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Title: Control Tower
Date: 1940-04-28
Description: Photograph from inside the control tower south of Union Station. A worker looks out over the railway lines as a train passes.

Title: Breweries on the River
Date: 1940
Description: A view of a river in the foreground and breweries in the background.

Title: Soldier's Memorial
Date: 1940-07-25
Description: On the plaza, in front of Soldiers' Memorial, Cook "Slim" Hering (left) polished off the pots and pans, while James Higginbottom, assigned to K. P. (Kitchen Police), helped "Shorty" Wagner pack up dishes after lunch had been served to the soldiers.

Title: Ohio River Front in 1940, Cairo Waterfront in 1940
Date: 1940
Description: assembly of the state, March4, 1819, and named for William W. Alexander who lived at America. He was a practicing physician, a politician and public man. He was a member of the legislature in 1882 and 1840 and Speaker of the House in 1822 and 1824. The area of Alexander county is 220 square miles. Cairo yesterday was \"a town set down in a low, flat plain and surrounded by high levees from which one

Title: Bill McKechnie and Joe Cronin
Date: 1940-07-10
Description: Here, photographically, is a record of the 1940 All-Star game, played yesterday at Sportsmans Park. At the left the two managers get together and Bill McKechnie (left), Cincinnati's gift to the National League, seems to be getting in the last work against Joe Cronin, the Red Sox contribution to the American League lineup. Bill had the last word all the way.

Title: Admiral Construction
Date: 1940-08-12
Description: P11-3-1-40-8

Title: Lift span on highway bridge, lower Illinois River
Date: 1940
Description: View of the lift span from the deck of Golden Eagle.

Title: Martha Gellhorn
Date: 1940-03-16
Description: Martha Gellhorn, author of "A Stricken Field," is a St. Louisan, and the daughter of Mrs. George Gellhorn of 4366 McPherson avenue. She was in Spain during the civil war and has recently returned from Russia and Finland. Her previous book, "The Trouble I've Seen," has been published in both England and France in addition to this country.

Title: Dike No. 146.
Date: 1940-11-28
Description: Upper Mississippi River. U. S. Engineer Office. St. Louis, Missouri. Dike No. 146. I-L Newly Screened. Patton-Tully Trans. Co. November 28, 1940.

Title: African American Boy
Date: 1940
Description: Cairo, Illinois 1940.

Title: Islands and Towheads
Date: 1940-07
Description: Islands and towheads in Illinois River above Kampsville, July 1940.

Title: BARBARA HUNT
Date: 1940
Description: This is the best and only picture we have of (Barbara Hunt) and we do not know anything about the picture except it was taken in 1940. RR Dupae.

Title: Golden Eagle
Date: 1940-05-16
Description: St. Louis tourist steamer Golden Eagle on Tennessee River near Chattanooga, Tenn. 5-16-40. Mile 457 +/-

Title: Dike No. 107.8, Crains Island
Date: 1940-06-05
Description: Upper Mississippi River, U. S. Engineer Office, St. Louis, Mo. Dike No. 107.8, Crains Island. U. S. Plant and Hired Labor.

Title: Admiral First Deck
Date: 1940
Description: p11-3-1-40-13

Title: Towboat
Date: 1940
Description: Modern towboats are steamlined - 1940.

Title: Admiral Mezzanine Ballroom
Date: 1940
Description: p11-3-1-41-21

Title: Robert McGregor
Date: 1940
Description: Discharge from a pipe line on steel pontoons, U.S. dredge Robert Mc Gregor on the upper Mississippi River in 1940.

Title: Casoloma Ballroom, 1940
Date: 1940-01-20
Description: The Casoloma Ballroom, located at 3453 Iowa Street, lays covered in ice, January 20, 1940. The Casoloma suffered a fire, and after firefighter's put out the blaze, the dripping water froze in the cold winter temperatures. Donated to the St. Louis Mercantile Library by Norbert Rechtien.

Title: Servicemen Inspect New Antitank Gun At The Jefferson Barracks
Date: 1940-07-25, 1940-07-25
Description: St. Louisans also seemed anxious to see what they could see about the new 37 mm. antitank gun at the encampment on Memorial Plaza. Soldiers were on hand to answer questions.

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