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Title: Insurance Name Change
Date: 1968-01-23
Description: This building at 4144 Lindell Blvd. is now known as The Insurance Exchange Building to make the name more representative of the various insurance operations housed there. It formerly was known as The General Insurors Building.

Title: Manuscript from Philip E. Thomas to B&O Board of Engineers
Date: 1828-09-09, 1828-09-09
Description: Directive from the President of the B&O Railroad, Philip E. Thomas, to the Board of Engineers of the B&O Railroad directing them to locate the route of the railroad from the valley of the Patapsco River to the dividing Ridge (Parr's Ridge) between it and the Monocacy River.

Title: New Merrell Laboratory Plant
Date: 1965-07-12
Description: "Merrell Laboratory, Inc. recently moved to this new plant located at 1330 North Roch Hill Road in St. Louis County. The new facility features a 3 1/2-acre landscaped tract and is equipped with complete receiving and shipping facilities. Merrell Laboratory engages in private label cosmetics manufacturing and serves as consultants in this and related fields."

Title: M-536 Smith, Charles Army Paymaster Seminole War Correspondence
Date: 1836-10-26
Description: Army, features a St. Augustine postmark and a “FREE” handstamp. The letter is dated October 26, 1836.

Title: Forming Artillery Shells
Date: 1966-11-07
Description: million contract to produce 4,500,000 rounds of the 105-millimeter shells. Target date for production was Jan. 1, 1967, but Chevrolet is already operating the plant at about 18 percent capacity." In this image, a block of metal is cut to approximate size for the 105-millimeter projectile, and then heated to 2250 degrees. Then it is placed in a press which starts forming cavity of the shell. After this

Title: Inspecting Artillery
Date: 1966-11-07
Description: million contract to produce 4,500,000 rounds of the 105-millimeter shells. Target date for production was Jan. 1, 1967, but Chevrolet is already operating the plant at about 18 percent capacity. After rolling off assembly line at St. Louis Army Ammunition Plant, the 105-millimeter projectiles are inspected for flaws. The shell, which starts as an 8 5/8-inch long, 38-pound piece of steel, is the

Title: Making Artillery Band Grooves
Date: 1966-11-07
Description: million contract to produce 4,500,000 rounds of the 105-millimeter shells. Target date for production was Jan. 1, 1967, but Chevrolet is already operating the plant at about 18 percent capacity. In machinery building: Hole is put in front of shell; the cavity is cleaned and the nose bored and faced. Next the threads are put in the nose, the base is leveled, and a band groove is made."

Title: The 435,900th Yard of Concrete
Date: 1942-03-26
Description: "Construction officials, army officers and representatives of the Military Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives watched workmen pour the 435,900th yard of concrete at the small arms ammunition plant yesterday as the plant nears completion."

Title: Address by De Lancey C. Smith concerning the pending plan of reorganization of the Missouri Pacific
Date: 1955, 1955

Title: 138th Infantry Regiment
Date: unknown
Description: This photo shows the Officers of the 138th (1st MO) Infantry Regiment No. 2 that are stationed in Kansas City, Missouri.

Title: Officers of the 138th Infantry
Date: unknown
Description: Photograph of the officers of the 138th infantry. In total, there are 37 officers; 18 are Lieutenants, 15 Captains, 4 Majors, and 1 Colonel.

Title: Checking Dimensions of Steel to be Used for Ammunition
Date: 1966-11-07
Description: million contract to produce 4,500,000 rounds of the 105-millimeter shells. Target date for production was Jan. 1, 1967, but Chevrolet is already operating the plant at about 18 percent capacity. Still red hot, the steel is checked for length and depth of cavity. it is then cooled, again measured and sent to machinery building."

Title: Theodore Kaufmann, Westward the Star of Empire
Date: 1867
Description: Landscape night scene of Native Americans removing rails from railroad track ahead of an oncoming train. Oil on canvas, 35 1/2 inches by 55 1/2 inches, 1867. Gift of James E. Yeatman. The scene is commonly interpreted as a commentary on the policy of Manifest Destiny and its devastating impact on Native Americans.

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