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Front view of the original Main Gate from across Tower Grove Ave. Color magic lantern slide.
1909 |
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View of the original Main Gate and Tower Grove Avenue. View is to the north.
1890 |
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The first Veiled Prophet queen's orchid bouquet. 2- 8 x 10 in. black and white prints.
1924 |
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Downtown St. Louis location of Washington University, 1871-1902. Location was bounded by Washington Avenue, Lucas Place, and Locust Street.
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The first power mower in the Missouri Botanical Garden. The mower was gasoline driven and water cooled. 1- 7x5 print.
1918 |
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The Great Sleet Storm of February 1900. PRINT AVAILABLE -- SEE PHO 1980-0607.
1900 |
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After the tornado, 1896. (Gleditschia triacanthos)
1896 |
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Big honey locust that stood near the center of the Arboretum, just west of the creek, destroyed by the tornado of May 27, 1896.
1896 |
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Arboretum damaged by tornado.
1897 |
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May 27, 1896 tornado damage. Previously there was a border of soft maples on either side of the driveway from the main garden down to the pasture gates near the creek. The boy is Robert Meyers (later a garden pupil).
1896 |
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