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Title: Cracker Castle
Date: 1870
Description: 20x16 in photograph of the Cracker Castle at the corner of St. Ange and Chouteau in 1870. The house was built in 1868 for Jonathan O. Pierce, who gained his wealth through the selling of hardtack during the Civil War. Within a few years, the home was sold to Fidelio C. Sharp, a lawyer and partner in the firm of Sharp & Broadhead.

Title: Old High School. 1870.
Date: 1870
Description: 16x20 in photograph of the first public high school in St. Louis at the corner of Fifteenth Street and Olive Street in 1870. The building was built in 1855 in the Lucas Place neighborhood.

Title: Old Jail 6th + Chestnut. 1870.
Date: 1870
Description: 20x16 in photograph labeled "Old Jail 6th + Chestnut. 1870." The picture is of a two story building with different facades on each floor. The second floor appears to be older as it is made of large limestone blocks and has narrow windows. The first floor is covered in brick and has larger windows. It is topped by a cornice supported by brick corbels.

Title: Twenty-Fourth Annual Report of the Board of Directors of the St. Louis Mercantile Library Association
Date: 1870-01-11
Description: This document contains the twenty-fourth annual report for the St. Louis Mercantile Library Association.

Title: The Denver Pacific Railway : its present position and future prospects.
Date: 1870

Title: Old Courthouse. 1870.
Date: 1870
Description: 20x16 in photograph of a one-story log structure. The front is labeled Old Courthouse. 1870. On the back is written "1st Theatre / Blacksmith."

Title: St. Louis Court House
Date: 1870
Description: 16x20 in photograph of the St. Louis Court House in 1870.

Title: Benoist Home 8th & Pine
Date: 1870
Description: 14x11 in Photograph of the Benoist Home at the corner of 8th Street and Pine. The Benoist family is most strongly associated with the banking firm of Louis A. Benoist & Company.

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

Title: Locust. From 4th West. 1870
Date: 1870
Description: Photograph of Locust Street looking west from Fourth Street toward Broadway. The four story building on the right is Odd Fellows' Hall, home to the firm of Mermod, Jaccard, & Co. The large building on the left with the projecting cornice and chimney belonged to Daniel W. Bell. The edge of the St. Louis Mercantile Library's first building is visible on the left across Broadway.

Title: American Railroad Journal December 24, 1870
Date: 1870-12-24

Title: American Railroad Journal December 10, 1870
Date: 1870-12-10

Title: American Railroad Journal December 17, 1870
Date: 1870-12-17

Title: American Railroad Journal September 3, 1870
Date: 1870-09-03

Title: American Railroad Journal September 24, 1870
Date: 1870-09-24

Title: American Railroad Journal September 17, 1870
Date: 1870-09-17

Title: American Railroad Journal September 10, 1870
Date: 1870-09-10

Title: American Railroad Journal October 1, 1870
Date: 1870-10-01

Title: American Railroad Journal October 22, 1870
Date: 1870-10-22

Title: American Railroad Journal October 8, 1870
Date: 1870-10-08

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