Gene Bushmann Postcard Collection
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Missouri State Archives Finding Aid [998.412] MANUSCRIPT COLLECTIONS Gene Bushmann Postcard Collection Abstract: St. Louis area postcards and souvenir packets, color and black and white. Total of 1,677 postcards, 13 souvenir folders (with 215 images) and 1 photographic negative. Subjects include banks, hotels, clubs, schools & colleges, residential, hospitals/cemeteries/homes (insane/orphan), churches, libraries/courthouses, buildings & businesses, theatres, riverfront, airport, water tower, street scenes, Jefferson Barracks, Shaw’s Garden, Forest Park, other parks, miscellaneous, souvenir folders and some unsorted items. Extent: 3 Cubic Feet Physical Description: Postcards Location: Missouri State Archives; Stacks. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Alternative Formats: None Access Restrictions: None Publication Restrictions: Standard copyright rules apply Preferred Citation: [Item description], [date]; Gene Bushmann Postcard Collection, Record Group 998.412; Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City. Acquisition Information: Gift with deed. Accession number #2012-0188. Processing Information: Processing completed by AMM on January 9, 2014. Updated by EW on 10/30/2020 and 03/25/2021. HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES United States postcards took off around 1907 when senders were allowed to write messages on the backs of the cards. Earlier, from 1901 to 1906, senders could only address the cards on the back and there was only a small space (if any) reserved on the front for a message. as of 03/25/2021 GENE BUSHMANN POSTCARD COLLECTION, MS412 ADDITIONAL DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION Related Collections MS207 Early St. Louis Postcards MS294 Mary Alice Hansen Postcard Collection MS310 Rockaway Beach Postcard Collection MS329 Alice Fast Postcard Collection MS360 Dr. Arnold G. Parks Jefferson City Postcard Collection MS370 Miniature Kansas City Postcard Collection MS398 Missouri Postcard Collection MS411 Tim Dollens Postcard Collection MS457 Missouri State Penitentiary Postcard Collection MS501 Michael Ehrmann Postcard Collection Additional External Resources Postcard collections are typically available at most state and local historical societies and archives. Missouri State Archives Page 2 of 3 Finding Aid 998.412 as of 03/25/2021 GENE BUSHMANN POSTCARD COLLECTION, MS412 POSTCARDS, c1900-1985 Extent: 3 Cubic Feet Arrangement: Alphabetical by subject Scope and Content Color and black and white postcards of St. Louis, c1900-1985. Includes various subjects, see listing below. See the Excel spreadsheet for an item-by-item listing. Container List Location Box Folder Contents 181 1-4 Airports 181 5-24 Banks 181 25-246 Buildings & Businesses 182 247-315 Buildings & Businesses 182 316-425 Churches 182 426-471 Clubs 182 472-500 Forest Park 183 501-638 Forest Park 183 639-701 Hospitals 183 702-709 Cemeteries 183 710-737 Homes 183 738-750 Hotels 184 751-792 Hotels 184 793 Buildings & Businesses 184 794-856 Hotels 184 857-868 Jefferson Barracks 184 869-886 Libraries 184 887-919 Courthouses 184 920-927 Miscellaneous 184 928-1000 Other Parks 185 1001-1081 Other Parks 185 1082-1161 Residences 185 1162-1250 Riverfront 186 1251-1257 Riverfront 186 1258-1414 Schools & Colleges 186 1415-1468 Shaw’s Garden 186 1469-1481 Souvenir Folder 186 1482-1500 Street Scenes 187 1501-1578 Street Scenes 187 1579-1592 Theatres 187 1593-1617 Water Towers 187 1618-1677 Unsorted Missouri State Archives Page 3 of 3 Finding Aid 998.412 Box Folder Title Description Date Photographer/Studio Coverage 181 1 St. Louis Muncipal Airport - Lambert Field Black/white image of single brick building with radio towers on roof. Unknown St. Louis Colorized aerial view of air field grounds, including Shell and Stanavo Distributed by Pierce Building News 181 2 Lambert Air Field - St. Louis, Missouri buildings/hangars. Co., 2206 Locust St., St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis Paul Monroe Company, St. Louis, Colorized aerial view of air field grounds, including Shell and Stanavo Missouri; Curteich-Chicago "C.T. Art- 181 3 Aerial View of Lambert Field, St. Louis, Mo. buildings/hangars. Colortone" Postcard St. Louis Art Grossman photo; St. Louis Color St. Louis Municipal Airport Terminal Lobby, Postcard Co., 1123 Washington St., St. 181 4 Lambert Field Interior of terminal showing passengers at airline check-in areas. Louis 63101 St. Louis No. 1037, colorized image of art deco building, seen at an angle from street 181 5 Boatman's Bank Building, St. Louis, Mo. corner. Unknown St. Louis Banking Room of Boatman's Bank, St. Louis 181 6 "Oldest Bank in Missouri" Shows line of teller windows and expansive lobby. Unknown St. Louis National Bank of Commerce Building, St. No. 1005, colorized image of building, seen at an angle from street corner. 181 7 Louis, Mo. Corner of Broadway and Olive Street. Unknown St. Louis 181 8 Bank of Commerce Building, St. Louis, USA No. 234, colorized image of building, seen at an angle from street corner. ca. 1907 Published by Erker Brothers Opt. Co. St. Louis New National Bank of Commerce Building, St. International Post Card Co., St. Louis, 181 9 Louis, Mo. No. 12018 colorized image of exterior of large building with mansard roof. Mo. St. Louis New Bank of Commerce Building St. Louis, Made by W.W. Hixon & Co., Rockford, 181 10 Mo. Colorized image of art deco building, seen at an angle from street corner. Illinois St. Louis Looking East on Locust from Eighth, St. Louis, Colorized street scene with pedestrians crossing street as horse and carriage 181 11 Mo. waits. ca. 1909 Printed in Germany St. Louis Mechanics American Bank Building, St. Louis, 181 12 Mo. Colorized image of building, seen at an angle from street corner. ca. 1911 St. Louis Post Card Co., St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis Excelsior, Leipzig, Dresden, Germany; Mississippi Valley Trust Company, St. Louis, No. A3394 black/white image of building with columns flanking doorway. Published by The Mississippi Valley 181 13 Mo. Pedestrians and horses and carriages are outside. ca. 1907 Trust Company, St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis Excelsior, Leipzig, Dresden, Germany; Mississippi Valley Trust Company, St. Louis, No. A1162 black/white image of building with columns flanking doorway. Published by The St. louis News 181 14 Mo. Doorman stands in front of door, and two men on the street corner. ca. 1908 Company, St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis Mississippi Trust and Chemical Building, St. No. 160 black/white image of art deco building, seen at an angle from street Curt Teich & Co., Chicago and St. 181 15 Louis, Mo. corner. Louis; Printed in Germany St. Louis No. 7994 colorized image of art deco building, seen at an angle from street 181 16 Olive Street, West from 7th, St. Louis, Mo. corner. [Mississippi Valley Trust] Unknown St. Louis No. 1059 colorized image of buildings and street cars, likely taken from top 181 17 Missouri Trust Building, St. Louis of building down the street. E.C. Kropp Publ. Milwaukee St. Louis Central National Bank Building, 7th and Olive No. A-11773 colorized image of building with archway entrance and circular Published by National Post Card & 181 18 St., St. Louis, Mo. windows. ca. 1911 Novelty Co. St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis 181 19 Northwestern Bank, St. Louis, Mo. Red brick building with streetcars and early automobile out front. Unknown St. Louis Published by Erker Brothers Opt. Co. 181 20 St. Louis Union Trust Co., St. Louis, USA Black/white image of stone building on street corner. ca. 1907 Made in Germany St. Louis 181 21 Third National Bank Building, St. Louis, Mo. No. 25017 colorized image of building, seen at an angle from street corner. ca. 1914 Copyright A.W. Sanders St. Louis Colorized image of building with crowds of pedestrians and carriages on 181 22 Third National Bank Building, St. Louis, Mo. street. ca. 1908 Printed exclusively for S.H. Knox & Co. St. Louis Colorized image of building with crowds of pedestrians and streetcars on 181 23 Third National Bank Building, St. Louis, Mo. street. 1909 Copyright A.W. Sanders St. Louis No. 7991 colorized image of building with crowds of pedestrians and 181 24 Third National Bank Building, St. Louis, Mo. streetcars on street. Copyright A.W. Sanders St. Louis 181 25 Anheuser-Busch, St. Louis "Sternewirth" Interior of room showing men and wonen drinking beer. ca. 1908 Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association St. Louis Anheuser-Busch, St. Louis, Barley Cleaning Exterior of red brick building with railroad tracks and loading dock in front, 181 26 House and Elevators next to large freight elevator. ca. 1909 Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association St. Louis Bottling Department, Capacity 800,000 Interior of large room at Anheuser-Busch brewery, contains palates of kegs 181 27 Bottles Daily and bottles of beer. ca. 1904 Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association St. Louis Anheuser-Busch, St. Louis, Arsenal Street 181 28 between Stock Houses Nos. 8 and 10 View of cobblestone street in between two red brick buildings. ca. 1910 Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association St. Louis View of large brick building and power plant with smoke stack. Note 181 29 Power Plant and Brew House mentioned 10,000 horsepower and 8500 barrels produced daily. Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association St. Louis Automatic Malt House, Capacity 9000 Anheuser-Busch brewery building. Image is obscured by written message on 181 30 Bushels Daily front of postcard. ca. 1904 Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association St. Louis Reverse reads "Into these Anheuser-Busch storage elevators goes the cream Grain Storage Elevators, Anheuser-Busch, St. of each year's barley crop, bought at premium prices to insure the sane 181 31 Louis, Mo. standard distinctive Budweiser taste year after year." Anheuser-Busch St. Louis Anheuser-Busch, St. Louis Stock House No. 181 32 10 A streetcar passes near Stock House, large stone eagle mounted on building. ca. 1912 Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association St. Louis Interior view of large room where workers run extensive bottling equipment. Reverse reads "In this great, modern building, 2,000,000 bottles - Section of the World's Largest Bottling Plant - the equivalent of 140 carloads - can be filled with Budweiser, King of Bottled 181 33 Anheuser-Busch, St.