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Title: M-389 St. Louis Breweries Collection

Title: B-1 John W. Barriger III Collection
Date: 1984
Description: The working library of noted railroad executive John W. Barriger III (1899-1976) was acquired in 1982, the generous donation of his family. Widely recognized as one of the twentieth century's best-known and most distinguished railroad executives, Mr. Barriger was also an avid scholar, book collector, and photographer. His collection of books, papers, photographs, and memorabilia - collected over an active career of 50 years - forms the nucleus of the Library's railroad collections, one of the largest rail transportation collections in the world.

Title: Anheuser-Busch Brewery - Landmark Ceremonies
Date: 1967-04-14, 1973-08-26
Description: "Historical landmark ceremonies at Anheuser-Busch Brewery - In front of the Brew House which dates to 1891."

Title: B-121 E. Ray Lichty Collection

Title: Missouri Pacific Railroad 1956-1970
Description: Photographs taken by Stanley Barriger along the Missouri Pacific Railroad between 1956 and 1970.

Title: B-1 Barriger Scrapbooks

Title: Vote Demo-Republican Button
Description: 1 3/4 inch diameter round pin back button with a red, white, and blue background with the words "Vote Demo-Republican."

Title: Taystee Bread - Republican Button
Description: 1 3/4 inch diameter round pin back button with a red, white, and blue background with the words "My Dad's a Republican But I Vote for Taystee Bread." An illustration of an elephant is located on the right side as a symbol of the Republican Party.

Title: Taystee Bread - Democrat Button
Description: 1 3/4 inch diameter round pin back button with a white and blue background with the words "My Dad's a Democrat But I Vote for Taystee Bread." An illustration of a donkey is located on the right side as a symbol of the Democratic Party.

Title: Peace and Freedom Party Button
Description: 1 1/2 inch diameter round pin back button with an orange background with the words PEACE AND FREEDOM PARTY in black surrounding a center circle in black with the words I AM REGISTERED in orange letters. This is an early version of the pin issued by the party that was established in the late 1960s and ran Eldridge Cleaver for president in 1968.

Title: Nixon Voting Postcard
Description: Postcard with a photograph of Richard Nixon and his family. From left to right is Tricia Nixon, Pat Nixon, David Eisenhower, Julie Nixon, and Richard Nixon. The back of the postcard has black letters spelling "This time vote like your whole world depended on it And when you do ... take 4 voters with you REMEMBER ... Polls don't vote People do". At the bottom left of the back there is black letters spelling "Published by UNITED CITIZENS FOR NIXON-AGNEW Charles S. Rhyne, Chairman; John Warner, Natl. Director Dewey Arnold, Treasurer". Beneath the writing is a union imprint. 3 1/4 inches by 5 1/2 inches.

Title: Famous Label - Grim Race for Food Series
Description: A small child stands in the cold with a box of nonfat dry milk, donated by the people of the United States.

Title: Spiro Agnew Rubber Figurine
Description: Beige colored rubber figures highlighted with black paint of Vice President Spiro Agnew holding a rectangular sign that reads "Spiro."

Title: Richard Nixon Rubber Figurine
Description: Beige colored rubber figures highlighted with black paint of President Richard Nixon holding a rectangular sign that reads "Dick."

Title: Shopping with Food Coupons
Description: Mrs. Marva Rucker, divorcee of 1534 N. 16th St., is shopping with food coupons under the Food Stamp Program. Her monthly income is $231--$156 of it from her Aid to Dependent Children and $75 from husband in support of their five small children. Monthly she is required to buy $30 worth of food coupons, and is given an additional $54 in free coupons, netting her total of $84 worth.

Title: Christmas Store Stock Cookies and Cookie Cutter
Description: Black and white image of stock Christmas cookies.

Title: Christmas Stock Photos and Pastries
Description: Black and white stock image of assorted Christmas cookies and pastries.

Title: Humphrie/Muskie Plastic Cling
Description: Political plastic cling. It is striped red ,white, and blue. With "Humphrey" and "Muskie" over the red and blue stripes respectively.

Title: Fourth Street STL
Date: 1870s, 1949-09-18
Description: Once one of old St. Louis' better known hotels, on Fourth between Morgan (now Delmar) and Franklin, the St. Nicholas began losing its glory in the 1870s when this photo was made. On Jan. 4, 1884, the structure, then occupied by stores, was burned to the ground. Fire department records list it the most difficult in history. It was fought during a "veritable Arctic blizzard" with temperature standing at 26 degrees below zero.

Title: 4th and Washington Street
Date: 1878, 1949-10-02
Description: Fourth and Washington, looking south. Miss Elizabeth A. Mageon, Milliner right, is listed at 709 North Fourth in 1878 and J.H. Crane, Furniture wholesale and retail, Fourth, cor. of Washington, was one of the big advertisers in the 1878 directory. Crane's name can be made out on the store at the left. The Benton Bellefontaine horse car and Fourth street horse car a renegotiating the busy intersection without help of a traffic officer. The building housing Miss Mageon's ship was the National Guard Armory. To the rivermen, whose steamers delivered the cargo that made St. Louis one of the nation's largest thoroughfare. But to the people who lived in this booming metropolis in the 1870s, Fourth... Fourth street, the commercial artery of St. Louis, had everything- from fancy milliner... the Benton Bellefontaine and Fourth street horse cars negotiating the busy intersection... Fourth was "The Street" to residents of this booming metropolis in the 1870's. This scene, looking south from Washington avenue, shows the busy commercial artery which had everything, from millinery rooms to hack stands.

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