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Title: Union Station
Date: 1974-11-15
Description: Photograph of Union Station's nearly empty Midway.

Title: Index Sheet
Date: 1887-1888
Description: Index of plates numbers 1 - 27. Also contains a Table of Distances in Miles by Steamboat Channel, from St. Paul to St. Louis and points in between.

Title: Fort Jackson
Date: 1953-04-15
Description: M/V (Fort Jackson) passing service base. The river was very rough at the time.

Title: "Dizzy" and Yogi Laugh it Up
Date: 1956-06-19
Description: "Dizzy" Dean laughingly tells the New York Yankees' Yogi Berra, one of the top hitters of present day baseball, that he's glad to be emceeing "Baseball Preview" every Saturday afternoon over the CBS Television Network rather than facing the American League's most valuable player. Yogi likewise seems happy that the ex-Cardinal and Cub pitching great has retired to the broadcasting booth.

Title: Flood at St. Louis, June 18, 1858
Date: 1858-06-18
Description: A photograph taken by Marine Co. documented the damage in St. Louis from a severe flood on June 18, 1858. The streets were completely covered in water and make-shift planks provided a safe walking platform for people to safely cross from boats to the semi-submerged buildings. Two people can be seen assessing the flood damage from the rooftop of the tallest building on the left of the photograph

Title: Boxing Factory
Date: 1943-06-02
Description: Looking S.W. toward Boxing Factory from Post Engineer parking lot.

Title: Dike No. 107.8, Crains Island
Date: 1940-06-05
Description: Upper Mississippi River, U. S. Engineer Office, St. Louis, Mo. Dike No. 107.8, Crains Island. U. S. Plant and Hired Labor.

Title: Dredge at Devil's Island
Date: 1953-12-15
Description: View of dredge while working at Devil's Island.

Title: Grafton
Date: 1945-06-25
Description: U.S.E. Dredge GRAFTON upbound, June 25 '45. 100 - 4.5 3:30 Pm cloudy

Title: Levee Break
Date: 1942-06-27
Description: Break in unfinished new levee near terminal. Railroad bridge, looking N. E.

Title: The Green Eyed Monster
Date: 1879-12-06
Description: Drawing portraying a lady in St. Louis who disguised herself as a man to test her brother's affection for his sweetheart, and almost gets killed by the jealous lover.

Title: Memphis Zephyr
Date: 1953-06-30
Description: M/V (Memphis Zephyr) of Street Towing Co. passing service base.

Title: Percy Green
Date: 1968-04-06
Description: Mid City Community conference at 4007 Delmar blvd. From left around table: Rev. H.J. Glasco, pastor, Mt. Bethel Baptist Church and SCLC representative in St. Louis; Rev. Arthur Marshall, pastor of Metro AME Zion Church; W.M. Bailey, chairman, West End Community conference; Percy Green, ACTION; M. Hatchett, NAACP; Solomon Rook, CORE; Father Francis Soyle, ex. director, Archdiocan commison on Human Rights.

Title: Geisler, Henry C.
Date: 1956-06-26
Description: Photograph of pilot's license for Henry C. Geisler.

Title: Havana Zephyr
Date: 1953-09-06
Description: M/V (Havana Zephyr)of Street Towing Co. - passing dredge (Mile 136.9).

Title: Turner's Festival
Date: 1881-06-25
Description: Shows the 23rd Federal Festival of the Turner's of North America in St. Louis. Shows procession past Schnaider's Garden, Turn Hall, and 5th and Elm. Shows the Turner's athletic competition as well.

Title: Lady Linda
Date: 1953-06-11
Description: M/V (Lady Linda) passing service base.

Title: Mail Automat
Date: 1962-11-14, 1962-11-15
Description: Another bygone activity at Union Station: Railway mail service. A new automatic mail-sack handling system which saves $1,000,000 a year, displaces 175 jobs and speeds up mail distribution from trains at St. Louis' Union Station was dedicated Wednesday. Photo above shows the mail coming down hoppers to be dumped into chutes leading to trains.

Title: Wharf Access Road
Date: 1943-09-15
Description: Looking S to SW showing access road topping levee to wharf. Landcaster Corp. Work commenced June 5, 1943.

Title: Post Engineer Parking Lot
Date: 1943-06-02
Description: Taken from Post Engineer Government parking lot, looking South toward Merchant's Bridge.

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