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Title: Coliseum Demolition
Date: 1953-08-08
Description: "Demolition of the historic Coliseum at Washington and Jefferson avenues got under way yesterday with a crew from the Aalco Wrecking Company wielding hammers and crowbars. Condemned by the city and ordered razed, the structure once housed important social and sporting events, and was the scene of a Democratic national convention."

Title: Crane Outside Coliseum Demolition
Date: 1953, 1962-08-12
Description: Picture of a crane during the demolition of the St. Louis Coliseum

Title: Condemned Sign at Coliseum
Date: 1953-01-29
Description: Picture of a man by a sign, "Danger this building is unsafe and has been condemned All persons are warned to keep away" at the St Louis Coliseum.

Title: Coliseum Demolition
Date: 1953
Description: Picture of the inside of the Coliseum during demolition.

Title: Site for Office Building at Washington and Broadway
Date: 1958-07-12
Description: Site for office building at Washington and Broadway

Title: The Urge to Steel
Date: 1968-07-04
Description: When Vernon Bader gets the urge to steal a lick on a lollipop, his wife and daughter Melissa are there to stop and scold him.

Title: From Washington, MO.
Date: 1956-12-16
Description: From Washington, MO., comes Leon Kleins, who will sing one of the three kings' parts. He rehearses song with Larry Cain.

Title: Forest Park Medical Center
Date: 1962-05-29, 1962-06-01
Description: Exterior photograph of the medical building with three cars in front.

Title: German Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
Date: 1964-01-28, 1964-02-29
Description: PROMPT PAYMENT OF LOSES in case of disaster is what sells fire insurance. This old advertisement shows an agent of the old German Mutual Fire Insurance Company of St. Louis ready with the cash as dad presents the policy while mother and the children are fleeing from the fire. The view of the St. Louis levee shows Eads Bridge some time after it was completed in 1871.

Title: From Washington, MO.
Date: 1956-12-16
Description: From Washington, MO., comes Leon Kleins, who will sing one of the three kings' parts. He rehearses song with Larry Cain.

Title: Crime Alert 1967
Date: 1967-04-26, 1967-04-28
Description: Crime Alert Drive- Mrs. Val Johnson of the Globe Democrat displays the type of stand containing Crime Alert booklets that will be available in food stores in the St. Louis metropolitan area. The sign reads: Join the Fight Against Crime and has a drawing of a police officer.

Title: The Man
Date: 1956-12-16
Description: He looks like Jesus.

Title: Dedicating New Federal Building
Date: 1962-02-05
Description: "Always P. Kaufmann, president of the Chamber of COmmerce of Metropolitan St. Louis, presides at dedication ceremonies in the lobby of the New Federal Building at 1520 Market st. Cutting the ribbon at the ceremony are(from the left, with scissors in hand) Bernard L. Boutin, General Services Administration administrator; Senators Edward V. Long and Stuart Symington, Mr. Kaufamann and Citty

Title: The Building
Date: 1967-01-01
Description: The Con P. Curran Printing Co. Building, it will come down.

Title: The Well-Built Curran Printing Co. Building
Date: 1967-07-02
Description: …Extra-strength Headache Ball Needed to Bring It Down.

Title: New Federal Building Dedication
Date: 1962-02-06
Description: "Aloys P. Kaufmann, president of the CHamber of Commerce of Metropolitan St. Louis, presides at dedication ceremonies in the lobby of the New Federal Building at 1520 Market st. C Cutting the ribbon at the ceremony are(from the left, with scissors in hand) Bernard L. BOutin, General Services Administration administrator; Senators Edward V. Long and Stuart Symington, Mr. Kaufmann and City

Title: Federal Building Under Construction
Date: 1960-09-18
Description: "Erection of stone facing nears completion at the new federal building under construction at Fifteenth and Market streets. The building, which will be of contemporary design with facing of brick and cut limestone, is scheduled for completion next summer. Space in the $7, 733,000 building will be occupied by Agrriculture and Treasury deparment offices, the Civil Service Commission and the Veterans Administration. The view here looks west from Fifteenth and Market streets with the tower of Union Stationin the distance."

Title: Signed Loan Commitments
Date: 1964-04-21, 1964-04-22
Description: Signed Loan Commitments for the Mansion House apartment project are completed by Michael L. Galli, head of the St. Louis office of the FHA. Looking on are (from the left) Paul Lashly, president of the Mansion House development group; William Kingston, chief underwriter; Herbert Becker, chief of operations; Darwin Kal, regional attorney, and Arthur J. Gilleran, deputy FHA director.

Title: Crowd
Date: 1958-05-12
Description: "More than 200 guest crowded the Governor Hotel in Jefferson City for the first of biennial dinners in honor of outstanding legislators. The Globe-Democrat along with the Rotary, Kiwanis, Lions and Optimists Clubs of Jefferson City sponsored the dinner. Legislative, business, educational and civic leaders were among the guests."

Title: Proud Grandmother
Date: 1962-04-11
Description: "Mrs. James T. Blair St., grandmother of Representative Lynn M. Ewing Jr., bestows a kiss on the cheek of Mrs. Ewing as award recipients and their wives accept congratulations from other guests.

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