Missouri History Museum--Photographs and Prints Archives

WEB SITE:

ADDRESS:

225 S. Skinker
St. Louis, MO 63105

MAIL:

P.O. Box 11940
St. Louis, Missouri 63112-0040

TELEPHONE:

(314) 746-4599

CONTACT:

Ellen Thomasson, Public Service Coordinator (746-4511)

HOURS:

Tues-Fri., 12pm-5pm, Sat. 10am-5pm.

ACCESS AND USE:

Open to the public, with appointment strongly recommended. Copy photographs are provided on a fee basis. No materials circulate.

SPECIAL SERVICES AVAILABLE:

• Photographic services
• Photocopying

GENERAL SCOPE AND CONTENTS:

Over 350,000 images depict street scenes, buildings, group andindividual portraits in St. Louis and Missouri, aviation in St. Louis,and special events or institutions in St. Louis, such as the Muny Opera.

MAJOR COLLECTIONS:

1. Louisiana Purchase Exposition, (1902-1904), ca. 10,000 images.
2. Block Brothers Collection, (1896-1976), ca. 230,000 images.
3. Wagner Electric Collection, (1890-1945), ca. 70,000 images.
4. Richard Gruss Collection, (1904-1940), ca. 15,000 images.
5. KMOX-TV Still Photograph Collection, (195x-1986) ca. 2,000 images.
6. KTVI-TV Still Photograph Collection, 196x-1988) ca. 5,000 images.
7. Ralph D'Oench Collection, (1945-1987), ca. 3,000 images.
8. Muny Opera Collection, (1937-1957), ca. 5,000 images.
9. Aviation (St. Louis) Collection, ca, 2,000 images.
10. Thomas M. Easterly Collection, (1845-1877), ca. 600 images.

(2/2009)

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