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Title: Just a Pickin'
Date: 1966-03-27, 1966-03-28
Description: Charles Fulks, 5301 Minerva ave., tries out a guitar at the music booth of the E. J. Korvette display. Nearly 100,000 persons attended the Modern Living Show which lasted six days.

Title: The Hawks Turn Actors
Date: 1961-07-30
Description: Members of the St. Louis Club listen attentively to director John Kennedy (right) as they prepare for their roles in the Muny Opera's "Wish You Were Here," which opens Monday in Forest Park. The players are (from left) Al Ferrari, Woody Sauldsberry, and Clyde Lovellette.

Title: Gateway Arch
Date: 1965-10-19, 1965-10-20
Description: Only one more section remains to be inserted - and that is to take place at the "topping out," now due for Oct. 28 - before the two legs of the Gateway Arch are joined. The next to last section, above, was put into place Tuesday, leaving a space of only two and a half feet between the legs of the 630-foot Arch. The legs appear to be joined in the picture below, taken after the next to last section was inserted, but that's due to the camera angle.

Title: Laclede Park
Date: 1966-06-23, 1966-06-27
Description: The children of LaClede Town and LaClede Park don't have to go very far for amusement. There's a swimming pool nearby, any number of backyard wading pools and this playground where Mrs. Mary Bell Martinez pauses to help youngsters swing.

Title: Ken Boyer Grand Slam
Date: 1964-10-11, 1964-10-12
Description: CARDS TEAMMATES WELCOME KEN BOYER, third baseman, as he reaches home on a sixth inning grand slammer in the fourth World Series game, Sunday. Greeting him are Carl Warwick, Dick Groat and Curt Flood, all of whom were on base when he hit the homer. At left is Bill White, the next batter.

Title: Proposed Land Use 4 Development Plan 4
Date: 1967
Description: This ambitious plan was to develop riverfront north and south of downtown, as well as west., From: Saint Louis riverfront development plan. [St. Louis, Mo.] : City Plan Commission of Saint Louis, 1967.

Title: Admiral First Deck
Date: 1961
Description: Photograph of the crew of the Admiral with Eads Bridge in the background. Crew includes Jack Chapman (chief engineer), Capt. Cornelius Riemer (mate), Capt. William Streckfus (master), Capt. Herzog (pilot), Capt. William Carroll (alt. master), Bud Messey, Marvin Chapman, and Russell Salvage., p11-3-1-40-13

Title: River Queen
Description: RIVER QUEEN sunk at Saint Louis, Missouri, Dec. 2, 1967. Formerly the CAPE GIRARDEAU and GORDON C. GREENE. Last packet boat built at Howard Shipyards (b. 1923). Looking south towards Eads Bridge.

Title: After the Last Haircuts
Date: 1964-11-30, 1964-12-01
Description: Barbers sit in empty chairs as Fred Harvey barber shop in Union Station closed its doors Monday, and for the first time in the station's 70-year history travelers will not be able to get haircuts and shaves in the station. Seated on the gloomy occasion, from front to rear, are Albert Schwent, Terry Corzine and Charles Kimberlin.

Title: Powell Symphony Hall
Date: 1968-01-25
Description: Impressive outdoor view of Powell Symphony Hall as first-nighters begin arriving. Searchlights added to the aura of glamour.

Title: Dick Groat
Date: 1963-04-07
Description: Photograph of Cardinals shortstop Dick (Richard Morrow) Groat. Groat played shortstop for the Saint Louis Cardinals from 1963-1965.

Title: Davis Cup Champs Meet President
Date: 1964-01-16
Description: Members of the Davis Cup tennis team pose proudly with President Johnson and the famous trophy they returned to the United States with their victory in Australia. Taking part in the ceremony at the White House are, from the left, team captain Bob Kelleher, Dennis Ralston, Chuck McKinley, President Johnson, Mrs. McKinley, Marty Riessen and A. Edward Turville, president of the United States Lawn Tennis Association. The trophy will be on display in St. Louis Thursday.

Title: Brooks Robinson
Date: 1966-07-12
Description: Photograph of baseball player Brooks Robinson of the Baltimore Orioles filling a cup from a cooler while glancing up at the camera.

Title: River Queen
Description: RIVER QUEEN sunk at Saint Louis, Missouri, Dec. 2, 1967. Formerly the CAPE GIRARDEAU and GORDON C. GREENE. Last packet boat built at Howard Shipyards (b. 1923). View from Laclede's Landing.

Title: Martin L. Duggan
Date: 1969
Description: Associate Managing Editor, St. Louis Globe-Democrat

Title: Mike Shannon
Date: 1965-04-11
Description: Photograph of St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Mike Shannon in the batting cage.

Title: John F. Kennedy
Date: 1960-10-03, 1960-10-04
Description: Launching a 12-speech day which carried him through southern Illinois and on to Springfield, Senator John F. Kennedy campaigned vigorously Monday on the East Side after an overnight stop in St. Louis. At Granite City (above left), he met one of the day's biggest turnouts, an estimated 3000 persons who gathered in the Bellemore Village Shopping Center. Another large crowd was on hand to hear the Democratic presidential nominee at the National Stock Yards in National City (above right). Cheering teenagers (left) were prominent among those who watched his motorcade roll through Venice, where he lashed out at the Republican Administration's vetoes of Democrat-backed bills. First stop was in Alton (right) where he spoke despite heavy rain to a wildly cheering crowd of 2000 persons in the city square.

Title: Barney Schultz
Date: 1965
Description: Photograph of St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Barney Schultz.

Title: Bill White
Date: 1960-04-10
Description: Photograph of Bill White, Saint Louis Cardinals baseball player from 1959-1965 and 1969., Re-issued 1961-04-09 and 1963-04-07.

Title: Gateway Arch
Date: 1965-07-23
Description: Piece of the Saint Louis Gateway Arch being lifted by crane. Mississippi River and Eads Bridge in background.

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