Portrait of a group of baseball players as another group poses behind them as if playing a game in St. Charles, Missouri, c. 1870-1890. Taken by photographer Rudolph Goebel and originally published as a stereoview.
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Friday, April 11, 2025
Photo of a Group of Baseball Players as Another Group Poses As If Playing a Baseball Game Behind Them in St. Charles, Missouri (1870's/1880's)
Saturday, March 22, 2025
Photo of a Large Crowd on 4th Street Possibly Watching Firemen Battling a Building Fire in St. Louis, Missouri (1868)
View of a large crowd on 4th Street possibly watching firemen battle a building fire in St. Louis, Missouri, c. 1868. Note the stream of water in the street gutter in the foreground which probably is coming from the firemen's efforts. Originally published as a stereoview.
Thursday, February 13, 2025
Photo of the Office of Missouri Pacific Railroad Company in St. Louis, Missouri (1867)
Portrait of a group posing in front of the office of the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company in St. Louis, Missouri, 1867. Taken by photographer Alexander Gardner and originally published as a stereoview.
Saturday, January 25, 2025
Photo of a Bartender and Customer at an Outdoor Mixed Drinks Bar in St. Louis, Missouri (1880s)
Portrait of a bartender and customer at an outdoor mixed drinks bar in St. Louis, Missouri, c. 1880s. Originally published as a stereoview.
Friday, December 13, 2024
Cabinet Card Copy of a Daguerreotype of Streaks of Lightning Over St. Louis, Missouri, Taken by Photographer Thomas Easterly (1847)
Cabinet card copy of a daguerreotype of streaks of lightning over St. Louis, Missouri, taken by photographer Thomas Easterly at 9:00 PM on June 18, 1847. The original daguerreotype is said to be lost today and the Missouri Historical Society only has this cabinet card copy in their collections.
Sunday, May 20, 2018
Portrait of a Large Group of Children and Adults Posing in Front of the Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Boonville, Missouri (1871)
Portrait of a large group of children and adults posing in front of the Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Boonville, Missouri, 1871.
Source: Library of Congress.
Thursday, April 19, 2018
Mark Twain Getting a Drink of Water From a Dispenser at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, Missouri (1904)
Mark Twain (man with white hair in center) getting a drink of water from a dispenser at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, Missouri, 1904.
Source: Rijksmuseum.
Tuesday, March 20, 2018
Portrait of Students and Teachers Posing in Front of Boonville Female College in Boonville, Missouri (1868)
Portrait of students and teachers posing in front of Boonville Female College in Boonville, Missouri, c. 1868.
Source: Library of Congress.
Monday, March 19, 2018
Portrait of a Group of African American and White Men Posing Along a Street Titled “Roustabouts on the Levee” in St. Louis, Missouri, c. (1880's/1890's)
Portrait of a group of African American and white men posing along a street titled “Roustabouts on the Levee” in St. Louis, Missouri, c. 1883-1893.
Source: Rijksmuseum.
Monday, February 12, 2018
Carte De Visite View of People Posing in Front of Stores On Main Street in Boonville, Missouri (1866)
Carte de visite view of people posing in front of stores on Main Street in Boonville, Missouri, c. 1866.
Source: Library of Congress.
Thursday, June 23, 2016
Animated Stereoview of Exhibits at the Grand Mississippi Valley Sanitary Fair in St. Louis, Missouri (1864)
Animated stereoview of exhibits at the Grand Mississippi Valley Sanitary Fair in St. Louis, Missouri, 1864. By J.A. Scholten.
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Thursday, March 24, 2016
Portrait of Visitors Posing in Front of Exhibits at the Mississippi Valley Sanitary Fair in St. Louis, Missouri (1864)
Portrait of visitors posing in front of exhibits at the Mississippi Valley Sanitary Fair in St. Louis, Missouri, 1864.
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Friday, February 19, 2016
Portrait of Members of the St. Louis Browns Baseball Team (1888)
Portrait of members of the St. Louis Browns baseball team, 1888. The young boy at top center was their mascot. By Fitz W. Guerin.
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Monday, October 12, 2015
Daguerreotype Portrait of 15-Year-Old Samuel Clemens, the Future Mark Twain, Posing With a Printer’s Composing Stick With His Name Spelled in Type on it in Hannibal, Missouri (1850)
Daguerreotype portrait of 15-year-old Samuel Clemens, the future Mark Twain, posing with a printer’s composing stick with his name spelled in type in Hannibal, Missouri, December 1850.
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Friday, September 4, 2015
Union Civil War Veteran and Kansas Pacific Railway Company Employee Charles B. Lamborn Posing With Two Friends Along the Banks of the Mississippi River in St. Louis, Missouri (1867)
Union Civil War veteran and Kansas Pacific Railway Company employee Charles B. Lamborn (center) posing with two friends along the banks of the Mississippi River in St. Louis, Missouri, 1867. By Alexander Gardner.
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Monday, June 8, 2015
View of Townswomen Presenting Union Colonel John D. Stevenson of the 7th Missouri Volunteer Infantry Regiment and His Men With a Flag During a Ceremony in Lexington, Missouri (1862)
View of townswomen presenting Union Colonel John D. Stevenson of the 7th Missouri Volunteer Infantry Regiment and his men with a flag during a ceremony in Lexington, Missouri, 1862.
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Monday, April 6, 2015
Union Soldiers of the 2nd Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry at Benton Barracks in St. Louis, Missouri, During the Civil War
Union soldiers of the 2nd Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry at Benton Barracks in St. Louis, Missouri, during the Civil War.
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Sunday, March 15, 2015
Union Soldiers of the 9th Regiment Missouri State Militia Cavalry and Civilians Posing in a Street in St. Joseph, Missouri (1862)
Union soldiers of the 9th Regiment Missouri State Militia Cavalry and civilians posing in a street in St. Joseph, Missouri, 1862.
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Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Four Men Posing With the Body of Jesse James in His Coffin in St. Joseph, Missouri (1882)
Four men posing with the body of Jesse James in his coffin on display which is believed to have been taken in St. Joseph, Missouri, 1882. By A.A. Hughes. Animated stereoview.
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