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Title: Control Tower
Date: 1940-04-28
Description: Photograph from inside the control tower south of Union Station. A worker looks out over the railway lines as a train passes.

Title: Substandard Dwelling Unites
Date: 1941-01
Description: Plate number seven. Obsolete dwellings breed slums. Slums are the direct outgrowth of obsolete substandard housing., From: Report / City Plan Commission of St. Louis. [St. Louis] : City Plan Commission of St. Louis. 1942.

Title: Leo Durocher and Buckey Harris
Date: 1948-07-14
Description: Leo Durocher and Buckey (sic) Harris (right), managers of the rival clubs, were all smiles before the game got under way. Harris pulled the surprise package out of the game in Vic Raschi who not only pitched two hitless innings but drove across two vital runs.

Title: Soldier's Memorial
Date: 1940-07-25
Description: On the plaza, in front of Soldiers' Memorial, Cook "Slim" Hering (left) polished off the pots and pans, while James Higginbottom, assigned to K. P. (Kitchen Police), helped "Shorty" Wagner pack up dishes after lunch had been served to the soldiers.

Title: Terry Moore
Date: 1979-05-07
Description: Terry Moore is remembered fondly by Cardinal fans as perhaps the greatest defensive center fielder the game has ever known and for the quiet but intense leadership he brought to the Red Birds as team captain. He was always the one to whom the others looked for guidance in trying moments.

Title: Admiral Boarding/Disembarking
Date: 1947-06-25
Description: Photograph of woman standing on the gangplank of the Admiral., p11-3-1-40-5

Title: Golden Eagle
Date: 1947-05-17
Description: "Golden Eagle" below Eads Bridge St. Louis MO. Picture taken May 17, 1947 before departure for her last trip to Nashville, Tenn. She sank next morning May 18 at Grand Tower Island after striking rock formation and fearing a 6 foot hole in the center seam in the hull. The Pilot Nathan Smith beached her and all passengers & crew were saved. Repeated floods in the summer of 1947 made raising of the "Golden Eagle" impossible. The Pilot House was removed and is on display at Jefferson Memorial, Forest Park, St. L.

Title: St. Louis Zoo Monkey Show
Date: 1944-05
Description: Photograph of a monkey show at the St. Louis Zoo with monkeys riding on the backs of ponies.

Title: Riviera Club St. Louis
Date: 1947-11-23
Description: A near riot resulted yesterday when teenagers flocked to see Frankie Laine, Cab Calloway, Dinah Washington and Cootie Williams at a free show given at Club Riviera, 4460 Delmar bl. The club was damaged in the rush, although there was no vandalism.

Title: St. Louis Zoo Lion Show
Date: 1947-05-23, 1947-06-15
Description: In the lion's pit at the St. Louis Zoo, three megal beasts extend a greeting at the behest of their trainer.

Title: St. Louis Riverfront From the Deck of the Golden Eagle
Date: 1946-07-13
Description: Golden Eagle trip July 13 - 1946. St. Louis riverfront.

Title: African American Boys
Description: St. Louis, Missouri, circa 1940.

Title: Bill McKechnie and Joe Cronin
Date: 1940-07-10
Description: Here, photographically, is a record of the 1940 All-Star game, played yesterday at Sportsmans Park. At the left the two managers get together and Bill McKechnie (left), Cincinnati's gift to the National League, seems to be getting in the last work against Joe Cronin, the Red Sox contribution to the American League lineup. Bill had the last word all the way.

Title: Admiral Construction
Date: 1940-08-12
Description: Admiral under construction St. Louis, just north of Eads Bridge., P11-3-1-40-8

Title: Walter Evers and Larry Berra
Date: 1948-07-14
Description: Two local boys on the American League squad got together for some baseball chatter before the game. Walter (Hoot) Evers of Collinsville (left) explained to Larry (Yogi) Berra how he gets his power at the plate. Evers hit a home run to account for the first American League run.

Title: Admiral Arcade
Date: 1942-07-12
Description: Photograph of three child passengers playing in the arcade of the Admiral., p11-3-1-41-17

Title: Martha Gellhorn
Date: 1940-03-16
Description: Martha Gellhorn, author of "A Stricken Field," is a St. Louisan, and the daughter of Mrs. George Gellhorn of 4366 McPherson avenue. She was in Spain during the civil war and has recently returned from Russia and Finland. Her previous book, "The Trouble I've Seen," has been published in both England and France in addition to this country.

Title: A Luxurious Home for Birds
Date: 1941-11-09
Description: The Bird House—not to be confused with the Bird Cage—was completed during recent years and in it are to be found specimens that have sent scouts to the four corners of the world to collect. One may spend hours in this delightful spot watching the feathered inmates at rest and play.

Title: Globe-Democrat Table Tennis Tournament
Date: 1947-03-23
Description: A PANORAMIC VIEW OF THE GLOBE-DEMOCRAT novice table tennis tournament is provided here of the assembly-line action as early matches got under way yesterday afternoon at St. Louis U. Gymnasium. A total of 261 players, winners and runners-up of district tournaments all over the city, was able to see the action yesterday and today.

Title: Golden Eagle
Date: 1947-05-17
Description: This picture was taken by Mr. Wesley when she left on her ill fated trip May 17, 1947 from the St. L. Levee at 6:00 P.M. Presented to the Golden Eagle River Museum by Marga Finger 1976,

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