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Title: Remarks of the Hon. J. R. Barrett of St. Louis
Date: 1855-01-30
Description: Pamphlet on the issue of slavery in Missouri, 1855.

Title: The Mississippi River
Date: 1867-11-09
Description: The delta of the Mississippi - scene at Southwest Bar. Telegraph station at Southwest Bar. Stake Island. Scene after the hurricane of October 5.

Title: The Waterways Journal, Volume 22, Number 32
Date: 1909-11-06,
Description: Vol. XXII, No. 32. Lakes To The Gulf Convention: Greatest Convention on Record-Addressed by President Taft and Others-Resolutions of Convention.

Title: Gaslight Square
Date: 1962-11, 1963-10-06
Description: Photograph of people standing along a sidewalk located in the Central West End.

Title: Thomas Jefferson Handwritten Document
Date: 1819-05-30
Description: 1 document, May 30, 1819, D. S., transcribing the agreements made to widen a canal and create a reservoir by the Rivanna Company. Original minutes of the Rivanna company were taken by N. H. Lewis and transcribed by Jefferson to this document.

Title: Government Snagboat No. 2
Date: 1889-11-02
Description: Government snag-boat removing obstructions from the channel of a western river. - Drawn by Schell and Hogan. - [See page 870.]

Title: A Trip on the Atchafalaya River
Date: 1883-04-11
Description: 1. Entrance to Atchafalaya River. 2. A "Swamper's" house on the Atchafalaya. 3. A Swamper. 4. Steamer running the rapids of the Atchafalaya. 5. Red River Landing. 6. Castle on the Atchafalaya. 7. Little Whiskey Bayou. 8. A Swamper's garden (in a Canoe). 9. The ash cabin, Atchafalaya. 10. Map showing changes in the Mississippi's current.

Title: Grand Tower Dike and Revetment Work
Date: 1937-11-18
Description: November 18, 1937. - General upstream view of full cut from stern of Grafton at station 235-00.

Title: Golden Eagle and Gordon C. Greene
Date: 1946-11-07
Description: Last packet type steamboat race on the Mississippi. GOLDEN EAGLE being overtaken by the GORDON C. GREENE above Greenville. November 7, 1946.

Title: Falstaff Office, Oakland Avenue
Date: 1975-09-30, 1975-10-01
Description: FALSTAFF BREWING Corp has closed its office at 5050 Oakland Ave., following the financial takeover of the corporation last April by Californian Paul Kalmanovitz. Shortly after Kalmanovitz gained control of the St. Louis-based brewing corporation, the headquarters was transferred to California, a number of executives were either transferred or let go, and a few personnel were moved to the St. Louis brewery on Shenandoah Avenue. On Tuesday, the building itself was closed and Falstaff is seeking a lesee for the furnished property.

Title: A Government of the People, for the People, and By the People - That Cannot Protect the People, Shall Perish From the Earth
Date: 1876-09-30
Description: Political cartoon illustrated by T.H. Nash. "A Government of the people, for the people, and by the people" - that can not protect the people, shall perish from the earth. "GO ON" -- U. S. Grant The constitution of the United States must and shall be preserved - and protected.

Title: Minutes of the Twentieth Session of the Salem Association of United Baptists
Date: 1843-09-30
Description: Which was held with the Church at Round Lick, twelve miles east of Lebanon, Wilson County, Tennessee

Title: Union Station
Date: 1960-11-13
Description: Building of the Union Station and the opening in 1894 received elaborate coverage in The Globe-Democrat under McCullagh's direction.

Title: Golden Eagle and Gordon C. Greene
Date: 1946-11-071
Description: Last packet type steamboat race on the Mississippi. GOLDEN EAGLE being passed by the GORDON C. GREENE above Greenville. November 7, 1946.

Title: Capitol, Wheel Rebuilding
Date: 1929-11-14
Description: New wheel - star side

Title: Riviera Club St. Louis
Date: 1947-11-23
Description: A near riot resulted yesterday when teenagers flocked to see Frankie Laine, Cab Calloway, Dinah Washington and Cootie Williams at a free show given at Club Riviera, 4460 Delmar bl. The club was damaged in the rush, although there was no vandalism.

Title: Ned Garver
Date: 1951-11-06, 1982-05-11
Description: Hard work usually paves the way to success and great demand. That just about explains why officals of five clubs are knocking each other over as they hammer at Bill Veeck's door trying to land Ned Garver, who notched 20 victories for the last-place Browns in 1951.

Title: Grand Tower Dike and Revetment Work
Date: 1937-11-14
Description: November 14, 1937. - Showing pipe line, graded bank, and bank as left by dredge Grafton.

Title: New Day Nursery
Date: 1955-05-30
Description: A new day nursery at Puritt Homes, Jefferson avenue and Dickson street, is providing care for the tots of working mothers at the housing project. Reading to a group of 3-year-olds is Mrs. Doris Thurman, 4646 Palm st., one of the nursery teachers.

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.

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