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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: Union Station
Date: 1972-08-18, 1972-08-19
Description: "Trains used to be in and out of here all day and night but now there are only three a day" —Edward Dodson, supervisor of red caps at Union Station.

Title: Admiral - R. Ann Amantea Blum
Date: 1967-08
Description: p11-3-1-41-25

Title: Admiral Boarding/Disembarking
Date: 1954-07-02
Description: p11-3-1-40-5

Title: Miles Davis
Date: 1969-08-04
Description: Hometown boy makes good, and all that jazz: Miles Davis, trumpter extraordinaire, who'll be among the headlines at the St. Louis Jazz Festival August 16 at Kiel Auditorium, hails from Alton, Ill., and learned to play trumpet in and around St. Louis.

Title: Beardstown, Illinois
Date: 1981-08
Description: The enclosed pictures were taken during August 1981 on the Beardstown Illinois waterfront showing typical river scenes with the usual amount of tugs and other equipment. The B&N RR bridge in its river mode. The stern-wheel river tug is a locally built boat, original builders and name still showing = LOGSDON = built sometime in the 1930s more details could be obtained. These pictures were taken

Title: Ohio River, Ice Gorged at Mouth of Little Blue River.
Date: 1893-02-02
Description: #1021, Feb. 2, 1893. OHIO RIVER, Ice Gorged at Mouth of Little Blue River. 673 miles from Pittsburg.
Man standing behind part of ice flow.

Title: Sioux City
Date: 1953-07-08
Description: Recently built M/V (Sioux City) for the newly formed Missouri River line named the (Sioux City and New Orleans) Barge Line. This is the boat's first north bound trip.

Title: Soulard Farmers Market
Date: 1968-07-25, 1968-08-18
Description: Photograph of the Soulard Farmers Market.

Title: Peace
Date: 1934
Description: The Peace is a twin propellor, steel hull towboat and was built at Neville Island, Pennsylvania by the Dravo Corporation in 1934. Her dimensions are:- 153.8 x 34.1 x 7.9 feet. Her Winton Diesels total 750 horse power and are six cylinders, 4 cycle with a 14 inch bore and 18 inch stroke; 250 r. p.m. She has Kort nozzles and her propellors are four-blade, 5 feet - 5 inches in diameter with 4 feet

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

Title: President Lido Deck
Date: 1963-08
Description: Photograph of passengers on the top deck of the President steamboat overlooking the Mississippi River. Photograph is taken from within the pilothouse., p11-3-3-58-8

Title: Beardstown, Illinois
Date: 1981-08
Description: The enclosed pictures were taken during August 1981 on the Beardstown Illinois waterfront showing typical river scenes with the usual amount of tugs and other equipment. The B&N RR bridge in its river mode. The stern-wheel river tug is a locally built boat, original builders and name still showing = LOGSDON = built sometime in the 1930s more details could be obtained. These pictures were taken

Title: Buna
Date: 1953-08-28
Description: Steamer (Buna) of the Federal Waterways Co. passing dredge while enroute to Chester, Ill. (Mile 67.2).

Title: Admiral in Saint Louis
Date: 1963-08
Description: Photograph of the bow of the Admiral steamboat. The Gateway Arch can be seen in the background under construction.

Title: Emily Jean
Date: 1953-08-08
Description: M/V (Emily Jean) of the G. W. Gladders Towing Co. passing dredge at Burnham Island (Mile 39.0).

Title: American Railroad Journal February 12, 1848
Date: 1848-02-12, 1848-02-12

Title: Capitol, Entrance
Date: 1929-02-08
Description: Close-up of Entrance to Capitol. 2/8/29 N.O. La.

Title: Edwardsville, Illinois
Date: 1953-02-22
Description: Main Street, Edwardsville, Illinois. Photograph includes Edwarsville National Bank, Motz Hardware, Silverbloom, Ballweg Drugs and Chamber's Mens Wear.

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