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Title: Alan Laird and Bill Fowler Interview
Date: 2021-05-01
Description: This video is a conversation between Alan Laird and William E. Fowler. They discuss the life of Levy Laird, a remarkable African-American who was a cook on the Southern Pacific passenger trains for more than thirty years. Alan Laird tells a poignant story about his father, Levy Laird, whose ancestors were enslaved persons in Louisiana and his (Levy's) journey from rural Louisiana to become a respected member of the African-American community of Oakland, California.

Title: Working in Another Medium
Date: 1979-05-07
Description: Working in Another Medium, more than 1,000 students from fourth grade through senior high school contributed poetry and essays to a contest sponsored by the Globe-Democrat. First place winners were Donna Schweiger of Freeburg, Ill., senior division; Brook A. Reinhold of St. Louis, junior division; and John Alldredge of Caseyville, Ill, intermediate division. Second-place winners were Denise Ann

Title: TTX International Intermodal Expo '95
Date: 1995-05-09, 1995-05-09

Title: Spelling Bee Afternoon Round Winners
Date: 1978-05-01, 1978-05-01
Description: Sixteen more St. Louis area youngsters have reached the semifinal round of the 26th annual Spelling Bee sponsored by The Globe Democrat. The 16 spellers survived quarterfinal competition Saturday in two sessions at the J. C. Penney auditorium at the University of Missouri at St. Louis. Some 160 students competed. The afternoon round winners are: front row from left, Lori Reed, Kevin Harmann, Pam

Title: Winning Spellers
Date: 1979-05-03, 1979-05-03
Description: Winning Spellers -- Sixteen more champion spellers from the St. Louis area have gained spots in the 27th annual Spelling Bee sponsored by The Globe-Democrat. They are, front row, from left, Joan Caldwell, Ann Newman, Gina Cattalini and Breck Washam. Back row, Barbara O'Brien, Mark Kemna, Maureen Ringling and Kris Setina.

Title: Winning Spellers
Date: 1979-05-03, 1979-05-03
Description: Winning Spellers -- Sixteen more champion spellers from the St. Louis area have gained spots in the 27th annual Spelling Bee sponsored by The Globe-Democrat. They are, from left, Darren Snow, Jill Anderson, Mary Fitzgerald, Larry State, Le Ann Johnson, Ann Galutera, Susan Ann Gutierrez and Karen Girshner.

Title: Bridgeton Girl Writes Best Essay on Old Sugar Cutter
Date: 1967-05-31, 1967-05-31
Description: , Pam received a $10 gift certificate from Famous-Barr.

Title: Workman Atop KWK Tower
Date: 1954-05-06, 1954-05-06
Description: KWK's Television Antenna, twice as tall at the 40-foot "clover leaf" antenna once used for FM broadcasting, will go up on the Globe-Democrat Tower Building at Twelfth and Cole streets. Workmen are shown as they strung cable and telephone lines to the top of the 500-foot tower yesterday preparatory to dismantling that FM antenna portion and replacing it with an 80-foot "bat wing" antenna for TV.

Title: Globe Democrat Vending Machine
Date: 1975-12-03, 1975-12-05
Description: Dressed for Bicentennial: The Globe-Democrat newspaper vending machine outside The Globe-Democrat building gets new paint job to honor the Bicentennial.

Title: Spelling Bee Morning Session Winners
Date: 1978-05-01, 1978-05-01
Description: Sixteen more St. Louis area youngsters have reached the semifinal round of the 26th annual Spelling Bee sponsored by The Globe Democrat. The 16 spellers survived quarterfinal competition Saturday in two sessions at the J.C. Penney auditorium at the University of Missouri at St. Louis. Some 160 students competed. The morning session winners are: front row from left, Rene Bean, Jimmy Powers, Jill

Title: Spelling Bee Finalists
Date: 1978-05-09, 1978-05-09
Description: Finalists in Saturday's Spelling Bee, front row from left: Maureen Corbett, Janice Chrum and Linda Fennewald; back row from left: Scott Rubin, Robbie Stagner, Kirk Shipley and Carl Power. Standing in back is Nico Garcia-Otero. Maureen Corbett, 14, became the local spelling bee champion in the final round of The Globe-Democrat Spelling Bee competition Saturday afternoon.

Title: Site of St. Louis Globe Democrat
Date: 1948-05-21, 1948-05-21
Description: Site of St. Louis Globe Democrat, F.M. broadcasting station.

Title: 'What Is It?' Winner Identifies Bed Warmer
Date: 1966-11-26, 1966-11-26
Description: Identifying the object in the Nov. 12-13 "What Is It?" Contest was easy for the winner of the contest, Peggy Boehm, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Boehm of Frontenac, Mo. Identification of the object as a bed warmer was simple for the twelve-year-old Parkway seventh grader because she has one at home. It was brought from Germany long before Peggy was born. She receives a $10 gift certificate

Title: Globe-Democrat Outstanding Achievement Awards
Date: 1981-05-16, 1981-05-18
Description: Globe-Democrat publisher G. Duncan Bauman presents the Outstanding Achievement Award to Spec. 5 Shirley J. Huddleston, of Jefferson City.

Title: Globe-Democrat Outstanding Achievement Awards
Date: 1982-05-15, 1982-05-17
Description: Jefferson City, MO (15 May 1982) part of the military award recipients in the rotunda of the Missouri State Capitol building, Jefferson City, Missouri.

Title: Armed Force Awards
Date: 1980-05-17
Description: K. Leslie Gillam, 10 years old, wanted to know from his mother (Dorris Gillam) when his father S.F.C. Kermit Gillam was getting his award. The Family is from Potosi, MO.

Title: Staff Photo
Date: 1936-05-27
Description: These well know St. Louisans are up to their necks in the task of examining some of the thousands of entries in the Globe-Democrat's "Famous Names" contest. They will certify the winning entries within a few days. They are, left to right: Frank C. Hamilton, president of the St. Louis Advertising Club; Thomas N. Dysart, president of the St. louis Chamber of Commerce; James J. Fitzgerald, president of the Board of Education; Mayor Dickman, and nelson R. Darragh, president of the Better Business Bureau.

Title: Globe-Democrat Rolls on Wood Tires
Date: 1942-05-24
Description: Steel-rimmed wooden truck tires and steel-rimmed wagon wheels rolled into service yesterday at the loading platform at the 1133 Franklin avenue when the Globe-Democrat inaugurated a new system of delivery to solve the rubber tire shortage. The vehicles are loaded with magazines for today's editions of the Globe-Democrat.

Title: Avis Buttons
Date: 1966-03-25, 1966-03-26
Description: Avis Buttons with the slogan "We Try Harder" in many languages is displayed at the Avis rent-a-car booth at the Modern Living Show by Miss Karen Nelson.

Title: Space Twins
Date: 1966-03-25, 1966-03-26
Description: 'Space Twins' Toni Dolan and Caralie Hall decorate an air conditioner condensing unit at the Space Conditioning, Inc., booth at the Modern Living Show.

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