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Title: President Interior
Date: 1933
Description: Photograph of the fourth deck cafeteria of the President steamboat., p11-3-3-57-6

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: Dakotah, Montana, and Wyoming
Description: Three separate photographs of the steamboats DAKOTAH, MONTANA, and WYOMING. “Designed by Capt. John Todd, these three great boats were the supreme achievements as big carriers on shallow water. They arrived on the Missouri about 12 years to late to reap the golden harvest in the “Mountain Trade”. On a favorable trip they could have made easily $100,000 on the trip to Fort Benton, Montana. But the

Title: Towboat descending Peoria Lake on Illinois River
Description: Towboat descending Peoria Lake on Illinois River

Title: E. D. Kenna
Description: Passing the Peoria river front. Owned by Ohio River Company. The steamer E. D. Kenna was the first boat built outright for the Ohio River Company of Cincinnati, Ohio, having been constructed in 1926 by the Chas. Ward Engineering Works, Charleston, West Virginia. In 1936 the Kenna was placed on the ways of the Dravo Corporation, Pittsburgh, to be cut in half, pulled apart, and twenty feet added to

Title: Boatmen's Bank - Teller Counters
Date: 1948-06, 1951-01-21
Description: "Low teller counters replace the old-fashioned high teller cages in the new quarters of the Boatmen's National Bank in St. Louis. Lighting is a combination of incandescent fixtures and fluorescent cove lighting. The ceiling is light tan with white plaster decorations."

Title: Lee Liners at Memphis
Description: Lee Liners at Memphis Wharf in the 90's. James Lee (2nd.) in center foreground.

Title: Stix , Baer & Fuller Department Store
Date: 1962
Description: Photograph of the Stix, Baer & Fuller department store in downtown St. Louis.

Title: The Dennis The Menace Contest Entrants
Date: 1955-01-31, 1955-01-31
Description: Dennis Dale Terry is three and a half years old and lives in Troy, Missouri. He is an entry for the Dennis the Menace Contest.

Title: 40 story apartments to be built in Riverfront - Design (obverse)
Date: 1959-04-23, 1959-06
Description: 40 story apartments to be built in Riverfront by Louis Kitchen - Design

Title: Utah
Date: 1921, 1921
Description: Voice and piano score for "Utah" by Joseph G. Scoville.

Title: The Graybar Building
Date: 1983-09-21, 1983-10-15
Description: Photograph of the Graybar Building in Clayton, MO at 34 N Meramec Avenue.

Title: Clayton Retirement Fund Board of Trustees
Date: 1969-07-31
Description: The newly formed Non-uniformed Employees Retirement Fund board of directors held its first meeting recently in Clayton City Hall. Left to right are Ernest E. Powers, Alderman John F. Sutherland, Jerome M. Barker, vice chairman; George A. Newton, chairman; Mary Grace Hynes; former Alderman Barrett L. Scallet and Alderman Charles R. Judge. All serve on the board without pay. Newton, Barker, and Scallet serve as citizen representatives. Sutherland and Judge are aldermanic representatives and Powers and Miss Hynes are elected representatives of the non-uniformed Clayton employes.

Title: Members of the Clayton Plan Commission
Date: 1963-02-18
Description: Members of the Clayton Plan Commission who recently submitted a "Six Year Progress Report" to the Board of Aldermen are (from left): William J. Hedley, chairman at the time of the report who resigned recently to seek the office of mayor; Roy W. Jordan, present chairman; Leigh A. Soxsee Jr.; Peter H. Husch, Alderman James C. Laflin, and City Manager Clifford W. O'Key. Charles D, Schwartz, also a member of the Plan Commission, was not present when picture was taken.

Title: Clayton, MO Police Promotion
Date: 1968-09-19
Description: Clayton Police, Firemen Promoted: Promotion of seven Clayton police and fire department members was announce this week by City Manager Clifford R. James (left). Under the Clayton charter, the city manager makes promotions in the municipal departments upon the recommendation of department heads.

Title: Shell Building, Clayton, MO
Date: 1958-09-14
Description: Shell Building in Clayton will be occupied tomorrow, Shell's Division Manager R. S. Mitchell, at center in foreground, discusses the move with J. R. Brady Jr., left, and J. H. Hawke, district manager of Shell Chemical Corporation, which will occupy one floor of the building.

Title: Cardinals Souvenir Ticket
Date: 1939-03-12
Description: "As part of the local celebration of baseball's Centennial, the Cardinals are issuing a souvenir ticket for the opening game against the Cubs, April 21, at Sportsmans Park. The ticket, shown above, is printed in red, blue, and black. It carries on outline history of baseball, the Centennial emblem, a picture of Manager Ray Blades and a list of Cardinal championships. The tickets will be available for box, reserved, grandstand, pavilion and bleacher seats Wednesday at the Arcade Building ticket office."

Title: Elementary School, Campbell, MO
Date: 1954-09-30
Description: Soon to be under construction is the new "dispersed classroom" elementary school for which Campbell, Mo., voters have already approved a $288,000 bond issue. The first six grades will be included with three classrooms for each grade, plus a cafeteria, and other specialized rooms.

Title: Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
Date: 1959-05
Description: Countless railway clerks gather for a meal at the Quadrennial Convention of the Brotherhood of Railroad Clerks.

Title: Portrait of Soldiers
Date: unknown
Description: This photo is a group portrait of 29 soldiers holding their rifles and one child seated on the ground in the front of the photo. On either side of the group, there are two flags.

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