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Title: Saint Louis Star and Hotel Jefferson
Description: Photograph of the St. Louis Star newspaper building and Hotel Jefferson along North Tucker Boulevard. Horse-drawn wagons, automobiles and pedestrians are visible on Tucker Boulevard., The St. Louis Star building was at the Northwest corner of the intersection of Olive Boulevard and North Tucker Boulevard.

Title: Hole in Street
Description: Photograph of people standing around a large hole in a city street. Two men in the foreground are looking down the hole. A man in the background is holding a large rope connected to a block and tackle. A crowd of people watching is visible in the background.

Title: Base of the Louisiana Monument
Date: 1904
Description: Photograph of the base of the Louisiana Monument at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis. The monument features various statues and motifs.

Title: Seventh Street
Description: Photograph of North 7th Street showing people at work and walking along street., This appears to be a view north along North 7th Street, the Globe Shoe and Clothing Company building at the corner of Franklin Avenue and 7th Street is visible in the background (when Franklin extended to 7th Street). It appears the storefront businesses are just opening for the day as the awnings are being lowered.

Title: Saint Louis Art Museum
Description: Photograph of the Saint Louis Art Museum building. People are walking in front of the building and into and out of it. A horse-drawn carriage is parked in front of the building., It does not appear that the Apotheosis of St. Louis (statue of King Louis IX) has been installed in front of the museum yet. The museum relocated to this building, which was built as the Palace of Fine Arts for the Worlds' Fair, after the fair ended in 1904. The Apotheosis was installed in 1906.

Title: Fred Swain
Date: 1909-08-20
Description: The Fred Swain was built at Stillwater, Minnesota in 1900. She was a sidewheeler with no texas. Her dimensions were:- 142 x 28.3 x 4.5 feet; tonnage, gross and net, 124 tons. She operated mostly on the Illinois River around Peoria. On August 20, 1909, she burned to the water's edge at Peoria, Illinois; fifty-eight persons were aboard but no lives lost.

Title: Chestnut Street West From 4th Street
Description: Photograph of the intersection of Chestnut and 4th Street looking west along 4th Street. The Old Courthouse is visible on the left. Many automobiles are visible along 4th Street., Among the businesses visible along 4th Street are a hat company, a life insurance company a hotel and a burlesque theater.

Title: City Street Construction
Description: Photograph of construction in a city street. A section of cobblestones has been removed along a busy sidewalk. A boy with newspapers is standing in the construction area, other boys on the sidewalk appear to be engaged in a game.

Title: Restaurant Menu Sign Board
Description: Photograph of menu sign board on sidewalk in front of restaurant. Menu items with prices are visible.

Title: St. Louis
Description: Circa 1904 map of Saint Louis, Missouri by the Leipzig firm Wagner and Debes. Shows sight of Louisiana Purchase Exposition of 1904 (1904 World's Fair)., Wagner & Debes' Geogl. Estabt. Leipzig

Title: City of Clifton, City of Clifton on the Tennessee River
Description: The City of Clifton was built in 1900 at Jeffersonville, Indiana. Her dimensions were:- 190 x 30 x 5.0 feet; 285 tons. This boat was built by the Lee Line of Memphis, Tennessee and christened Rowena Lee. However, she was bought by the St. Louis and Tennessee River Packet Company before completion and renamed the City of Clifton. She then ran in the Tennessee River trade. While lying at the bank at Clifton, Tennessee, on the Tennessee River, she was totally destroyed by fire on February 20, 1903. The fire started near the forward main stairway from some unknown cause. She was valued at $30,000. Ascending the Mississippi River she struck a hidden obstruction on September 23, 1901, and sunk in 9 feet of water. She was raised and repaired; cost, $3,500. Damage to cargo, $4,000.

Title: Mobile, Alabama Wharf
Description: Wharf at Mobile, Alabama, in early 1900's. Steamboats AMERICAN, MARY S. BLEES, CITY OF MOBILE, and JOHN QUILL are moored at the wharf.

Title: Palace of Manufactures
Date: 1904
Description: 8x6 in photograph of the Palace of Manufactures at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis. The picture was taken from across the grand basin and includes gondolas and bridges as well as some of the statues at the edge of the Plaza of St. Louis.

Title: Sunken Garden
Date: 1904
Description: 8x6 in photograph of the Sunken Garden at the 1904 World's Far with the U.S. Government building in the background. The picture was taken from across the lagoon. The Palace of Liberal Arts is on the left and the Palace of Mines and Metallurgy is on the right. There are two gondolas in the foreground.

Title: Buck Elk Bill of Lading
Date: 1904-04-14
Description: Receipt of shipment to Mr. A. Langenberg on the Str. BUCK ELK, payment received by Sam'l Heckmann.

Title: Festival Hall & Grand Basin
Date: 1904
Description: 9x6.75 in photograph of the Festival Hall on Art Hill in Forest Park at the 1904 World's Fair. The picture was taken at night and the lights on the buildings are reflecting in the water of the Grand Basin.

Title: Christmas Tree on North Tucker
Description: Photograph of what appears to be a Christmas Tree arch display being set up on North Tucker Boulevard. The intersection with Washington Avenue is in the background.

Title: Industrial Smokestacks
Description: Photograph of smokestacks against an industrial background., The distinctive outline of the Cupples Station complex is in the far background.

Title: Urban Horse Herd Closeup
Description: Photograph of herd of horses in urban neighborhood. Two men can be clearly seen corralling the horses. This is a close-up from another photograph in the collection.

Title: Car Parked On Seventh Street
Description: A photograph of an automobile parked on Seventh Street.

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