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Title: Old Union Trust Building
Description: 7x9 in photograph of the Union Trust Building in St. Louis. On the back "Central National Bank Building" is written in pencil. This fourteen-story building at Seventh and Olive was designed by Louis Sullivan and built in 1892, at which time it became the tallest building in St. Louis. The terracotta details around the circular windows present in this photograph were removed during renovations

Title: 12th St. looking south from Washington
Description: Early 20th century photograph of Twelfth Street in St. Louis looking south from Washington Avenue. The Union Electric building is under construction on the left between the Hotel Jefferson and the St. Louis Star building.

Title: Parlor at the Southern Hotel
Description: Photograph of the parlor of the Southern Hotel in St. Louis. The carpeted room features plush wooden furniture, curtained entrances, a fireplace, gilded wallpaper, and electric chandeliers.

Title: Mermod-Jaccard Building
Description: 7.25x9.25 in photograph of the Mermod and Jaccard Building. The building was located at Broadway and Locust across the street from the St. Louis Mercantile Library. Mermod, Jaccard & Co was a jewelry company that also dealt in dishes and cutlery.

Title: Palaces of Electricity and Machinery
Date: 1904
Description: Photograph taken from the western edge of Art Hill looking north toward the dome of Creation at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis. Palaces of Electricity and Machinery are most visible on the left with the Palace of Varied Industries behind it. On the right is the edge of the Palace of Machinery with the Palace of Transportation behind it. The lagoon is between the buildings.

Title: Compton Heights Reservoir Park
Description: Photograph of the Compton Hill Reservoir Park and water tower located at the intersection of Grand and Shaw. The view is looking north from the part of the park near Russell Blvd. The water tower was built in 1898 and designed by Harvey Ellis.

Title: Grand Avenue Hotel
Description: Photograph of the Grand Avenue Hotel at the southeast corner of Grand and Olive. A restaurant occupies the ground floor where "HYDE PARK BEER [is] ON TAP" along with the L. H. Gerardi grocery store. A horse-drawn carriage for the grocer is visible on the street.

Title: M-169: The Emil Boehl Collection
Description: became one of the most prolific St. Louis scenic photographers active in the latter half of the 19th Century. The Boehl/Koenig partnership lasted until 1897. Boehl retired from photography in 1919 and died later that year on the 12th of December. The Emil Boehl Collection consists of three series. The collection contains images dating from 1850 to ca. 1906. The collection’s archival materials include

Title: 12th North from Pine
Description: Photograph of Twelfth Street in St. Louis looking north from Pine Street.

Title: Festival Hall
Date: 1904
Description: 8x6 in photograph of Festival Hall at the 1904 World's Fair. The image includes the Cascades running down Art Hill to the Grand Basin as well as various fountains and statues.

Title: Olive from 6th. East
Date: 1904
Description: Photograph of Olive Street in St. Louis looking east across Sixth Street.

Title: Grant's Log Cabin
Description: 14x11 in photograph of the cabin Ulysses S. Grant built and lived briefly in with his family in 1856. The cabin, also called Hardscrabble, was moved several times. As this photograph is undated, it is unclear where the picture was taken.

Title: Turkish Den. Planter's Hotel
Description: 9.5x7.75 in photograph of the Turkish Den inside the Planter's Hotel in St. Louis. The room contained various chairs, pillows, vases, and ornate architectural details.

Title: Portland Pl.
Description: Photograph of the gate to the Portland Place community in St. Louis designed by Theodore Link.

Title: Untitled
Description: Photograph of a streetcar in St. Louis. The side says U. S. MAIL.

Title: Hortense Place
Description: Photograph of the gate to Hortence Place in St. Louis looking east across Kingshighway.

Title: Base of the Louisiana Monument
Date: 1904
Description: Photograph of the base of the Louisiana Monument at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis. The monument features various statues and motifs.

Title: Chamber of Commerce
Description: 9x7 in photograph of the interior of the St. Louis Chamber of Commerce. The back of the photograph labels it as the Merchant's Exchange.

Title: The Old Exposition and Music Hall
Description: 20x16 in photograph of the St. Louis Exposition and Music Hall at Olive and Fourteenth Street. This building existed between 1884 and 1906.

Title: Untitled
Description: Photograph of an electric streetcar and a horse-drawn trolley in St. Louis. The electric car reads 777 and UR. The horse-drawn trolley is marked 33 and BELLEFONTAINE.

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