Guide to Photographs and Print Collections - Missouri History Museum
Guide to Photographs and Print Collections - Missouri History Museum
Guide to Photographs and Print Collections - Missouri History Museum
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Disasters<br />
The Disasters file contains images of floods, shipwrecks, <strong>and</strong> the aftermath of <strong>to</strong>rnadoes<br />
<strong>and</strong> earthquakes. It is particularly strong in images of the 1892 flood <strong>and</strong> the 1896 <strong>and</strong><br />
1927 <strong>to</strong>rnados.<br />
Images illustrating s<strong>to</strong>rm damage of the 1896 <strong>to</strong>rnado include Hunt Leonard's cyanotype<br />
album, pho<strong>to</strong>graphs by Eugene A. Atwater, a map showing the path of the cyclone, view<br />
books, clippings, pho<strong>to</strong>s, [<strong>and</strong> a book, "The Great Cyclone" (416 pages, with pages 1-161<br />
missing). ]<br />
Views of destruction caused by a <strong>to</strong>rnado in St. Louis on September 29, 1927 include<br />
view books, postcards, a pho<strong>to</strong> series by W.C. Persons, several collections of snapshots,<br />
pho<strong>to</strong>s by Sievers Pho<strong>to</strong>graphy, <strong>and</strong> pho<strong>to</strong>s by H.K. Mudd. Please refer <strong>to</strong> the folder list<br />
for a more complete listing of <strong>to</strong>pics covered in this file.<br />
8 boxes<br />
Eads Bridge<br />
The Eads Bridge takes its name from its chief engineer, James B. Eads. It was the first<br />
bridge <strong>to</strong> span the Mississippi River between St. Louis, <strong>Missouri</strong> <strong>and</strong> East St. Louis,<br />
Illinois. Construction on the bridge began in 1867 <strong>and</strong> was completed in 1874.<br />
The Eads Bridge file contains construction pho<strong>to</strong>graphs, ephemeral items from the<br />
opening ceremonies, <strong>and</strong> postcards filed chronologically from the 1870s through the<br />
1980s. Engravings include construction details from Calvin Woodward's "The St. Louis<br />
Bridge."<br />
Reference copy pho<strong>to</strong>graphs of engraved <strong>and</strong> lithographic views contained in the large<br />
format files <strong>and</strong> <strong>Museum</strong> <strong>Collections</strong> are included as well as some material extracted<br />
from modern published works.<br />
1 box 1873 - ca 1976<br />
Pho<strong>to</strong>graphs by Quinta Scott may not be reproduced.<br />
Early West<br />
The Early West file contains pho<strong>to</strong>s <strong>and</strong> other illustrations of life in the nineteenth<br />
century west. Genre images of pioneer life, fur trading, <strong>and</strong> other frontier activities are<br />
arranged <strong>to</strong>pically. Illustrations relating <strong>to</strong> specific explorers are arranged by name.<br />
Additional pho<strong>to</strong>graphs, small lithographs, <strong>and</strong> engravings are arranged by state.<br />
3 boxes 1827 - 1894<br />
Events And Parades<br />
The Events <strong>and</strong> Parades file contains images of St. Louis events <strong>and</strong> parades grouped by<br />
event name.<br />
Subjects include: Hugh Mottram Brooks; Prohibition; Great Depression; Wagner Electric<br />
Company workers on strike 1918; National Convention of Cattlemen, 1884 (Harper's<br />
Weekly images only); aerial views of County Fair at Jefferson Barracks, 1947; Flag Day<br />
parade, 1914; National Home Show displays, ca 1940, pho<strong>to</strong>s by W.C. Persons; Soap<br />
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