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Title: The "Father of Waters"
Description: This facsimile of William Glazier's "The 'Father of Waters'" shows the Mississippi River from Glazier's believed source - Lake Glazier, to the Gulf of Mexico. The original map was produced by Glazier in 1887.

Title: The Floods at St. Louis
Date: 1883-07-07
Description: The floods at St. Louis - working on the levee at night.-Drawn by Charles Graham.-[See page 423.]

Title: The Falls of St. Anthony
Date: 1881
Description: Lithograph, 1881.

Title: J. E. Trudeau
Date: 1889
Description: The J. E. Trudeau just after launching at the Howard Shipyards of Jeffersonville, Indiana for the New Orleans and Bayou trade. The Trudeau ran on Bayous Teche and Bouef. The J. E. Trudeau was built in 1889 at Jeffersonville, Indiana. Her dimensions were:- 162 x 30 x 4 feet; 242 tons. She ran the New Orleans - Black and Ouchita River trades. About 3:00 P. M., on April 10, 1905, she backed out into the river at New Orleans preparatory to leaving for a trip up river. When through backing, and started up the river, she was struck by a strong wind and blown against the mast of the sunken steamship Louisiana and was considerably damaged. Sometime later she finally burned at 100 - Mile Point, ten miles below Plaguemine, Louisiana.

Title: Turner's Festival
Date: 1881-06-25
Description: Shows the 23rd Federal Festival of the Turner's of North America in St. Louis. Shows procession past Schnaider's Garden, Turn Hall, and 5th and Elm. Shows the Turner's athletic competition as well.

Title: 20th Annual Fair Association Show
Date: 1880-10-30
Description: 20th annual show of the St. Louis Fair Association. Shows the Agricultural Hall, Art Hall, The Cascade, and the Main Entrance.

Title: W. F. Nisbet Bill of Lading
Date: 1886-04-28
Description: Bill of Lading for the steamer W. F. NISBET of the St. Louis and Tennessee River Electric Light Packet, for delivery of 102 tons of No. 1 pig iron to St. Louis, Missouri, for the La Grange Iron Company, July 28 1886.

Title: Das Schwabenfest in St. Louis
Date: 1884-09-20
Description: Front page of Frank Leslie's Illustrirte Zeitung (Illustrated Newspaper) No. 1416 Vol. 55 from the 20th of September, 1884. There are illustrations of events from the Swabian Festival in St. Louis on the 31st of August and the 1st of September. There is also a passage from the book titled "Die Erbin von Saldern" ("The Heiress of Saldern") by Ewald August König above the illustrations. The events depicted are the seven Swabians on the hunt for a rabbit, the start of the water-carrying race, and a depiction of the journey of the Swabians across the Black Forest.

Title: MATTIE LIFE
Description: Photograph of the "Center-wheel ferryboat, MATTIE LIFE, 104 tons. 1881-1894. Miami, MO. Owned by Burruss Bros."

Title: Illustrations from Frank Leslie's Illustrirte Zeitung
Description: Illustrations of various places and events are placed surrounding and inside of an unrelated text. The top left illustration depicts the islet of Tabarca near the coast of Tunis, Tunisia; the top right illustration depicts the city of Bona, Algeria (now known as Annaba); the center illustration depicts the arrival of the Turners (German-American gymnasts); the bottom illustration depicts the arrival of the festival procession in Schnaiders Garden on the evening of the 4th of June, 1881.

Title: Illustrations of the West End Club-House
Date: 1886-10-09
Description: Illustrations of the interior and exterior of the West End Club-House, owned by the St. Louis Club, with caption.

Title: Sheet No: 18
Date: 1887-1888
Description: Map of the Mississippi River around New Boston and Keithsburg, Illinois. Complied from survey of Upper Mississippi River in 1878 and 1879 under direction of Bvt. Lt. Col. F. U. Farquhar, U.S.A. Major, Corps of Engr's; with additions from notes and surveys done under the direction of Bvt. Maj. Gen'l G. K. Warren, U.S.A. Major, Corps of Engr's, Col. J. N. Macomb, Corps of Engr's and Major A. MacKenzie, Corps of Engr's. Drawn under the direction of Major A. MacKenzie, Corps of Engr's. U.S.A., Contains a table of distances in miles by Steamboat Channel from St. Paul to St. Louis, as well as topographical signs for the steamboat channel of 1887, dams, shore protections and nearby roads and railroads.

Title: Sheet No. 12
Date: 1887-1888
Description: Map of the Mississippi River around Dubuque, Iowa and Galena, Illinois. Complied from survey of Upper Mississippi River in 1878 and 1879 under direction of Bvt. Lt. Col. F. U. Farquhar, U.S.A. Major, Corps of Engr's; with additions from notes and surveys done under the direction of Bvt. Maj. Gen'l G. K. Warren, U.S.A. Major, Corps of Engr's, Col. J. N. Macomb, Corps of Engr's and Major A. MacKenzie, Corps of Engr's. Drawn under the direction of Major A. MacKenzie, Corps of Engr's. U.S.A., Contains a table of distances in miles by Steamboat Channel from St. Paul to St. Louis, as well as topographical signs for the steamboat channel of 1887, dams, shore protections and nearby roads and railroads.

Title: Sheet No: 24
Date: 1887-1888
Description: Map of the Mississippi River around Hannibal, Missouri. Complied from survey of Upper Mississippi River in 1878 and 1879 under direction of Bvt. Lt. Col. F. U. Farquhar, U.S.A. Major, Corps of Engr's; with additions from notes and surveys done under the direction of Bvt. Maj. Gen'l G. K. Warren, U.S.A. Major, Corps of Engr's, Col. J. N. Macomb, Corps of Engr's and Major A. MacKenzie, Corps of Engr's. Drawn under the direction of Major A. MacKenzie, Corps of Engr's. U.S.A., Contains a table of distances in miles by Steamboat Channel from St. Paul to St. Louis, as well as topographical signs for the steamboat channel of 1887, dams, shore protections and nearby roads and railroads.

Title: The Saint Louis of To-Day
Date: 1888
Description: Travel guide to St. Louis with an index of businesses and illustrations of buildings in 1888 put together by the Western Commercial Travellers' Association.

Title: The Railroad and Engineering Journal
Date: 1888-12

Title: Police Guide and Directory of St. Louis
Date: 1884
Description: A tourist guide and directory for the year 1884, it is authored by a nine year veteran of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Force and contains maps of commuter railroad lines, descriptions of resorts and businesses along each of these lines, and illustrations of prominent buildings and attractions throughout the city.

Title: The Killing of Colonel Alonzo W. Slayback by John A. Cockerill
Date: 1882-10-28
Description: This page from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper depicts images of Franklin Edson, George O. Barnes, John A. Cockerill, and Alonzo W. Slayback. Edson and Barnes are written about on the page while a popular demonstration in front of the Post Dispatch office following the murder of Slayback by Cockerill is depicted below Slayback's and Cockerill's images.

Title: The Hand-Book of Sedalia Missouri
Date: 1882
Description: General history and directory of Sedalia, Missouri from 1882. Includes views and illustrations of public buildings.

Title: Annual Visit of the Vailed Prophets to St. Louis
Date: 1880-10-23
Description: Drawing of the procession of the annual Veiled Prophet Parade at St. Louis. Shows the tableau of the Egyptian Summer.

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