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.
 

Source: Missouri Historical Society.

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.

Source: Library of Congress.

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.

Source: New York Public Library.

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.

Source: Missouri Historical Society.

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.

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.

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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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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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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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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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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Militiamen of the 1st Regiment, Missouri State Guards, Posing at Camp Lewis Which Was Set up on Fair Grounds in St. Louis, Missouri (1860)

"Camp Lewis, 1st Regiment, Missouri State Guards, Col. A. R. Easton, St. Louis Fair Grounds. Salted Paper Print, 1860." Militiamen of the 1st Regiment, Missouri State Guards, posing at Camp Lewis which was set up on fair grounds in St. Louis, Missouri, 1860.

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Battle of Colenso Reenactment

A reenactment of the Battle of Colenso as seen from the Boer side during the St. Louis World's Fair, 1904. Animated stereoview.

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