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Title: St. Louis Riverfront
Date: 1935-06-09
Description: Ed Bruckner Mate. 6/9/35. Saint Louis, Missouri riverfront at flood stage. Eads Bridge in background. Elevated railroad tracks to the left of photo.

Title: Mrs. Edgar R. Rombauer
Date: 1933-10-16
Description: Photograph of Irma Rombauer, wife of St. Louis lawyer Edgar Rombauer. Irma was author of the American cookbook, "The Joy of Cooking."

Title: Grand Tower Dike and Revetment Work
Date: 1938-01-09
Description: Jan. 9, 1938. -- Upstream view over lumber barge showing Ste. Genevieve and dragline

Title: Missouri Botanical Gardens
Date: 1935-07-14, 1941-11-09
Description: The Missouri Botanical Gardens - Known the world over as Shaw's Garden, this is one of the finest such units in the world, second only in size to the famous Kew Gardens in London. It is the gift to the city from Henry Shaw, who started it in 1859 and by his will provided for its perpetuation. Its greenhouses alone cover more than 2 acres and its collection of orchids is the finest in the world.

Title: Grand Tower Dike and Revetment Work
Date: 1937-09-15
Description: September 15, 1937. - Dike No.79.2L before partial removal. "X" marks shore end of portion removed. Grand Tower Pile Dike and Revetment Contract, 1937-38: Woods Brothers Construction Company. Note: Photographs could not be taken at regular intervals because of adverse weather conditions.

Title: Chase Hotel
Date: 1935-09-22
Description: Photograph of the Chase Park Plaza Hotel, located in St. Louis, Missouri.

Title: Grand Tower Dike and Revetment Work
Date: 1938-01-09
Description: Jan. 9, 1938. -- Spoil bank of rock and silica thrown up by dipper dredge St. Paul. Note ice in river.

Title: Dizzy Dean and Grover Cleveland Alexander
Date: 1936-09-02
Description: Then there's Grover Cleveland Alexander, at top right, shaking hands with Dizzy Dean. Alexander, hero of the championship team's pitching staff, is on the right.

Title: Grand Tower Dike and Revetment Work
Date: 1938-01-09
Description: Dredge Grafton and spoil. Station 258-00 January 1, 1938.

Title: Grand Tower Dike and Revetment Work
Date: 1938-01-09
Description: Jan. 9, 1938. -- End of Ste. Genevieve shore pipe discharge. Note size of rock on pipe.

Title: Grand Tower Dike and Revetment Work
Date: 1938-01-09
Description: Jan. 9, 1938. -- Downstream view from Grafton at Sta. 264-25 showing Ste. Genevieve at Sta. 266-30.

Title: Anheuser-Busch Brewery, 1934
Date: 1934-02-12, 1942-09-20
Description: The Anheuser-Busch, Inc. brewery pictured on February 13, 1934.

Title: Where Missouri National Guards Meet
Date: 1935-09-01
Description: Field Battery A, with a splendid record of service, has maintained this armory at 1221 South Grand blvd. for many years.

Title: Anheuser-Busch Brewery - Budweiser Ad, 1935
Date: 1935-09-04, 1981-08-19
Description: "As American tastes evolved, so did D'Arcy's advertizing. Ads, from left, for Coca-Cola in 1918, Budweiser in 1935 and Bud again in 1981, reflect changes in lifestyle and innovations in printing techniques."

Title: Grand Avenue St. Louis
Date: 1935-09-15
Description: St. Louis most famous street intersection: This is Grand Avenue looking north, a busy thoroughfare on which there are many theaters… in camp in world war days frequently established a "Grand amd Olive…" was the central gathering point for all the boys from the home town...

Title: Grand Tower Dike and Revetment Work
Date: 1938-01-09
Description: Jan. 9, 1938. -- Upsteam view of both dredges. Note face of Ste. Genevieve cut (34 feet).

Title: Neighborhood Gardens Apartments - Private playground
Date: 1936-05-16, 1936-05-16
Description: Typical scene at the private playground at Neighborhood Gardens, St. Louis' low-cost housing project at Eighth and Biddle Streets.

Title: Netherby Hall Apartments - Exterior
Date: 1933-07-09, 1933-07-09
Description: Netherby Hall Apartments, 4540 Lindell boulevard, aquired by the Missouri State Life Insurance Company in a trade in which the insurance company company conveyed five small properties to Samuel Ginstine, real estate speculator. The Nehterby Hall has eight apartments of nine rooms and three baths. The Henry R. Weisels Company was the agent in the transaction.

Title: Where Lee and Grant Soldiered
Date: 1935-09-01
Description: Another view of Jefferson Barracks, located south of the city limits, an old government reservation which was a soldier camp when troops were mustered in to fight the Civil War.

Title: A View of a Historic Spot
Date: 1935-09-01
Description: Many veterans from the Middle West area will have occasion to remember Jefferson Barracks which, during the world war a widely used recruiting headquarters.

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Mercantile Library Collections Directory

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