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Title: United Fund
Date: 1958-09-27
Description: Mr. and Mrs. Henry E. Schultz, 5361 Minerva ave., with their two younger children, Carol, 7, and Jeffrey, 3. Mr. Schultz says, "I found out that when you don’t know anybody to turn to, United Fund will go to bat for you."

Title: St. Louis Zoo Gorilla
Date: 1958-06, 1984-03-27
Description: Photograph of Phil the gorilla and his tire in an indoor exhibit at the St. Louis Zoo.

Title: Bob Pettit
Date: 1958
Description: Bob Pettit of the St. Louis Hawks sits with a towel around his shoulders.

Title: Girls of One of the Gymnasium Classes
Date: 1958-05-16, 1958-05-25
Description: Girls of one of the gymnasium classes engage in a game of softball on one of the playing fields at Harris Teachers College, with the main school building in the background.

Title: Joseph Griesedieck
Date: 1933, 1958-03-31
Description: When beer came back in 1933, Falstaff was the first brewery in the country to receive a U. S. permit for beer production. Firm's founder, Joseph Griesedieck, right, is shown accepting the number one permit from Internal Revenue Officer Louis Becker.

Title: Oltime Bar
Date: 1958-07-26, 1958-09-07
Description: Photograph of the entrance of a bar located at 4055 Olive Street St. Louis.

Title: Market Street St. Louis
Date: 1957-11-14, 1958-02-08
Description: Site earmarked for new federal building in St. Louis. View looking East on Market from Sixteenth Street.

Title: Spokesmen
Date: 1958-09-24
Description: Spokesmen for residents of Jefferson Barracks opposing housing project

Title: Jefferson Barracks - Land Division Map
Date: 1958-11-23, 1958-11-23
Description: Two original captions: "This map of Jefferson Barracks shows how the land is being divided there. The proposed new housing is near the west gate; the old barracks used for housing now, which will be demolished, are north of this. The 232 acres (No. 2 on map) requested by the county to add to its 147-acre park (No. 1 on map) is west of the present park." "NB: Area outlined in red now being sought

Title: Anheuser-Busch Brewery - Stable to be Razed
Date: 1958-03-23
Description: "Section of Brewery Stable Being Razed."

Title: Finance docket no. 20204 : the Preston Railroad Company--abandonment (portion)--banner mine (Turner-Douglas Mine) W. Va.
Date: 1958, 1958

Title: Renovation Of The Mercantile Trust Company
Date: 1958-08-14, 1958-08-18
Description: Renovation of the Mercantile Trust Company annex building at Seventh street and Lucas avenue is nearing completion.

Title: Housing Authority Hearing
Date: 1958-01-29
Description: Against housing at Jefferson Barracks

Title: Overflow
Date: 1958-09-24
Description: Overflow crown protests Jefferson Barracks housing project

Title: Plaza Apartments - Construction begins
Date: 1958-10-28, 1958-10-29
Description: "Actual construction of the first apartment building in the Plaza project got underway yesterday as this crane began excavating at Fifteenth and Pine streets. Relocation of a sewer line around the site has been substantially completed by the Fruin-Colnon Contracting Company, which will erect six 13-story apartment buildings in the development."

Title: Attorney Frank Building
Date: 1958-01-30
Description: Representing the South County Civic Committee, speaks against the proposed public housing project at Jefferson Barracks, while 200 restidents of the area crowd a public hearing held by the County Council in the Clayton Courthouse. Dozens of children brought along by backers of the project roamed the rooms as the hearing progressed.

Title: Wall Falls
Date: 1958-02-25, 1958-02-25
Description: A wall of the old Telegraphers' National Bank Building forms a pile of debris after its sudden collapse during wrecking operations at the Broadway and Pine street site yesterday.

Title: Plaza Apartments - Launching Plaza Redevelopment Project
Date: 1958-06-09, 1958-06-10
Description: "Launching Plaza Redevelopment Project, Russell E. Gardner, president of the Urban Redevelopment Corporation, scoops up the forst shovelful of dirt. Lining the treat of the big shovel are (from the left) Daniel Sheehan, a member of the firm's executive board; Preston Estep, treasurer, and Aloys P. Kaufmann, president of the St. Louis Chamber of Commerce. At right, Mr. Kaufmann shows Mr. Gardner where to dump the first scoopful. The housing project got underway at Fifteenth and Chestnut streets yesterday."

Title: Plaza Apartments - The project begins
Date: 1958-06-09, 1958-06-10
Description: "Launching Plaza Redevelopment Project, Russell E. Gardner, president of the Urban Redevelopment Corporation, scoops up the forst shovelful of dirt. Lining the treat of the big shovel are (from the left) Daniel Sheehan, a member of the firm's executive board; Preston Estep, treasurer, and Aloys P. Kaufmann, president of the St. Louis Chamber of Commerce. At right, Mr. Kaufmann shows Mr. Gardner where to dump the first scoopful. The housing project got underway at Fifteenth and Chestnut streets yesterday."

Title: Plaza Apartments - Filling in the holes
Date: 1958-12-05, 1958-12-05
Description: Caption on back: "Filling in unsightly holes in the Plaza redevelopment area gets underway as the basement of the Reed Hotel, which was demolished when the area was cleared, is buried under dirt excavated at sites of three apartment buildings going up in the area. The site and Fifteenth and Pine streets will ultimately be improved with commercial buildings and a parking lot for Plaza residents. All of the eyesore holes in the Plaza area will be eliminated as quickly as possible."

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