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Title: Clyde Bill of Lading
Date: 1886-05-14
Description: Bill of lading for the Steamer CLYDE for shipment of 27 tons #1 pig iron and 15 tons #2 pig iron, May 14, 1886 to St. Louis, Missouri, for the La Grange Iron Co. at $2.00 per ton.

Title: Harbor of Saint Louis.
Date: 1869
Description: Map of the Mississippi River stretching from Alton, Illinois to Saint Louis, Missouri and East Saint Louis, Illinois. Includes islands (Kerr's Island; Cabaret Island; Chouteau Island; Wilson's Island; Mobile Island; Ellis Island) and railroads (CH. A. & ST. L. R. R.; St. L. A. & T. H. R. R.; Edwardsville Coal R. R.; O. & M. R. R.)., From: Message of the mayor, and reports of city officers : delivered to the city council.

Title: Tenth Annual Report of the Executive Committee of the Young Men's Institute
Date: 1848-06-06

Title: City of Kirkwood
Date: 1908
Description: Map of Kirkwood, Missouri.

Title: Admiral Construction
Description: P11-3-1-40-8

Title: Admiral Construction
Description: P11-3-1-40-8

Title: Map 'A': Time Zones for Street Car and Feeder Bus Lines Based on Service and Routing
Date: 1930
Description: Accompanying report to the transportation survey commission of St. Louis., From: Report of the Transportation Survey Commission of the City of St. Louis / submitted to the Board of Aldermen.

Title: John Gilbert Bill of Lading
Description: Bill of Lading from the Evansville, Paducah & Tennessee River Packet Company for transport of 108 tons of #1 pig iron at $2.00/ton, for the Lagrange Iron Company from La Grange to St. Louis, Missouri. February 19, 1887.

Title: Admiral Construction
Description: P11-3-1-40-8

Title: City of Louisville, Roof Bell
Description: Stories are legion concerning the large bell in the center of the hurricane forward deck of the pilot house. The pealing and ringing of these bells, particularly packets, connote richness of tone, clarity of sound, lavishness of unstinted expenditure, silver used in their casting, and combined melody with harmony. Steamboatmen attached a great deal of sentiment with these bells and they were passed on from one boat to another at the end of a steamer's carreer. The bell of the Valley Belle came from the Science. That of the Fannie Dugan went to the City of Jacksonville... Great expense was involved in the casting of many of these roof bells and many were ornate in design. There was a lot of silver mixed in the metal of the big bell on the Chalmette to enhance it's tonal qualities. It was highly finished and an artistic decorative ornamentation extended entirely around it near the bottom. It is said that the silver toned qualities of the Hudson's bell was ruined after she was destroyed by fire at Cincinnati. Tapping the roof bell by the captain or mate as a packet approached a landing gradually fell into disuse. But the use of the roof bell at the time of departure still continues. Tapping the roof bell often caused the packet's cabin to even vibrate. Captain William Loyd had a unique system in ringing out the Columbia on the Upper Ohio...

Title: Fiala and Haren's New Sectional Map of the State of Missouri
Date: 1861
Description: Gives counties, U.S. land districts, roads, and mines. "Entered according to an act of Congress in the year of 1860, by Gray & Crawford... of the Southern District, of Mo."

Title: Quincy
Date: 1906-07
Description: The Quincy sunk near Trempeleau, Wis., on the Mississippi River.

Title: Buck Elk Bill of Lading
Date: 1905-12-04
Description: Receipt of Shipping for Mr. A. Langenberg, for delivery of good aboard the Str. BUCK ELK, signed by John Heckmann, clerk. Goods shipped include 5000 bricks, rope, and a skiff.

Title: Admiral Construction
Description: P11-3-1-40-8

Title: Map of Saint Louis
Date: 1989-02-01
Description: This 1898 map of the City of Saint Louis was created by the City Lighting Department.

Title: Flood at St. Louis, June 18, 1858
Date: 1858-06-18
Description: A photograph taken by Marine Co. documented the damage in St. Louis from a severe flood on June 18, 1858. The streets were completely covered in water and make-shift planks provided a safe walking platform for people to safely cross from boats to the semi-submerged buildings. Two people can be seen assessing the flood damage from the rooftop of the tallest building on the left of the photograph

Title: Competitive Design for the Missouri Building, 1904 World's Fair
Date: 1892-05-28
Description: A competitive design submission for the Missouri Building planned for the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis. The design was submitted by architect Isaac S. Taylor and the illustration was printed as no. 857 on May 28,1892 in American Architect and Building News.

Title: Admiral Workers
Description: Photograph of workers on the Admiral steamboat making repairs to the fourth deck.

Title: Buck Elk Bill of Lading
Date: 1904-04-14
Description: Receipt of shipment to Mr. A. Langenberg on the Str. BUCK ELK, payment received by Sam'l Heckmann.

Title: A Topographical Map of Forest Park
Date: 1876
Description: Topo map of Forest Park in Saint Louis, Missouri. Scale is 400 ft. to the inch.

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