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Country Road

Date: 1915
Description: Low perspective of a dirt country road curving into the distance. The road is bordered by fields and scattered wooden buildings while a solitary figure ap...
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Marquette Cement Company

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Description: Cape Girardeau Cement Company began construction on The Marquette Cement Plant in 1909. The plant produced over 1.2 million tons of cement annually.
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Mount Washington Cemetery

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Description: A view of an elk atop the Elks Rest Monument in Mount Washington Cemetery. Gravestones and trees can be seen in the background. The inscription on the monu...
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Children's Home

Date: 1910
Description: A view of children piled in a horse-drawn wagon in front of a children's home. The wagon reads, "Springfield Creamery Co." Women wait on the front steps of...
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Local-Option Election

Date: 02 1908
Description: A view of the crowds at an election. The crowd, mostly women, stand in front of the post office. A sign says "God Made the Water." Printed below the image:...
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Local-Option Election

Date: 1908
Description: Elevated view of the crowds, standing in the street, on a green space, and in front of buildings. A wagon in the foreground holds a sign that reads: "Get o...
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Methodist Church

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Description: View toward the front and left side of the church with a lamppost at the corner. The left side has tall windows. To the left of the building are two horses...
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Church

Date: 1911
Description: Exterior view of the stone church. The main entrance is below the belfry, and the arched window have stained glass. A man stands by a tree near the entranc...
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Church

Date: 1911
Description: View down sidewalk with a church on the right. There is a large arched stained glass window on the front.
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Sulpho-Saline Spring Pavilion

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Description: View of the Sulpho-Saline Spring Pavilion, built in 1917 according to the plans of George Kessler and architect Henry F. Hoit. A woman sits on a bench outs...
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The Excelsior Saline Water Company Office

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Description: Exterior of an office at the Excelsior Saline Water Company. Two United States flags mark the doorway, and benches line the exterior walls. On the front ...
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Pertle Springs and Bandstand

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Description: A view of a bandstand and Pertle Springs, an iron-rich spring whose name comes from William S. Purtle, the owner of the land in the early 1800's. A man sit...
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Class in Vitalized Agriculture

Date: 1918
Description: Large group of men and women, probably teachers, tying rope near a school building. A woman is standing on the right side, identified as Mrs. Streeter, wit...
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Young Men Playing Basketball

Date: 1920
Description: Three young men playing basketball on an outdoor court. In the background behind a fence and tree are a group of girls, and in the center background younge...
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Pleasant View Schoolhouse

Date: 1919
Description: Exterior shot of Pleasant View schoolhouse. There is a bell tower on the roof.
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Westminster College

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Description: Westminster College building surrounded by a lawn and trees. The building is made of brick and has a large porch at the main entrance with two sets of step...
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Saint Vincent's College

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Description: Exterior of class buildings at Saint Vincent's College, founded between 1838 and 1843. A group of students sit on the stairs leading to an entrance.
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Academic Hall at the Missouri State Normal School

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Description: Elevated view of the Academic Hall, completed in 1902. The large, stone building was erected on the campus of the Missouri State Normal School, founded in ...
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Pleasant View School

Date: 02 1919
Description: View from a distance of a group of children and adults standing in a line next to a flag pole in front of Pleasant View School.
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Classmates Picking Weeds

Date: 02 1919
Description: A group of children and adults from Elm Grove school learning to identify and pick weeds along the side of a dirt road.

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