Guide to Photographs and Print Collections - Missouri History Museum

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4 print boxes; 5 large folio drawers, 1 framed item Clubs The Clubs file contains photographs and other illustrations of social club buildings and some group portraits of club members. The file is arranged alphabetically by club name. Subjects include: Algonquin Club; Apollo Club; Cascade Club; Columbian Club; Elks Club; Eagles Hall; Glen Echo Club; Jolly Pallbearers Club; Liederkranz Hall; Marquette Club house; Mercantile Club; Missouri Athletic Club; Normandy Golf Club; Racquet Club; St. Louis Arms Collectors Club; St. Louis Club; St. Louis Country Club; Scottish Rite Cathedral; Scottish Rite Temple; Sunset Hills Country Club; Tuscan Lodge; University Club; White Rose Club; Young Men's Hebrew Association; Young Men's Christian Association; YMCA; (more). 2 boxes Commercial Buildings The Commercial Buildings file contains images of St. Louis commercial buildings and business establishments. Please request the folder list for a complete listing of the nearly 250 businesses pictured. 6 boxes Daguerreotype, Ambrotype and Tintype Collection (DAT) The Daguerreotype, Ambrotype, and Tintype Collection (DAT) is the general grouping of nineteenth century cased images in the Society's collections. It includes 253 daguerreotypes, 362 tintypes, and 200 ambrotypes. Most of the subjects are portraits although the collection includes a few views. A database is available for searching specific subjects. 19 boxes ca 1850 - ca 1900 Access to the Daguerreotype, Ambrotype and Tintype collection requires curatorial permission and staff supervision. Daniel Boone Engravings and Lithographs The Daniel Boone Engravings and Lithographs file includes two impressions of the J.O. Lewis stipple engraving of Daniel Boone after Chester Harding, the Karl Bodmer lithograph "Capture of the Daughters of Boone and Calloway by the Indians", the lithograph "Daniel Boone Protects His Family" published by H. Schile (1874), and several other nineteenth century portraits of Boone from various publications. See also the "Emigration of Daniel Boone with his Family" by George Caleb Bingham in the Bingham Engravings and Lithographs. 1 box, 1 oversize folder 1820 - 1876 4 May 2003 page 9
Disasters The Disasters file contains images of floods, shipwrecks, and the aftermath of tornadoes and earthquakes. It is particularly strong in images of the 1892 flood and the 1896 and 1927 tornados. Images illustrating storm damage of the 1896 tornado include Hunt Leonard's cyanotype album, photographs by Eugene A. Atwater, a map showing the path of the cyclone, view books, clippings, photos, [and a book, "The Great Cyclone" (416 pages, with pages 1-161 missing). ] Views of destruction caused by a tornado in St. Louis on September 29, 1927 include view books, postcards, a photo series by W.C. Persons, several collections of snapshots, photos by Sievers Photography, and photos by H.K. Mudd. Please refer to the folder list for a more complete listing of topics covered in this file. 8 boxes Eads Bridge The Eads Bridge takes its name from its chief engineer, James B. Eads. It was the first bridge to span the Mississippi River between St. Louis, Missouri and East St. Louis, Illinois. Construction on the bridge began in 1867 and was completed in 1874. The Eads Bridge file contains construction photographs, ephemeral items from the opening ceremonies, and postcards filed chronologically from the 1870s through the 1980s. Engravings include construction details from Calvin Woodward's "The St. Louis Bridge." Reference copy photographs of engraved and lithographic views contained in the large format files and Museum Collections are included as well as some material extracted from modern published works. 1 box 1873 - ca 1976 Photographs by Quinta Scott may not be reproduced. Early West The Early West file contains photos and other illustrations of life in the nineteenth century west. Genre images of pioneer life, fur trading, and other frontier activities are arranged topically. Illustrations relating to specific explorers are arranged by name. Additional photographs, small lithographs, and engravings are arranged by state. 3 boxes 1827 - 1894 Events And Parades The Events and Parades file contains images of St. Louis events and parades grouped by event name. Subjects include: Hugh Mottram Brooks; Prohibition; Great Depression; Wagner Electric Company workers on strike 1918; National Convention of Cattlemen, 1884 (Harper's Weekly images only); aerial views of County Fair at Jefferson Barracks, 1947; Flag Day parade, 1914; National Home Show displays, ca 1940, photos by W.C. Persons; Soap 4 May 2003 page 10
Page 1 and 2: Guide to the Photographs and Prints
Page 3 and 4: General Collection The General Coll
Page 5 and 6: Bank Buildings The Bank Buildings f
Page 7 and 8: Christian Hoffmeister Undertaking a
Page 9: Cigar Bands, Cigar Box Labels and C
Page 13 and 14: Lafayette Hook and Ladder Company #
Page 15 and 16: Subjects include: dance programs; c
Page 17 and 18: Cairo, Illinois; Chester, Illinois;
Page 19 and 20: Louisiana Purchase Exposition The L
Page 21 and 22: progress from ground-breaking cerem
Page 23 and 24: Miners and Mining The Miners and Mi
Page 25 and 26: This collection contains many study
Page 27 and 28: Basin from the Louisiana Purchase E
Page 29 and 30: Political Prints, Cartoons, Photogr
Page 31 and 32: Opera House; Hagen Opera House; Lie
Page 33 and 34: groups of both public and private s
Page 35 and 36: St. Louis Lithographs and Engraving
Page 37 and 38: towers; Jewish Hospital; Frisco Hos
Page 39 and 40: Theatrical (Actors and Actresses) T
Page 41 and 42: Their stereo views included images
Page 43 and 44: War Information; Victory Gardens; N
Page 45 and 46: Purchase Exposition, 1904." This al
Page 47 and 48: Ashen-Brenner Studio Collection The
Page 49 and 50: Bakewell, Jr., Edward L. Collection
Page 51 and 52: Bauman Family Collection The Bauman
Page 53 and 54: The Morton Bearman Collection conta
Page 55 and 56: The Bellefontaine Bridge Constructi
Page 57 and 58: Bill, Henry Satterlee Collection He
Page 59 and 60: Club; British Pavilion building; Fr
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The Bolland Jewelry Company Collect
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Mabrey; Judge I.O. Hockaday; Dr. E.
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material from about 1862 to 1880 in
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City of St. Louis North Market Stre
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Carrington, James Collection James
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Not for reproduction without permis
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1 volume ca 1865 Concordia Gymnasti
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2 boxes, 2 volumes, 1 oversize fold
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2 folders ca 1870 - 1940 Davis Albu
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The Desloge Family Collection conta
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Dorsett, Lee Scrapbook: Transportat
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Dulany, William H. Collection The W
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landscape and cityscape photographs
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Public Schools' Educational Museum.
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ailroad tracks; train yards; downto
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Fish, I.B. Album Captain I.B. Fish
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Fowke, Gerard Excavations Collectio
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French Educational Exhibit Lantern
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Courts building; St. Louis Union St
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M.S. Mepham and Brothers, sponsored
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uildings and campus of Central Meth
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Gray, W. Ashley Collection: Transpo
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photographs are posed group photogr
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The Pierce W. Hangge Collection con
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Church; old Cathedral; new Cathedra
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Sterling Price; Colonel Clay Taylor
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1 volume ca 1872 - ca 1904 Herwig,
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Hooke, James A. Collection: Electri
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Huf, William F. Collection The Will
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Jackson Family Collection Rufus Jac
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Subjects include: Calla Lily Self-R
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River Power Company with man on tel
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are identified on the front in ink.
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Subjects include: parade ground; ho
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3 folders ca 1880 - ca 1900 Legg Co
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Linck, Lester Collection: St. Louis
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Ludlow, Noah Miller Albums The two
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Subjects include: G.F. Filley coal
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Swanwick Baker; Laura Baker McAdams
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See also the Lee Meriwether Papers
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arranged alphabetically by print ti
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Access to negatives requires curato
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Mueller, Cornelius Family Collectio
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Nelson and Linn Family Collection T
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Obst Collection: Archeology Mr. Obs
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1 folder ca 1911 Paxton Family Coll
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Peter Hauptman Tobacco Company Coll
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course of the project. Pleitsch was
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Pruss Souvenir Postcard Studio Coll
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The Rice Family Collection contains
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The Rumbold Collection contains a p
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Schaaf Glass Plate Negative Collect
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Subjects include: H.P. Schoolcraft;
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The Sylvester Scovel Collection con
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Sheldon Collection: Louisiana Purch
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collection contains many factory an
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exercises and gymnastic competition
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St. Louis Coffin Company Product Bo
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concerts, images of conductors, orc
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of the animal exhibits created at t
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chickens; dummy dressed with antiqu
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Subjects include: Mrs. Sigmund Rice
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negatives have reference prints loc
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Taylor, Eugene Commercial Photograp
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The McKinley Bridge Across the Miss
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Thompson and family; E.D. Henig res
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Subjects include: Bismarck; Edinbur
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Upper Missouri Historical Expeditio
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iverboats; Belmont, Missouri; Colum
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Wagner Electric Corporation Collect
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Some of the candid photos shot by p
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Wenzell, A. B. Drawings: "The Passi
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African-Americans. Please request t
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Zaccarello Album Collection The Zac
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