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Title: Grand Republic II
Description: . This Grand Republic ran excursions out of St. Louis in 1896, 1897 and 1898. She burned at the mouth of the River Des peres, St. Louis, on March 13, 1898.

Title: Commercial Suggestions to the Citizens of Cleveland and Ohio City Concerning the Cleveland and St. Louis Railroad
Date: 1854
Description: Illustrated By A Map

Title: Prospectus of the Mississippi And Atlantic Rail-Road, From Terre Haute, Indiana to St. Louis, Missouri
Date: 1852
Description: Announcement and details regarding the progress of the Mississippi and Atlantic Railroad

Title: Address to the Citizens of the State, from the Presidents of the Pacific Railroad
Date: 1855-09
Description: Explanatory of the present position of the railroad interests of the state; also, some articles on the same subject that have lately appeared in various papers.

Title: Vulcan
Date: 1953-03-24
Description: Newly completed M/V (Vulcan) being towed to Foot Market St. at St. Louis for christening ceremonies.

Title: North Star
Description: The North Star is a steel hull, twin-propellor towboat. She was built in Nashville, Tennessee in 1925 by the Nashville Bridge Company. Her dimensions are:- 110 x 26 x 6 feet. Her two Fairbanks-Morse Diesel engines total 700 horse power. She was originally owned by the Dillman Industries, Incorporated, of Caruthersville, Missouri. In 1938 she was sold to the Ohio River Company of Cincinnati, Ohio.

Title: Democratic National Convention 1916 - Messenger Ribbon
Date: 1916
Description: Ribbon with ribbon badge reading "Messenger". The medal hanging from the ribbon has an oval image of the Missouri state capital building surrounded by the words "Democratic National Convention St. Louis." Beneath the image is the American eagle standing on a shield flanked by laurel branches.

Title: Walter W. Sloan Auto Litter Bag
Description: 9 inches by 11 inches white plastic auto litter bag featuring a ballot box design. In front of a blue rectangle with white stars, a blue hand is dropping a blue ballot in the box that reads, "EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT and YOUR DUTY VOTE" in red lettering. Below is blue lettering that reads, "ELECT Walter W. SLOAN REPRESENTATIVE 101st DISTRICT". Above and below the blue lettering are blue and red lines.

Title: 94th Aero Squadron Restaurant
Date: 1979-04-09
Description: Image of a machine gun enclosed around several sandbags. One of the many items of WWI memorabilia at the 94th Aero Squadron Restaurant. The building is modeled after Eddie Rickenbacker's farmhouse headquarters in France during the first World War.

Title: Boys Town Commencement Exercises
Date: 1975-05-12
Description: Image depicts Larry Stallings of the football Cardinals speaking at the 20th annual Commencement Exercises of the Boys Town of Missouri in the Grand Hall of Union Station.

Title: Boys Town Commencement
Date: 1975-05-12
Description: Image shows a young Boys Town graduate listening to Larry Stallings of the football Cardinals at the 20th annual commencement of the Boys Town of Missouri.

Title: Two Peas in a Pod
Date: 1982-04-09
Description: Image of two peas in a pod, alluding to the similarities between identical twins.

Title: America 8, Nixon 0 Bumper Sticker
Description: 3 1/8 inch by 11 5/8 inch unused white bumper sticker with red and blue text. There are red letters spelling "AMERICA 8" and right below blue letters spelling "NIXON 0". At the center bottom is blue text reading "CHECKERS ENTERPRISES P.O. BOX 16183-D ST. LOUIS, MO. 63105". Allied Printing Trades Council union imprint in lower right corner.

Title: Democratic National Convention 1916 - Messenger Ticket
Date: 1916
Description: Admission ticket reading "Messenger Democratic National Convention." The ticket has a place to fill in the recipient's name, as well as a depiction of former President Thomas Jefferson. The opposite side of the ticket shows a sketched image of King Louis IX, namesake of Saint Louis, on horseback.

Title: It's the Republican Debt Stupid!
Date: unknown, unknown
Description: 3 inches by 11 3/8 inches unused vinyl bumper sticker, upper half is red while lower half is blue. White letters spell "IT'S THE REPUBLICAN DEBT STUPID!". International Union of Painters and Allied Trades union imprint lower right corner. In the lower left corner is small white text reading "Collectors' Holiday, St. Louis, MO (314) 469-8977".

Title: Don't Blame Me, I Voted For McGovern Bumper Sticker
Date: unknown
Description: 2 7/8 inches by 11 15/16 inches unused red and white bumper sticker with white and red writing. The left third of the bumper sticker is red with white letters spelling "DON'T BLAME ME". The right two-thirds is white with red letters spelling "I VOTED FOR McGOVERN". The bottom middle has red letters spelling "OMNIMEDIA P.O. BOX942 ST. LOUIS, MO. 63188".

Title: Picard Riker '96 Bumper Sticker
Description: 3 inches by 11 1/2 inches unused vinyl bumper sticker. The background is split diagonally with red on the upper left half and white on the lower right half. In the red portion is white text reading "PICARD". In the white portion is black text reading "RIKER" and red text below reading "'96". In the bottom corner is small text reading "Collectors' Holiday St. Louis, MO 314-531-0044". To the right

Title: Eugene McCarthy "A Portrait of a Leader In His Own Words" Brochure
Date: 1968
Description: Foldout brochure promoting then presidential candidate Senator Eugene J. McCarthy. The front reads "Portrait of a Leader in His Own Words" and has a quote from Adlai E. Stevenson. Above is a black and white photograph of McCarthy. Marked over the bottom of the photo is a small stamp from the local campaign office reading "McCarthy for President 7727 Clayton Road St. Louis, Mo. 63117 Tel. VO 2

Title: Presidential Debate of 1992 Button
Date: 1992
Description: White button with three blue monochrome portraits labelled Bush, Clinton, and Perot. Below is red and blue text reading "I was there for the first Presidential Debate of 1992 October 11, 1992 St. Louis, Mo." A small blue star is centered between the portraits and text.

Title: Mrs. Gen. Grant Carte-de-Viste
Date: 1864
Description: Sepia photograph of Mrs. Gen. Grant. Image is of her seated looking towards her right. Pencil inscription on reverse reads "Mrs gen grant".

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