| Popular Photo Results
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 | 1995-18-4 | | 3-1/2" x 5" black and white photoprint of a group of founders and board members seated in the lounge of the newly opened Negro Community Youth Center and American Legion Post. See history on worksheet 1995-18-1. Seated in photo (left to right) E.C. Curtis, Thomas Darton, Les Gipson, Mrs. E.C. Curtis, Gola Collins, John V. Hughes. |
 | 1988-87-19 | | Black and white mounted photo of Hollett H. Snow who served Springfield and Greene county as a law officer for 40 years. He is pictured in police uniform with badge and wearing a hat. Newspaper obituary on back of photo, Dec. 13, 1848- July 27, 1924, age 77 years. Note; History of Greene county( p 832) states that he was born Dec. 18, 1847. His badge has number 29 on it His hat has number 6 on it. |
 | 1992-215.26 | | A black and white photo of Major Weaver's grovery store and house. Jane Ann Weaver has an apron on and stands on front porch and Major Weaver, wearing a suit stands in front of her in street. He managed a sawmill in Galena, then moved to Bower's Mill, where he had a saw mill in connection with the store. Weavers returned to Springfield about 1890 where Weaver was elected to the legislatue in 1896. |
| | 2004-19.5 | | Part of the wedding ensemble worn by Helen Ramona Black when she married Edward Burney Staley in Springfield, Missouri on October 23, 1937. This is possibly some kind of headwear. It is made of netting and lace. It is approximately 17 inches long and 4 1/2 inches wide. It is edged in pink ribbon and has a bow from the same ribbon close the the edge of either end. The center is decorated with gold, pink and green thread and light green ribbon rosettes. |
 | 1999-54 | | Black and white photo of two streetcars, one is # 210, Levy Wolf and Holland buildings in background. In foreground is brick paving; people waiting beside streetcar. In background are automobiles and St. Louis Street. |
 | 2001-342 | | A black and white photo of the building of a swimming pool at Silver Spring Park. The front left reads: "Springfield, MO 1-12-34." On the left there appears "Mora.." which is probably part of the author's name. The front right reads: "C.W.A. Silver Spring Park, swimming pool." |
 | 1997-177 | | Black and white photo of the dedication of the U.S. Medical Center for Federal Prisoners. Description reads, "Dedication of Cornerstone laying of Federal Prison Medical Center, Springfield, MO. LtoR,F.M. McDavid,uk,Harry Durst,Roscoe Patterson,uk,John T. Woodruff,Sanford Bates(speaker,Dir of Fed Bureau of Prisons,)Louis Reps(standing),Father Chas. Dibbons(St. Agnes),Joseph A. Holpuch(Chicago),general contractor(seated next to flowers, others unknown. |
 | 2000-171-1 | | Black and white photoprint of group of students standing on the steps of Lincoln School.. Front row students are holding a banner that reads, "Story Hour Banner." Two adults standing on either side of back row. Man on left is identified as Adolphus R. Houston, principal, and woman on right is identified as Mary Tolliver. The program was sponsored by the Springfield Public Library. |
 | 1998-504 | | Color post card looking toward the northwest corner of the Springfield Public Square across the "pie". Street cars are shown in the photo. Buildings shown are: the courthouse, Baker Block, National Exchange Bank, Nathan Clothing Co. |
| | 1990-18 | | 10 3/4" x 15" newsletter, "The Parish Helper," Vol. VI, St. John's Parish, Springfield, Mo., April, 1894. The newsletter of St. John's Episcopal Church, single fold, black on white. Front page article describes the dedication and consecration of the new church building on April 25, 1894. This building is still in existence. Article on church history inside. |
 | 2001-9 | | Black and white photo of a group of men gathered in front of a large white pillared and brick home or building. They appear to be businessmen or officials, some are holding cigars. Names and the date - May, 1924 - are written on back of photo. Names are: Andrews-Marionville; Adams ___; Callaway, Spfld; Cow, Aurora; John, director State Eleemosynary Institutions, Coughlan, St.L.; Briton, Spgfld.; Bruton, Mt. V.; Glynn Sp.;Kerr, Springfield; Young, Ozark; Smith-Aurora; Judge Williams; May, 1924, Mt. Vernon MO." |
 | 2003-69.2 | | Black and white photo of a mill. Handwritten on the back in pencil it reads, "McCrackin or Ingram Mill about 1880". There is an SMS sticker on the back which reads, "Mr. Warren Clutter, 1651 S. Weaver Ave., Springfield, MO 65807. The photo shows the mill from a different view than that of 2003-69.1. The building is clap board. It is unpainted or badly in need of paint. There are five windows in the "front" of the building. There are also three doors, running vertically down the center. One side of the building has another door and one small window. There is a shed close to the building that has a large smokestack. |
| | 2004-19.7 | | Articles that were part of the wedding ensemble of Helen Ramona Black for her wedding to Edward Burney Staley which took place on October 23, 1937, in Springfield, Missouri. These articles include a small sprig of white artificial flowers tied with pink ribbon. Four white ribbons, approximately 18 inches long, and a band of white netting approximately 130 inches long by five inches wide. |
 | 2001-757 | | A wide angle view of the old Frisco freight depot shows the freight office left and the string of 30 bay doors extending 400 ft. to right where teams and wagons and later trucks backed up to load the merchandise that had come in for delivery to Springfield and area businesses. It is hard to imagine that on the evening of Sat. July 27 a party atmosphere prevailed with music and dancing in the vacant, somber building to mark the official opening of the new freight depot considered by some to be finest west of Chicago. The old passenger depot once stood to right of picture as did the more recent passenger station that replaced it. |
 | 2000-215 | | B & w photo of Springfield postmen posed on the front steps of the south front of the Federal Building. Row 1, Cliff Adkins, George Wilkinson, John Olson, O. C. Mitchell, Oscar Walstrand, Wm. Smith. Row 2, John Chaudet, Tom Harper, Ernest Solomon, O. B. Sage, Andy Summers, Charles Evans, Louis Bollman, C. Hine Pering. Row 3, Fanning, A. S. Justice, Mart Wilson, T. E. Hutchins, James Sparkman, D. West, Will Hawkins, Jean Arnett, Charles Frazee. Front, Howard Anderson, Charles P. Whitt. |
| | 2002-838 | | This is the wedding dress of Geneva Swinford who married W. L. English ca 1930. W.L. English served as mayor of Springfield from 1953-1955. The dress is long and is made of net, tapping and lace. The sleeves come to about the elbow. There is a light blue ribbon on the bodice of the dress and a light blue ribbon tied into a bow on the back. The streamers on this bow extend almost to the bottom of the dress. The dress closes in the back with eighteen hooks and eyes. |
 | 1994-84 | | Black and white photo of the Springfield Public Square looking toward the southeast quadrant. A band is parading around the "pie" in the center of the square. Street cars, buggies and cars all in photo. St. Louis St. on the left and South Ave. just outside the photo on the right. Business identified are: Globe Clothing, Union National Bank. |
| | 1998-398 | | Colt patent Navy revolver #122926, 36 calibre, made at the Samuel Colt Patent Firearms Manufacturing Co. in 1862. Issued by Union Army Quartermaster General, St. Louis, to Col. Henry Sheppard, 72nd Reg., Enrolled Missouri Militia. He had been in the 16th MO Volunteers. |
 | 2004-19.12 | | Photocopy of the a certified copy of the original birth certificate for Helen Ramona Black (Staley). The original was on black with white ink and is difficult to read as a photocopy. Helen's birthdate was June 18, 1915. Her father was Harry or Henry Black, who was 24 at the time of her birth, and her mother was Lula Alice (maiden name is not clear) who was 22 at the time of the birth. Their address was Springfield. The copy was made in March of 1972 |
 | 1997-294 | | Springfield Christmas parade float with angels kneeling at a vacant throne. Corner of South and Walnut. Businesses shown are: Denton's Camera Store; Missouri Home Savings; Flowerland; Electric Equipment Co. Measurements/Size: 8" x 10". Material/Color: paper, black and white. Machine made. |
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