DATES: 1895-1920s
CREATOR: Unknown
EXTENT: one approximately 15” x 11” x 2” photo album
SCOPE: This collection contains 185 black and white or sepia toned photographs, most of which are about 5” x 4,” held inside 26 card leaves with rectangular openings. The photo album is black cloth over boards with the word “Photographs” stamped in the upper left corner of the cover in silver.
The photos in this collection are mostly of St. Louis and its surrounding areas during the turn of the 20th century. Although there is almost no notation for these photos, visible clues, including scenes from the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, suggest that these photos were taken chiefly from 1895-1905. There are ten or so prints toward the end of the album that are older and venture into the 1920s. Scenes from the photos include family shots, Forest Park, Tower Grove Park, the Bixby Mansion, a steamboat race, and others in Victorian-Era St. Louis.
ACCESS: This is collection M-698. 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: one photo album
