Green postcard with an American flag shield in the center. Inside the shield is a caricature of President William Howard Taft sitting on the ground with his bare feet sticking out, mimicking the Billiken fad of the early 1900's.
Blue and black bumper sticker with "McCarthy" printed in white over the black and "for PRESIDENT '68" printed in white over the blue. A black and white photograph of McCarthy is on the left. This sticker was made by the "Eugene McCarthy for President" group.
7/8-inch round, pin back button with a black and white portrait of Martin G. Brumbaugh over a flag-motif shield on a blue background. The rim of the button is lined in gold. The words "For Governor, Martin G. Brumbaugh" in gold block letters surround the image. Reverse has paper label for A. J. Keil Co (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Pack of cigarettes (3.5"x2.25"x.75") featuring a blue profile portrait of President George W. H. Bush to promote his 1988 presidential candidacy. A red and blue stripe flows behind Bush’s head.
Caisson for Pier No. 4 landed and sealed. Pouring concrete in bottom section of dumb-bell pier on caisson base inside cofferdam and below bed of river.
Street view of destroyed buildings, debris and bystanders in the aftermath of a tornado which hit St. Louis' Lafayette Square neighborhood on May, 27,1896.
Henry G.A. Caspers was corporal, later promoted to sergeant, in the artillery company of Capt. Fischer, organized in St. Louis, Missouri. At Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas, the company was mustered into the service of Col. Kearney. Most of Casper's military service was served in and around Santa Fe, New Mexico, during the time of the Mexican War. This journal dates from June 13, 1846 - December 1848
Authorities are still investigating the cause of five-alarm fire that destroyed an exhibition hall east of the Checkerdome Saturday afternoon. The Checkerdome had only minor damage like scorched roof tiles but electrical wires were burned which knocked out the power at the Checkerdome.
"More than 150 executives of leading St. Louis grocery firms and food advertisers attended a luncheon sponsored by the Globe-Democrat at Hotel Sheraton yesterday to hear an address by Rufus G. Pankow, merchandising director of Puck--The Comic Weekly. Pankow outlined the tremendous sales power of Sunday comics advertising tied in with modern point-of-sale merchandising using comic favorites in
"Department store and drug company executives were guests of the Globe-Democrat yesterday at a luncheon at the Statler Hotel at which Rufus Pankow, merchandising manager of Puck Comic Group, was the chief speaker. The luncheon was the second of two at which Pankow spoke."
Illustration of fishermen on the riverbank of the Mississippi at flood stage. House and men in a canoe in the background., From Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War.