Journal
Date: 1878-12-28

Title: The Denver Pacific Railway : its present position and future prospects.
Date: 1870

Title: Old Courthouse. 1870.
Date: 1870
Description: 20x16 in photograph of a one-story log structure. The front is labeled Old Courthouse. 1870. On the back is written "1st Theatre / Blacksmith."

Title: Addie Johnston
Description: Addie Johnston at port. Numerous passengers are visible on deck and preparing to board.

Title: Broadway and Pine in 1878
Date: 1878, 1878
Description: The five story building on the corner was a gambling house half a century ago. Next door is shown a portion of a building where "Wilson's Minstrels" held forth. This spot eventually became the location of the Telegraphers National Bank.

Title: James Howard
Description: Side-wheel packet James Howard, built in 1870 for the St. Louis-New Orleans trade. In 1872 she transported the Grade Duke Alexis of Russia and his entourage to New Orleans for Mardi Gras. In March of 1881 she burned at St. Louis while carrying a large cargo of sugar.

Title: Old St. Louis Times Building
Date: 1872, 1872
Description: Broadway and Chestnut, northeast corner, showing the building of the then St. Louis Times, taken in 1872.

Title: Gould's St. Louis Directory, for 1874
Date: 1874
Description: Being a complete index to the residents of the entire city, and a classified business directory, to which is added an appendix containing useful information of the churches, banks, insurance companies, city, state and other miscellaneous matters; together with a map from the latest surveys, and also a street directory.

Title: Gould's St. Louis Directory, for 1878
Date: 1878
Description: This directory contains an introduction entitled Progress of St. Louis featuring statistics related to growth, public improvements, and finances, followed by an index to advertisers, a street directory, a St. Louis City residential and business directory, and a city and county record listing civic and social institutions for the year 1878.

Title: Gould's St. Louis Directory, for 1876
Date: 1876
Description: This directory contains an introduction entitled Progress of St. Louis featuring statistics related to growth, public improvements, and finances, followed by an index to advertisers, a street directory, a St. Louis City residential and business directory, and a city and county record listing civic and social institutions for the year 1876.

Title: Gould & Aldrich's Annual Directory of the City of St. Louis, for 1872
Date: 1872
Description: The first St. Louis directory published by David Gould and Horace Aldrich, it contains an index to advertisers, a street directory, a residential and business directory, and a city and county record listing civic and social institutions for 1872. This is the only directory published jointly by Gould and Aldrich.

Title: Gould's St. Louis Directory, for 1875
Date: 1875
Description: This directory contains an introduction entitled Progress of St. Louis featuring statistics related to growth, public improvements, and finances, an index to advertisers, a street directory, a St. Louis City residential and business directory, and a city and county record listing civic and social institutions for the year 1875.

Title: Gould's St. Louis City Directory for 1873
Date: 1873
Description: This directory contains an introduction entitled Progress of St. Louis featuring statistics related to growth, public improvements, and finances, followed by an index to advertisers, a street directory, a St. Louis City residential and business directory, and a city and county record listing civic and social institutions for the year 1873.

Title: Gould's St. Louis Directory, for 1879
Date: 1879
Description: This directory contains an introduction entitled St. Louis, Origin and Growth featuring statistics related to growth, public improvements, and finances, followed by an index to advertisers, a street directory, a St. Louis City residential and business directory, and a city and county record listing civic and social institutions for the year 1879.

Title: Gould's St. Louis Directory, for 1877
Date: 1877
Description: This directory contains an introduction entitled Progress of St. Louis featuring statistics related to growth, public improvements, and finances, followed by an index to advertisers, a street directory, a St. Louis City residential and business directory, and a city and county record listing civic and social institutions for the year 1877.

Title: De Yongh's Business Directory of Saint Louis, 1871-72
Date: 1871
Description: A business directory containing a listing and index of St. Louis businesses for the years 1871-72 beginning with Accordion Manufacturers and ending with Zinc. Advertisements are interspersed throughout, and a map of St. Louis can be found toward the beginning (but due to condition issues it has not been included in this digital copy).

Title: Missouri State Gazetteer and Business Directory for 1876-1877
Date: 1876
Description: This Gazetteer features an alphabetical listing of villages, towns, and cities in the state of Missouri for the years 1876 and 1877. The listing contains the name of each place accompanied by a short description of its location, principle railways, mail services, and primary exports. Beneath each entry is located an alphabetical business directory. In addition to the alphabetical listing, businesses are arranged in a classified directory after the gazetteer.

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