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1996-77-2
Springfield Public Square as decorated for the Christmas season. Snow is on the ground. The Model Home is in the "pie". Identifiable businesses include J. J. Newberry, F. W. Woolworth and Heers.Looking west towards College St.

 1986-1-1
Fragment of what appears to be an invitation. One side reads: "You are cordially invited to Legion of Honor Installation, Saturday, January 11, 1986, Hilton Inn, North Springfield Missouri." Reverse side reads: "Georgia Moist Bentley 1973-1964; Frank Crane Bentley 1872-1963; July 1941."

 1990-37-2
mans black hat(uniform type), part of a salvation army uniform, black plastic brim, blach cloth crown, red ribbon around crown with The Salvation Army in gold print, metal medallion pinned to front of crown with the words Blood and Fire and the Salvation Army emblem, inside lined with plastic.

 1996-42-1
Collection of nine leather bankbooks from First National Bank, Springfield, MO for A.F. Ingram, County Treasurer and Samuel Woods, County Treasurer, years 1878, 1883, 1885, 1886, 1887(2), 1888, 1890, 1899. Deaccesioned from the Greene County Archives and Records Center.

1994-44
Black and white photo of the northwest corner of the Springfield, MO Public Square. Businesses shown are the Holland Bank, Nathan Clothing Co., Baker Block, and Schneider's.

 1996-12-1-2
Two copies of Bias magazines, Springfield's weekly news journal, 1955. Bias was a locally produced, independent magazine of new and comment, started May 18, 1950. George Olds was editor, publisher and owner, James H. Billings was ass. Publisher and Helen Kristek, Sec.

1998-495
Color postcard photo of the northwest corner of the Springfield Public Square. "pie" in center, Heer's, Baker Block, Schneiders and Landers' Building are shown. Streetcars, automobiles surround the square.

1990-22
Black and white photo of former President Theodore Roosevelt riding in an open car driven by Dave McGregor.Roosevelt came to Springfield by train to campaign for election and was driven to Drury College where he spoke at an outdoor rally. D.J. Landers Lumber Co. in the background, at 208 E. Walnut

1997-211
Black and white postcard of the Federal Cemetery Springfield, MO. Sent by Lela Miller to Will Jones. Two upright cannon mark the entrance to the Cemetery with the Bailey Monument in foreground and Lyon Monument in right background.

 2003-46.1
Panoramic black and white photograph of employees of North Shops of Frisco Railroad in Springfield, Mo, October 24, 1913. Shows a large number of men, some very young. They are all in work clothes. Many are wearing overalls. Most are wearing hats, several have mustaches. One of the buildings has a sign that read, "Office of the general forman locomotive & car department". There is an awning on that building.

 1986-1-3
Twenty-three (23) pages of handwritten script bound with brass (?) clips with a cover and back page. Cover reads: "Spcifications for a frame Dwelling to be erected at Springfield Mo for J.F.G. Bentley, esq. Theo A. Richter, Jr. Architect Cincinnati, Ohio. The Proprietor resers the right to reject any or all bids." The document contains specifications for the building of a dwelling on Walnut Street. Some construction drawing appear in margins of document.

1998-498
Black and white post card of Springfield Public Square looking toward the nw quadrant. Shown in the photo is the court house, National Exchange Bank Building, Nathan's Clothing Co., Gotfried Tower.

1997-145
Black and white and color postcards of the Carnegie public library at the corner of Central St. and Jefferson Ave., Springfield's first public library. The building was funded by Andrew Carnegie. It became the Main Library and is now the Carnegie Midtown Branch.

1988-87.7
Black and white print from a postcard of Hollet H. Snow holding two white or dapple grey draft horses. Snow was born in Greene County near Galloway Station in 1847, and died Aug. 4, 1929, at his home at 10805 Main in Springfield. He was a county law officer for 40 years, city marshall from 1881-1888, on the city police force for 2 years, a deputy, detective, and constable of Campbell township.

1980-2
Black and white photo of the interior of the John S. Anderson Café, 517 Boonville Ave., Springfield, MO. Patrons are shown in the photo in addition to owner, John S. Anderson on right, son, Sevester Anderson, center, and wife, Callie Anderson standing.

1989-170
Black and white photo of an advertisement for Long-King Furniture Co. owners, employees, building, furniture, 1156 St. Louis Street. Printed in center: Long-King Furniture Co. Manufacturers of fine living room furniture, Springfield, Mo. J. E. King, Pres. And general manager; E. M. Long, secretary and treasurer, F. W. Lane, vice-president.

 2004-19.6
Ladies blue handerchief. Approximately 9-1/2 inches by 9-1/2 inches. This was Helen Ramona Black's "something blue" for her wedding ensemble when she married Edward Burney Staley on October 23, 1937, in Springfield, Missouri. The blue fabric is very light. There is pink thread around the hem of the handkerchief. One corner is decorated with embroidery. It is small flowers of purple, blue, yellow and pink.

 1979-308-5
Mortgage loan agreement between the American Congrgational Union, New York and the Swedish Congregation of God, Springfield, MO. Cancelled - Recorded by J. R. Ferguson, Greene County Recorder, same date. Church named on this deed as a Swedish Congregation of God and Swedish Congregational Church.

1994-83
Black and white photo, mounted on cardboard, of the Springfield Public Square looking toward the northeast quadrant. The Gottfried Tower is in the center of the photo and a street car approaching the square from BoonvilleAve. Nathan Clothing Co. on corner of Boonville Ave. and the square is identified.

1998-248
Black and white photo looking northeast past log cabins and small pastures from Jefferson Ave. and Olive St. The Springfield Academy, also called the Stephen's Academy is the two story house at center right. The Jordan Creek (Wilson's Creek) may appear as a white line running horizontally to the left of the Stephens Academy.


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