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Title: The Manual Training School of St. Louis, MO.
Date: 1881-05-28
Description: The page depicts Nicholas, the future Czar of Russia, Mustapha-Ben-Ismail of Tunisia and Lord Salisbury of England. There are a couple of chairs used by President Garfield and the Mayor of Boston in the middle of the page. At the bottom of the page is an illustration of the Manual Training School of Washington University in St. Louis.

Title: Flooded Welding Shop
Description: Flood waters encompass welding shop in middleground, building in background.

Title: Odean Theater
Description: 9.25x6.75 in photograph of the Odean Theater at 1038 N. Grand Avenue in St. Louis. It was built as a masonic temple in 1904 and was later home for the Saint Louis Symphony.

Title: New Post Office, St. Louis, Mo.
Description: The "New Post Office" and its surrounding grounds, including a large fountain, are shown in this image. The large, multi-storied building is located at 1720 Market Street next to Union Station in the city of St. Louis. This post office was built to replace an older post office which was built in 1912 and located on Walnut and 18th Street.

Title: Turner Block 4th St. between Chestnut & Pine
Description: 20x16 in photograph labeled on the back as "Turner Block 4th St. between Chestnut & Pine. E Boehl, Photog. 514 Wash. Ave." Image is of four and five story buildings that appear to have cast iron facades. The office of the St. Louis Daily Record occupies the top floor.

Title: St. Louis Club
Description: Photograph of the St. Louis Club on Lindell just west of Grand Avenue. The St. Louis Club opened in 1900 and served as an important meeting place for the organizers of the 1904 World's Fair. The building was taken over by Saint Louis University in 1992 and converted into an art museum.

Title: Westside of 12th Street from Olive. North
Description: Photograph of the west side of Twelfth Street in St.Louis looking north from Olive Street. Two tall buildings are in focus. The one on the left is the St. Louis Star building and the one on the right is the Hotel Jefferson, later known as the Jefferson Arms. The Jefferson Hotel was designed by Barnett, Haynes & Barnett and built in 1904.

Title: From Courthouse-S.E.
Description: Photograph of St. Louis from the top of the courthouse looking to the southwest over the intersection of Broadway and Market.

Title: Scenes and Incidents of the Destruction of the Southern Hotel
Date: April 28, 1877
Description: Cover page of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper from April 28, 1877. Vol XLIV, No 1,126. It features eight lithographs of the burning of the Southern Hotel in St. Louis.

Title: Old Cathedral, 1950
Date: 1950
Description: The Old Cathedral in downtown St. Louis, circa 1950. Photograph donated to the St. Louis Mercantile Library by Sherlyn Maughs.

Title: St. Louis Manual Training School
Date: 1881-05-28
Description: Illustration of the Manual Training School of Washington University in St. Louis. This illustration was from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper.

Title: Fire Station
Date: 1943-09-06
Description: Fire station looking S. E. Construction by Post Engrs. Work commenced Aug. 25, 1943.

Title: Oil and Grease Storage Building
Description: Oil and Grease Storage Building looking S.W. Built by Post Engineers'. Work started April 27, 1943.

Title: Columbia Club
Description: Photograph of the Columbia Club on Lindell west of Vandeventer. Writing on the back of the photograph indicates that this building was later home to the Automobile Club. The Columbia Club was a Jewish social institution.

Title: Old Catherdral
Description: 6.5x9 in photograph of the first Catholic cathedral in St. Louis.

Title: Motor Transport Bldg.
Date: 1943-08-03
Description: Motor Transport Bldg. looking N.W. E.F. Marsh Const. Co. Work started June 13, 1943.

Title: Airplane Hangar
Date: 1943-09-09
Description: Showing airplane hangar constructed by Post Engrs. to be used for processing.

Title: Nugents Department Store
Description: 9.5x7.5 in photograph of Nugents Department Store.

Title: Sainte Genevieve, Catholic Church
Description: The Catholic church at Ste. Genevieve, oldest town in Missouri, was started in 1794 and was the first of its kind in Upper Louisiana. The present structure dates back to 1835.

Title: From Courthouse. West
Description: left is the Missouri Pacific Building on Market, also called the Buder Building, which occupied the St. Louis skyline from 1902 to 1984. The one on the right is the Lincoln Trust Building which stood from 1897 to 1983. To the right of the Lincoln Trust Building, across Chestnut street is the Wainwright Building.

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