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Title: Phil the Gorilla
Date: 1959-06-02, 1959-06-03
Description: Phil the gorilla, as impressive in death as he was in life, still draws crowds at the St. Louis Zoo, where the mounted figure is on display in the Old Elephant House, next door to the ape house where he lived before his death last December. The massive figure, standing erect in a characteristic pose, holds the fascinated gaze of three young visitors, Karen, 3, and Debra Hartman, 5, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Lyode Hartman, 943 St. Charles st., St. Charles, Mo., and Pam Karrenbrock, 7, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mel Karrenbrock, Wentzville, Mo.

Title: Superjam '80
Date: 1980-06-29
Description: About 40,000 rock and rollers at Busch Stadium for Superjam '80.

Title: Mrs. Edgar R. Rombauer
Date: 1933-10-16
Description: Photograph of Irma Rombauer, wife of St. Louis lawyer Edgar Rombauer. Irma was author of the American cookbook, "The Joy of Cooking."

Title: To the Voters of the Counties of St. Clair, Madison, and Monroe
Date: 1837-06-16

Title: Enlisted Men Recreation Building
Date: 1943-06-28
Description: Enlisted Men Recreation Building looking N. W. E. F. Marsh Const. Co. Work started June 13, 1943

Title: St. Louis Zoo Gorilla
Date: 1958-06, 1984-03-27
Description: Photograph of Phil the gorilla and his tire in an indoor exhibit at the St. Louis Zoo.

Title: Percheron
Date: 1953-06-16
Description: Tug (Percheron) passing service base. This tug sank about 20 months ago at Dam no. 48. on Ohio after hitting submerged barge.

Title: Ned Garver
Date: 1951-11-06, 1982-05-11
Description: Hard work usually paves the way to success and great demand. That just about explains why officals of five clubs are knocking each other over as they hammer at Bill Veeck's door trying to land Ned Garver, who notched 20 victories for the last-place Browns in 1951.

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: Lou Brock
Date: 1980-06-25
Description: Reissued 1985-01-08.

Title: Admiral
Date: 1953-06-03
Description: Excursion steamer (Admiral) passing service base.

Title: Capitol
Date: 1931-06-20
Description: St. Paul June 1931.

Title: Capitol
Date: 1939-06
Description: Excursion steamer CAPITOL underway.

Title: Wooden Beam
Date: 1943-06-28
Description: Portion of wooden beam splintered by lightning in Warehouse #3--Section #3.

Title: Ohio River, Dredging at Mill Creek Bar
Date: 1893-06-29
Description: #1063, June 29, 1893. OHIO RIVER, Dredging at Mill Creek Bar. 140 miles from Pittsburg.
Dredges OHIO and OSWEGO at work in the river.

Title: St. Louis Zoo Snakes
Date: 1975-06-06, 1975-06-09
Description: Uncommon attention is drawn to a "common boa" during Camera Day at the St. Louis Zoo. Zeroing in, from left, are Hank Gellegos of St. Louis, Dick Hurd of Hazelwood, Ann Penny of Maplewood and Bill Henderson of Florissant.

Title: Pilot House Interior
Date: 1953-06-10
Description: View of pilot house interior showing new controls for seachlights and whistle levers.

Title: Joseph Griesedieck
Date: 1933, 1958-03-31
Description: When beer came back in 1933, Falstaff was the first brewery in the country to receive a U. S. permit for beer production. Firm's founder, Joseph Griesedieck, right, is shown accepting the number one permit from Internal Revenue Officer Louis Becker.

Title: A Rock Concert at Busch Stadium
Date: 1976-06-29
Description: A young man lies on the ground as the crowd around him watches a rock concert at Busch Stadium.

Title: Way Up There
Date: 1981-06-20
Description: Way up there: High-wire walker Jay Cochrane walks 1,000 feet across Busch Stadium during the opening night of the Moolah Shrine Circus Thursday. The circus' top attraction, Cochrane repeated the stunt his friend and mentor, Karl Wallenda, performed at the stadium 10 years ago.

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