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Title: Riviera Club St. Louis
Date: 1947-11-23
Description: A near riot resulted yesterday when teenagers flocked to see Frankie Laine, Cab Calloway, Dinah Washington and Cootie Williams at a free show given at Club Riviera, 4460 Delmar bl. The club was damaged in the rush, although there was no vandalism.

Title: Ike and Tina Turner
Date: 1970-10-24
Description: One of the most exciting, fastest-rising groups in show biz is coming to town - the Ike and Tina Turner Revue, which will be appearing Sunday evening at 8 at Kiel Auditorium. They got their start right here in St. Louis as regulars at George Edick's Club Imperial and became so successful locally that they headed for the West Coast, where they hit the fame and fortune jackpot r-r-r-eally (sic) big.

Title: Celebration at Opening of Davis Island Dam
Date: 1885-10-07
Description: Crowd gathered to view the opening of the Davis Island Dam. Many steamboats are lined up in the background.

Title: Corticelli Float
Date: 1884-09-20
Description: An image depicting portraits of C. H. Sampson, C. C, Rainwater, Col J. G. Prather, John W. M'Cullagh, Joseph J. Kreher, and V. O. Saunders. There is also an image of the Nonotuck Silk Company's Corticelli Float.

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: Grand Tower Dike and Revetment Work
Date: 1937-11-14
Description: November 14, 1937. - Showing pipe line, graded bank, and bank as left by dredge Grafton.

Title: Passing Through Drawbridge
Date: 1952-10-20
Description: Passing through drawbridge at Atchison, Kan. Enroute from St. Joseph, Mo. To St. Louis. Kansas City District.

Title: Missouri Botanical Gardens
Date: 1935-07-14, 1941-11-09
Description: The Missouri Botanical Gardens - Known the world over as Shaw's Garden, this is one of the finest such units in the world, second only in size to the famous Kew Gardens in London. It is the gift to the city from Henry Shaw, who started it in 1859 and by his will provided for its perpetuation. Its greenhouses alone cover more than 2 acres and its collection of orchids is the finest in the world.

Title: Paul Dean, Mrs. Dizzy Dean and Dizzy Dean
Date: 1934-10-10
Description: Paul Dean, Mrs. Dizzy Dean & Dizzy in Cardinals homecoming parade Oct 10, 1934.

Title: Chippewa
Date: 1953-09-10
Description: M/V (Chippewa) - passing dredge, mile 135.9.

Title: Cold Turkey?
Date: 1975-11-28
Description: Enjoying Thanksgiving dinner and all the trimmings outside Busch Memorial Stadium Thursday are Big Red fans Tom Burnham, Ken Bushart, Jim Perry, Joe Perry, John Hubbard and Jerry Perry. Indigestion came later when the Buffalo Bills feasted on the Cardinals, 32-14.

Title: Whitey Herzog
Date: 1985-10-02
Description: Whitey Herzog scratches his head during Mets 5-2 win.

Title: Residents of Pruitt-Igoe
Date: 1968-11-09
Description: Residents of Pruitt-Igoe await their turns at their new medical center in their neighborhood.

Title: Agricultural and Mechanical Fair
Date: 1871-10-14
Description: The Great Fair at St. Louis, -- A view of the grounds.

Title: Material Removed from Pilot Canal
Date: 1952-10-01
Description: Material removed from Pilot Canal being discharged into Rover channel that is going to be diverted. Dredging for canal will be completed tonight. Dredge is at station 7+00'. The earth plug to be blasted is at station 6+50'. Kansas City District, channel diversion.

Title: Union Station
Date: 1952-03-11
Description: The midway at Union Station was almost deserted last night as a result of the strike of three railroad brotherhoods which has paralyzed operations of the Terminal Railroad Association in St. Louis. All railroads except the Gulf, Mobile and Ohio have suspended passenger service at Union Station.

Title: Laying Cobblestones
Date: 1943-10-01
Description: Looking E. from foot of Wharf. Lancaster Corp. Work started June 5, 1943.

Title: Dixieland
Date: 1953-04-10
Description: M/V (Dixieland) passign service base.

Title: St. Louis Zoo
Date: 1971-10-31
Description: Photograph of the Emerson Zooline Railroad at the St. Louis Zoo. Three children stand off to the right awaiting to get on the miniture train with Captain Kangaroo (Bob Keeshan).

Title: Granite City Wharf
Date: 1943-10-04
Description: Looking S. to S.W. showing grade of wharf previous to laying cobblestones. Lancaster Corp. Work started June 5, 1943.

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