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61. Frank Lauder Autochrome Collection Frank Lauder Autochrome Collection ca.1931-1942 The collection consists of 1402 color, glass negative autochrome images of Kansas City residences and gardens; some city views, including parks, statues, fountains, and other landmarks; and pictures of...
62. Frank Walsh: Attorney at Law Frank Walsh: Attorney at Law August/30/1987 File containing an article with photos and description of Francis Patrick Walsh, or Frank Walsh (1864-1939), "perhaps, the greatest lawyer Kansas City ever produced." Native of Saint Louis, Missouri coming...
63. Fred Conway: Landmarks of St. Louis Fred Conway: Landmarks of St. Louis May-June//1973 Article about the paintings by artist Fred Conway of landmarks in Saint Louis, including the Eads Bridge, the Gateway Arch, the Milles Fountain with the Saint Louis Union Station in the background, and...
64. From 'a Hole in the Ground': The Humble Birth of the Brewery Foretold Nothing of Its Multi-Million Barrel From 'a Hole in the Ground': The Humble Birth of the Brewery Foretold Nothing of Its Multi-Million Barrel Future January-February//1975 Article about the history of the Anheuser-Busch Brewing Company in Saint Louis.
65. From St. Louis to the Sea: On the Road with the Butterfield Overland Mail From St. Louis to the Sea: On the Road with the Butterfield Overland Mail December 2001 Photo, map, illustrations, and article about the Oxbow Route from Saint Louis, Missouri to San Francisco "through as much slave territory as possible" by the "Butterfield Overland Mail, a wildly ambitious...
66. From the Pike to the Spike From the Pike to the Spike Summer 1993 Article about the history of river front development in Saint Louis along the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, starting with the "Pike" steamship in 1817 and the "spike" in railroads, made possible with...
67. Fur, Defeat and Pluck Fur, Defeat and Pluck April, 2005 Article details the early history of the Chouteau Family, including the marriage of Marie Therese Bourgeois to Rene Choueau in New Orleans, and the birth of their son Auguste two years later in 1850. The...
68. Gateway Arch Gateway Arch Photos, illustrations, and information on the Gateway Arch in Saint Louis, a national monument (the tallest) built in the early 1960s and formally known as the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial overlooking...
69. Getting Art from Here to There Getting Art from Here to There July 2008 Article describes exhibition swaps between White Flag Projects in St. Louis and the Urban Culture Project's la Esquina in Kansas City. The TRUCK exhibition was held simultaneously in the two cities in...
70. Going Places: Meet You in St. Louie! Going Places: Meet You in St. Louie! October//1991 Article about the Saint Louis Science Center, a science museum next to Forest Park for entertainment and education, describing its several exhibits.
71. Hale's Fire Fighters Hale's Fire Fighters October 1975 Photo of the firefighters' home base at the World's Fair in Saint Louis, Missouri.
72. He Spoke for the West He Spoke for the West March//1925 Photo and biographical article about Thomas Hart Benton (1782-1858), senator of Missouri since the beginning of its statehood in 1820. Native of North Carolina moving to Saint Louis, Missouri after the...
73. He Was the Best He Was the Best May-June//1978 Portrait, illustrations (paintings by the author), and biographical article about Jedediah Smith (1799-1831), an early fur trapper and mountain man born in New York and based in Saint Louis, Missouri starting...
74. History of Lafayette County, Missouri History of Lafayette County, Missouri //1881 Photos of Kansas City from a bird's eye view, in a book as a whole about the history of townships, cities, towns, and villages of Missouri.
75. History of the State of Kansas History of the State of Kansas //1883 Portrait and biographical sketch of Daniel Millington, "editor of the Winfield 'Courier,' and Postmaster of Winfield," Kansas. Born in Vermont in 1823 and moving to Leavenworth, Kansas, in 1862 and then...
76. I-70: It's Big in Britain I-70: It's Big in Britain June 23, 2004 Article reports that a recent British publication, The Independent, places the drive from St. Louis to Kansas City on I-70 first among its "10 Great U.S. Drives".
77. Imperialism on Display: The Philippine Exhibition at the 1904 World's Fair Imperialism on Display: The Philippine Exhibition at the 1904 World's Fair Spring 1993 Examination of the Philippine Exhibition at the 1904 World's Fair in Saint Louis as a display of the United States' pinnacle of imperialism and arrogance in treatment of Filipinos in the wake of the 1899...
78. In $135 Million Renovation St. Louis Union Station Brought Back to Life In $135 Million Renovation St. Louis Union Station Brought Back to Life May-June//1985 Article about the new renovation of the old 1890s Saint Louis Union Station into a downtown complex of "hotel, shops, restaurants, a lake, a park, and exhibits," with photos of the real building and a...
79. James Baird, Early Santa Fe Trader James Baird, Early Santa Fe Trader April//1959 Biographical article about James Baird (1767-1826), an early and rarely documented Santa Fe trader. Native of Pennsylvania moving to Saint Louis, Missouri in 1810 as a blacksmith before traveling to Santa...
80. Joseph Robidoux's Family: Fur Traders and Trail Blazers Joseph Robidoux's Family: Fur Traders and Trail Blazers Fall//1988 Photos, illustrations, and biographical article about the western fur trading family of Joseph Robidoux III (1783-1860). Description of Joseph (founder of Saint Joseph, Missouri) "as an equal of Manuel...