DATES: 1981-1984
EXTENT: 4 photograph albums (116 color photographs, 92 color negatives)
SCOPE: This collection contains color photographs of the interior of the Missouri department store chain, Famous Barr Department Store. Photographs depict merchandise displays in their locations in Chesterfield, Des Peres, Gape Girardeau, and St. Peters.
ACCESS: This is collection M-731. This collection is available for on-site use only in the Rare Book and Manuscripts Reading Room. Some of the collection may be photocopied, digitally scanned or photographed, depending on condition. Researchers are advised to call ahead concerning changes in hours due to University intersessions and holidays. The St. Louis Mercantile Library is located on levels one and two of the Thomas Jefferson Library building. More information about conducting research with the archival collections of the Library, including current building hours and reading room policies, can be found on our Research page.
RESTRICTIONS: None
Preferred Citation note: The preferred citation for this collection is “From the Special Collections of the St. Louis Mercantile Library at the University of Missouri – St. Louis.”
INVENTORY
Series One: Photograph Albums
Four photo albums, 116 color photographs 8 x 10 inch (20.5 x 25.5 cm), 92 color negatives (16-35 mm):
- Cape Girardeau, Spring 1981 (Cape Girardeau, MO): 7 sheets, 14 photographs
- Mid Rivers, Fall 1981 (St. Peters, MO): 28 sheets, 55 photographs, 1 merchandise catalog sheet for Heager Lamps
- Chesterfield, Opening Fall 1983 (Chesterfield, MO): 17 pages, 32 photographs
- West County, Fall 1984 (Des Peres, MO): 9 sheets, 15 photographs, approximately 92 color negatives in three plastic envelopes, from Spectrum Photo Labs in Saint Louis, MO
