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St. Louis and Missouri Postcards, 1906 - 2008

 Series — Box: 1
Identifier: 683-3

Scope and Contents

This series contains postcards depicting locations in St. Louis or elsewhere in Missouri.

Items

1. Interior view of monkey house, Forest Park, St. Louis, MO.

2. Bear pit, Forest Park, St. Louis, MO.

3. Statue of Saint Louis, Forest Park, St. Louis, MO.

4. Monkey House, Forest Park, St. Louis, MO.

5. Statue of Saint Louis, Forest Park, St. Louis, MO.

6. Art Museum, Forest Park, St. Louis, MO, 1948. Handwritten message on back.

7. Lily Pond, Tower Grove Park, St. Louis, MO; copy 1.

8. Lily Pond, Tower Grove Park, St. Louis, MO; copy 2.

9. Peacock Valley, Forest Park, St. Louis, MO.

10. Shelter House and Rest Room, Forest Park, St. Louis, MO.

11. Lion House, Forest Park, St. Louis, MO.

12. Government Hill Electrical Fountain and Cascades in Forest Park, St. Louis, MO.

13. View in Forest Park, St. Louis, MO.

14. Saint Louis Cathedral.

15. New St. Louis Theater, St. Louis, MO.

16. Hotel Statler, St. Louis, MO.

17. Reservoir Park and Water Tower, St. Louis, MO.

18. Roosevelt High School, St. Louis, MO.

19. St. John’s Hospital, St. Louis, MO.

20. Hotel Mayfair, St. Louis, MO.

21. The Old Courthouse, St. Louis, MO.

22. Gateway Arch, Keiner Plaza, Old Courthouse, and the Runner Statue.

23. Basilica of St. Louis, King of France (The Old Cathedral).

24. The Old Courthouse dome.

25. Washington Hotel.

26. Federal Reserve Bank Building.

27. Scottish Rite Cathedral.

28. Pierce Building.

29. Desloge Hospital, 1945. Handwritten message on back.

30. Sideview of Gateway Arch.

31. Gateway Arch at sunrise.

32. Gateway Arch, Union Station, and other buildings at sunset.

33. Gateway Arch and Jefferson National Expansion Memorial.

34. St. Louis City skyline at sunset.

35. Gateway Arch and Jefferson National Expansion Memorial at dusk.

36. Gateway Arch and Regal Hotel.

37. Old Courthouse, Kiener Plaza, The Runner Statue, and Gateway Arch.

38. Gateway Arch and Jefferson National Expansion Memorial with trees.

39. Gateway Arch reflecting in pool at Jefferson National Expansion Memorial.

40. St. Louis City skyline with Gateway Arch and Mississippi Rivier in foreground.

41. St. Louis City skyline with Gateway Arch, Mississippi River, and river paddle wheeler in foreground.

42. St. Louis City skyline with Gateway Arch, Mississippi River, and river paddle wheeler in foreground.

43. St. Louis City skyline at night with Eads Bridge and Mississippi River in foreground.

44. Gateway Arch and Old Courthouse in background with Morton D. May Memorial Amphitheater in foreground.

45. St. Louis City skyline with Mississippi River and river boats in foreground.

46. St. Louis City skyline during a lightning storm.

47. St. Louis City skyline with lights reflected in Mississippi River at night.

48. St. Louis City skyline with lights reflected in Mississippi River at night.

49. Arial view of Central Business District looking east toward Gateway Arch, Mississippi River, and Illinois in background.

50. St. Louis City skyline with Mississippi River in foreground.

51. Top of Gateway Arch.

52. Comparative Height of Some of the World’s Famous Landmarks: Eiffel Tower, Gateway Arch, Washington Monument, Statue of Liberty.

53. Top of Gateway Arch and other buildings visible above cloud cover.

54. Arial view of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial grounds and Gateway Arch.

55. Gateway Arch with Mississippi River and Illinois in background.

56. Fourth of July fireworks over the Gateway Arch reflected in Keiner Plaza Fountain.

57. Gateway Arch and Old Courthouse silhouette at sunset.

58. Three views as seen from inside the Gateway Arch.

59. Bi-State Development Agency’s Parks Metropolitan Airport, Cahokia-East St. Louis, ILL.

60. Old Route 66 Scenes, 1991; art by R. Waldmire; Chain of Rocks Bridge, St. Louis, MO.

61. Old Route 66 Scenes, 2000; art by R. Waldmire; Rosati Winery, MO.

62. Old Route 66 Scenes, 1993; art by R. Waldmire; Greetings from Missouri.

63. St. Louis Lambert International Airport.

64. Saint Paul Line Riverboat, 1906. Handwritten message checking in about trip.

65. Metro Link at Union Station.

66. Ted Drewes Frozen Custard.

67. Ted Drewes with red car.

68. Interior Reptile House, St. Louis Zoo.

69. Image of penguins.

70. Envelope with giant panda and inscription “Saint Louis Zoological Gardens,” 1942.

71. Tropical Bird House, 1942, St. Louis Zoological Board of Control.

72. Caracal Cat, 1942, St. Louis Zoological Board of Control.

73. Pigmy and Diamondback Rattlesnakes, 1942, St. Louis Zoological Board of Control.

74. Tapir and Baby, 1942, St. Louis Zoological Board of Control.

75. Giant Pandas, 1942, St. Louis Zoological Board of Control.

76. Barbary Mountain Sheep, 1942, St. Louis Zoological Board of Control.

77. Orangutan, 1942, St. Louis Zoological Board of Control.

78. African Black Rhinos, 1942, St. Louis Zoological Board of Control.

79. Eland Group, 1942, St. Louis Zoological Board of Control.

80. Quetzal, 1942, St. Louis Zoological Board of Control.

81. Diving Polar Bear, 1942, St. Louis Zoological Board of Control.

82. Water Fowl Lakes at the St. Louis Zoo, 1942, St. Louis Zoological Board of Control.

83. Union Station, St. Louis, MO.

84. Concourse, Union Station, St. Louis, MO.

85. Five images of Union Station after renovations.

86. Greetings from Union Station.

87. Union Station.

88. Budweiser Brewery Tours and Gift Shops with image of Budweiser beer.

89. Tile Mosaic, Historic Brew House, Anheuser-Busch Brewery.

90. Historic Brew House.

91. Anheuser-Busch Brewery Tour, image of Brew House and Clydesdales.

92. Historic Budweiser Clydesdale Stables, Anheuser-Busch Brewery.

93. Anheuser-Busch Clydesdale Stable Stack Room.

94. Budweiser Clydesdale Hamlet.

95. Anheuser-Busch Clydesdale and baby.

96. Budweiser Clydesdales running.

97. Bauernhof at Grant’s Farm.

98. Grant’s Farm with image of parrot.

99. Anheuser-Busch Brewery Tour artwork.

100. Budweiser Brewery Tours.

101. Saint Louis Clydesdales in parade.

102. Busch Stadium, 2008.

103. St. Louis TWA Dome.

104. Busch Stadium, 1966.

105. Sportsman’s Park, Home of the St. Louis Cardinals and Browns, 1946. Handwritten message on back.

106. Kiel Center.

107. Trans World Dome, Saint Louis.

108. Busch Stadium before rebuild.

109. Busch Stadium before rebuild.

110. Arial view of Busch Stadium before rebuild and Gateway Arch, Mississippi River, and Illinois.

111. St. Louis City skyline as viewed from Illinois with gambling boar in foreground.

112. Spirit of the River Gambling Boat.

113. Images of St. Louis Centre.

114. Interior image of St. Louis Centre.

115. Missouri Botanical Gardens Climatron.

116. Shaw’s Garden, St. Louis, MO.

117. Image of Mickey mouse playing a guitar and inscription “Jammin’ in St. Louis.”

118. Church of the Seven Holy Founders, sanctuary, Affton, MO.

119. Church of the Seven Holy Founders, Baptistery, Affton, MO.

120. Church of the Seven Holy Founders, Blessed Virgin Mary, Affton, MO.

121. Church of the Seven Holy Founders, Blessed Sacrament Chapel, Affton, MO.

122. Hanibal Missouri, “Mark Twain’s Boyhood Home.”

123. Bagnell Dam and Lake of the Ozarks.

124. Elms Boulevard, Excelsior Springs, MO. Handwritten message on back.

125. Eden Evangelical Divinity School, Webster Grover, MO.

126. Greetings from Lincoln University, Jefferson City, MO.

127. Doling Park Lake, Springfield, MO.

128. Lake Norfolk in the Ozarks, 1961. Handwritten message on back.

129. In the Ozarks, “The Land of a Million Smiles,” 1933. Handwritten message on back.

Dates

  • 1906 - 2008

Extent

From the Collection: 1 Boxes

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Description

129 postcards

Repository Details

Part of the Saint Louis University Archives Repository

Contact:
Pius XII Memorial Library
3650 Lindell Blvd.
St. Louis Missouri 63108 United States
314-977-3109