Scans of old slides and vintage, historical, ephemera and memorabilia. Pictures of soldiers, families, and vacations from the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s.
These photos show the Arch under various stages of construction, from just two legs, to the final keystone about to be placed into the nearly complete monument… fascinating historic slide scans of the Gateway Arch under construction in 1965.
I’m not sure what building was being built, or torn down, but here are some interesting construction, street scene, and architecture photos. One is obviously of the Old Rock House Saloon & Restaurant, and there are photos of two plaques: The Nichols-Howard Building – Landmark of the Great Fire of 1849, and The Old Rock House.
What did the St. Louis riverfront look like before the Arch was built? These pictures include riverboats on the Mississippi, the St. Louis skyline and riverfront, and laborers taking breaks from working.
These are photos from a box of Kodachrome slides labeled "Jan 7 61". I imagine that she must have taken a road trip across the western USA, stopping to see friends along the way... One of these slides is clearly from "Hermit's Rest", which is a structure built in 1914...
I imagine this 1940s couple getting this car as a gift, or the husband giving it to his wife before he leaves back to fighting overseas. She looks so proud and you can see them posed together, with him in his military uniform. What cute WWII-era Kodachrome slides!
