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Title: Speech of Hon. S. A. Douglas, of Illinois, in the Senate, January 30, 1854, on the Nebraska Territory
Date: 1854-01-30
Description: Speech of Senator Douglas in support of forming Nebraska and Kansas into states, as well as how to address the issue of slavery in the new states.

Title: The Voice of Truth
Date: 1842, 1842

Title: Wilson's History and Directory for Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois
Date: 1875
Description: Published in 1875, this directory contains a condensed history of Missouri beginning with Spanish settlement in Florida, descriptions of counties, towns, and villages in Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois with a listing of their business owners, population figures, distances between towns, and civil officers. It also contains a U.S. legal directory, hotel directory, and brief history and

Title: St. Louis Directory of Charities and Philanthropies, 1907
Date: 1907
Description: Presenting a brief statement of the special work, location, officers and necessities of the most prominent of such institutions; with a mention of such other organizations as look to public for support. A hand-book for charity workers and a ready reference book for the benevolent public., The digitization of this directory was made possible through the support of the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the Missouri State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State.

Title: Cape Girardeau Bridge Construction
Date: 1927
Description: Construction of Cape Girardeau Bridge. 1927. View eastwardly from top of Span No. 1. Erecting steel from upper chord, showing rivet forge and traveler.

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: Cyclone View, May 27, 1896
Date: 1896-05-27
Description: Large, multi-story building destroyed in the May 27, 1896 tornado which hit St. Louis, Missouri.

Title: Enroute to New Orleans, The Steamer Chas P. Chouteau enroute to New Orleans. Capt. W. H. Thorwegan, Master.
Description: Light on the River - August 18, 1880. The Steamer Chas. P. Chouteau, lying at the foot of Market street, attracted considerable attention along the levee last evening by its two electric lights, which shone forth with intense brightness. The Chouteau is the first steamer at this point on the Mississippi River to substitute an electric llight for the old fashioned pine-torch illuminators, and the

Title: Up the Hudson
Date: 1870-07-30
Description: Illustration of passengers on a steamboat working up the Hudson River.

Title: Cape Girardeau Bridge Construction
Date: 1927
Description: Construction of Cape Girardeau Bridge. 1927. Plan view of Pier No. 4 under construction. Checking alignment of pier and setting points for another 8 foot section of forms.

Title: Construction of Cape Girardeau Bridge
Date: 1927
Description: Cofferdam construction for Pier No. 4. Burning bolt holes along edges of 22' x 42' steel caisson for bolting bottom of wood cofferdam to top of caisson. Note material shaft near center of caisson.

Title: Cape Girardeau Bridge Construction
Date: 1927-07-06
Description: Construction of Cape Girardeau Bridge. 1927. Caisson for Pier No. 3 with derrick boat.

Title: Cape Girardeau Bridge Construction
Date: 1927-12-04
Description: Construction of the Cape Girardeau Bridge. 1927. Pouring concrete for seal of caisson Pier No. 2. Derrick boat handling door on material lock; compressor barge maintaining air pressure in caisson.

Title: Missouri.
Date: 1825
Description: Buchon, Carez, and Beaupre. "Carte geographique, statistique et historique du Missouri." Paris: Carez, 1825 from those authors’ general atlas in French and essentially the same map as the Missouri map from "The Historical, Chronological and Geographical American Atlas." Philadelphia: Carey and Lea: 1823

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: Sectional Dock Co. of St. Louis
Date: 1865-09-01
Description: The Sectional Dock Company have now two complete Docks in successful operation, located at the foot of Lesperance Street. In connection with these Docks they have a Floating Saw Mill, with circular and upright saws and Planing Mill; and have recently added to their facilities a New Saw Mill on shore, 40 by 125 feet, on the most approved plan, with circular and upright saws, and planing mill. They

Title: Construction of Cape Girardeau Bridge
Date: 1928-03-14
Description: Piers Nos. 6, 7, and 8 under construction; formwork and concrete placement.

Title: To the People of the Counties of Monroe, St. Clair and Madison
Date: 1837-06-15
Description: A set of two articles discussing the impending senatorial election and the candidates.

Title: To the People of the State of Illinois
Date: 1834-07-14
Description: An open letter from gubernatorial candidate R. K. McLaughlin to the voters stating his election platform.

Title: Red Cross Unit Czech Sokol Ladies
Date: 1943-02-14
Description: The Czech Sokol Ladies unit of the Red Cross at the Czechoslovak Society of America's National Hall in St. Louis on February 14, 1943. Donated to the St. Louis Mercantile Library by the Gymnastics Association Sokol.

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