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Title: River Des Peres Construction
Description: Photograph of the River des Peres being enclosed in a concrete tunnel in Forest Park. The Missouri History Museum is in the background.

Title: A Proposed Development of the Northern River Front Saint Louis
Date: 1929
Description: Plate 6. General Plan of the Proposed Northern Riverfront Development. Includes an airport, recreation center, forest, lagoon, beaches, yacht basin, and equestrian field., From: Plans for the northern and southern river front, Saint Louis, Missouri / City Plan Commission ; Harland Bartholomew, engineer.

Title: St. Louis County - Lambert Field Area
Description: Very early (ca. 1920) aerial view of Lambert Field, looking northeast along axis of what would later be Lindbergh Blvd at center of frame, bottom to top. Fyling field area to right (east) of road is completely unimproved, open, and grassy, and in this view does not even have hangar buildings. Hundreds of autos are parked on edge of field to right of Lindbergh Blvd, with two biplanes visible on ground just to right of autos, apparently for an air show. Many more autos crowd road. Tents and other apparently temporary buildings are on the edge of fyling field, with older farm barns along road. Cluster of buildings at upper left is community of Robertson.

Title: Seventh Street and Washington Avenue in the Rain
Description: This photograph shows the corner of Seventh Street and Washington Avenue in the rain. Several pedestrians, including businessmen, are walking down the sidewalk. One woman looking into a store window is taking shelter under an umbrella. There are streetcars, motor cars, and and horse-drawn carriages in the street. Streetcar and telephone wires crisscross overhead. Each of the the buildings are several stories tall and are adorned with advertisements and electric marquees.

Title: Rerouting the River Des Peres
Date: 1929-09
Description: Rerouting of the River Des Peres by the Missouri History Museum, River Des Peres Sewerage and Drainage Project.

Title: Masonic Temple, St. Louis Missouri
Date: 1927-04-05
Description: This image is an excerpt from a publication titled The American Architect and was printed on April 5, 1927. Shown are four different areas within the Masonic Temple which was designed by Eames & Young. The interior views consist of large halls, auditoriums, and meeting areas.

Title: Anheuser-Busch Brewery - Horse Van
Date: 1925-03-09, 1925-03-09
Description: "For the delivery of valuable horses to the race track, show-ring or home quarters, this motor van is the last word in comfort and safety. It reduces the ever-increasing hazards met with when shipping by rail or leading afoot, and minimizes the danger of bodily injury to the horse, attendants and public, also spares the animal many nervious shocks from fright. On long trips the horse may, if desired, be rested over-night at farm barns. Constructed by August A. Busch for transporting his "Chief Uncas," a highly pedigreed chestnut colt with which Mr. Busch expects to win the 1925 Derby at Louisville."

Title: M-389 St. Louis Breweries Collection

Title: Flags Up
Date: 1926-07-12
Description: Every Soldier seems to have lost someone, so this is a salute

Title: Two Troopers
Date: 1926-07-12
Description: Posing for photo.

Title: Pan Stand
Date: 1926-07-12
Description: Two guys stand in a pan outside, it is unclear as to what they are stepping in.

Title: Gould's St. Louis Directory for 1920
Date: 1920
Description: Being a complete index of the residents of the entire city, and a classified business directory to which is added a miscellaneous department containing useful information of the churches, societies, railroads, city, state and other matter also street and avenue directory.

Title: Catalog of the Educational Institutions of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States
Date: 1920
Description: Catalog of the students, faculty, and staff of various educational institutions belonging to the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States.

Title: Gould's St. Louis Director for 1922
Date: 1921
Description: Being a complete index of the residents of the entire city, and a classified business directory to which is added a miscellaneous department containing useful information of the churches, societies, railroads, city, state and other matter also street and avenue directory.

Title: Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery - Decoration Day
Date: 1922-05-30, 1922-05-30
Description: Visitations at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. Labeled as 'Decoration Day,' May 30, 1922."

Title: MacArthur Bridge South Approach
Date: 1929-09-06, 1929-09-06
Description: The south approach to Municipal Bridge, also known as MacArthur Bridge.

Title: MacArthur Bridge In Full Use
Date: 1929-04, 1929-04
Description: Residents utilize the MacArthur Bridge, either by foot or automobile. At the time of this picture the MacArthur Bridge was known as the Municipal Bridge.

Title: Gould's St. Louis Directory for 1921
Date: 1921
Description: Being a complete index of the residents of the entire city, and a classified business directory to which is added a miscellaneous department containing useful information of the churches, societies, railroads, city, state and other matter also street and avenue directory.

Title: Shore Side of the Eads Bridge
Date: 1924-01-24, 1924-01-24
Description: The pier of the Eads Bridge on shore side of the Mississippi River.

Title: Surface Car Subways With Rerouted Car Lines
Date: 1926
Description: Map of surface car subways with rerouted car lines from 1925. From a Report to the Board of Alderman from 1926., Report on rapid transit for St. Louis / Kinsey, president, Board of Public Service, C. E. Smith, Consulting Engineer ; submitted to the Board of Aldermen, September, 1926.

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