8x6 in photograph of the lagoon leading east from the grand basin at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis. A gondola travels under a bridge toward the Palace of Mines and Metallurgy. The Palaces of Education and Social Economy are visible on the left.
Receipt of Shipping for Mr. A. Langenberg, for delivery of good aboard the Str. BUCK ELK, signed by John Heckmann, clerk. Goods shipped include 5000 bricks, rope, and a skiff.
8x6 in photograph of the Sunken Garden at the 1904 World's Fair. The picture was taken from the Government Terrace (later Government Drive) looking north all the way to the distant towers of the Palace of Varied Industries. The buildings on the left are the Palace of Mines and Metallurgy with the obelisks flanking its entrance and the Palaces of Education and Social Economy. On the right is the Palace of Liberal Arts with its columns and ornate cornices and the Palace of Manufactures behind it.
8x6 in photograph of the Palace of Transportation at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. The picture was taken from across the lagoon near the David Crockett Bridge and covers most of the southeast corner of the building.
Photograph of the Hotel Jefferson looking north along Tucker Boulevard. Automobiles and horse-drawn wagons are visible on Tucker Boulevard. The intersection of Tucker Boulevard and Washington Avenue is visible in the background. The Ferguson McKinney Dry Goods Company is visible beyond the intersection., The Hotel Jefferson is now the vacant Jefferson Arms apartment building. The Ferguson McKinney Dry Goods Company is now the Bogen Lofts.
Vol. XXII. No. 28. O. V. I. A. Meeting: Planned to be One of the Most Important Waterways Meetings Ever Held. John A. Cox On Waterways. Matt Monaghan Passes Away. Arkansas Rice. Work Commenced on "Frisco."
1314 Market, corner of Market and Centre Streets. Photograph taken about 1907-1908. African Americans standing next to shoe-shine chair. Lemp Beer sign above side entrance.
This photograph provides a wide view of Locust Street headed downhill toward 18th Street. It includes several storefronts, large buildings, and a tall church steeple in the distance. The street is shared by pedestrians, horse-drawn carriages, as well as motorized vehicles. Gas street lamps and telephone wires line the street.
Photograph taken from the western edge of Art Hill looking north toward the dome of Creation at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis. Palaces of Electricity and Machinery are most visible on the left with the Palace of Varied Industries behind it. On the right is the edge of the Palace of Machinery with the Palace of Transportation behind it. The lagoon is between the buildings.
Emil Boehl was a St. Louis photographer who primarily focused his camera on St. Louis streets, buildings, and locales. Born in Calvoerde, Germany, in 1839, Boehl immigrated to St. Louis in 1854. After serving in the Union Army during the Civil War, Boehl returned to St. Louis in 1864 and opened a photography studio with Lawrence Koenig that spring. With Koenig focusing on portraiture, Boehl became one of the most prolific St. Louis scenic photographers active in the latter half of the 19th Century. The Boehl/Koenig partnership lasted until 1897. Boehl retired from photography in 1919 and died later that year on the 12th of December.
The Emil Boehl Collection consists of three series. The collection contains images dating from 1850 to ca. 1906. The collection’s archival materials include photographic prints and negatives. According to historians Peter E. Palmquist and Thomas R. Kailbourn, Boehl’s career was from 1864 to 1919, and he was known to sell prints of Thomas Easterly’s daguerreotypes. In light of those facts, some dates in the Boehl Collection may be labelled incorrectly and/or some images may not be Boehl’s.
8x6 in photograph of Festival Hall at the 1904 World's Fair. The image includes the Cascades running down Art Hill to the Grand Basin as well as various fountains and statues.
Photograph of two men standing on the sidewalk of a major street. One man appears to work at the grocery they are standing in front of. Horse-drawn carriages are visible in the street in the background of the photograph.