James R. Powell Route 66 Postcard Collection

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Washington Avenue, Barnum Hotel

1910s

Postcard view of a busy scene on Washington Avenue in St. Louis. Back of card: WASHINGTON AVE, looking west from Broadway. This is the leading whole…

Untitled - Municipal

1900s

Place: Missouri--St. Louis Subjects: Cities and towns; United States Highway 66

War Memorial

1950s

Large gray stone building Place: Missouri--St. Louis Subjects: Architecture; United States Highway 66

Moolah Temple

1910s

Postcard view of the Moolah Temple in St. Louis. Back of card: MOOLAH TEMPLE, 3821 Lindell Bl., St. Louis, Mo. Cost $ 250,000.00 Finished in April. …

Historic Old Court House

1900s

Place: Missouri--St. Louis Subjects: Cities and towns; Streets; United States Highway 66

Kingshighway, Kings Highway

1910s

Postcard view of a street in St. Louis, a church can be seen on the right. Place: Missouri--St. Louis Subjects: Streets; United States Highway 66

Senator Frank Blair Monument, Lindell Entrance, F…

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Postcard view of the Blair Monument in Forest Park. Back of card: BLAIR MONUMENT Publisher: Frost MacDonald, St. Louis MO Place: Missouri--St. Loui…

Soldiers Memorial

1940s

Large gray stone building Place: Missouri--St. Louis Subjects: Architecture; United States Highway 66

Forest Park

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Postcard view of a small bridge in Forest Park. Place: Missouri--St. Louis Subjects: Bridges; Parks; Rivers; United States Highway 66

Untitled - Libraries

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Place: Missouri--St. Louis Subjects: United States Highway 66

Masonic Temple, Lindell Boulevard

1940s

Postcard view of a St. Louis Masonic Temple. Publisher: Gibson Merchandise Co., St. Louis MO Place: Missouri--St. Louis Subjects: Architecture; Soci…

Vandeventer Place

1900s

Birds-eye view of Vandeventer Place in St. Louis. Place: Missouri--St. Louis Subjects: Fountains; Streets; United States Highway 66

Municipal Courts Building

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Place: Missouri--St. Louis Subjects: Cities and towns; United States Highway 66

Forest Park

1900s

Postcard view along a lake in Forest Park. Publisher: The St. Louis News Company, St. Louis MO Place: Missouri--St. Louis Subjects: Parks; United St…

Forest Park

undated

Postcard view of a small bridge in Forest Park. Place: Missouri--St. Louis Subjects: Bridges; Parks; Rivers; United States Highway 66

Lindell Pavilion, Forest Park

1900s

Postcard view of the Lindell Pavilion in Forest Park. Publisher: The St. Louis News Comapny, St. Louis MO Place: Missouri--St. Louis Subjects: Archi…

Old Cathedral

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Place: Missouri--St. Louis Subjects: Cathedrals; United States Highway 66

Untitled - Government, National

1910s

Place: Missouri--St. Louis Subjects: Political science; United States Highway 66

Forest Park Highlands

1900s

Postcard view of the entrance to the Forest Park Highlands amusement park. Publisher: Tom Jones "Ivory," Cincinnati OH Place: Missouri--St. Louis Su…

Untitled - Municipal

1900s

Place: Missouri--St. Louis Subjects: Cities and towns; United States Highway 66

Carondelet Park

1910s

Postcard view of the spring in Carondelet Park in St. Louis. Publisher: The Acmegraph Co., Chicago IL Place: Missouri--St. Louis Subjects: Parks; Un…

St. Louis MO - Birds Eye View Looking Northwest f…

1900s

Postcard view of St. Louis as seen from the Planters Hotel. Place: Missouri--St. Louis Subjects: Streets; United States Highway 66; Views

Bird Cage, Forest Park

1900s

Postcard view of a large bird cage in Forest Park. Place: Missouri--St. Louis Subjects: Parks; United States Highway 66

Jewel Box, Forest Park

1940s

Postcard view of a floral display in the Jewel Box in Forest Park. Back of card: INTERIOR OF JEWEL BOX, FOREST PARK, ST. LOUIS, MO. This imposing bu…

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