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1998-327
Page 759 of the Nov. 30, 1861 issue of Harpers Weekly with two engravings of scenes of Springfield. The top scene is a panorama view of Springfield. The bottom view is the Springfield public square looking west with the new courthouse in the background and burned red brick courthouse in the center.

 2006-1
A brochure for the Springfield Boy Scout band advertising the benefits of living and owning a business in Springfield. Not able to be scanned.

 2006-29
Catalog number 41 for the Springfield wagon company. From 1915 and outlines the cost for individual wagon parts, differing types of wagons, and the strengths of Springfield Wagons. This item was not able to be scanned

1999-283
Black and white photo of a sign which reads " Welcome to Springfield" " Springfield Gas and Electric Co." The letters are outlined with electric lilght bulbs. The electric sign is mounted on the top of a iron clad buildling.

1999-370
Black and white photograph of the office of the Springfield Gas and Electric Company at 1405 Boonville Ave. or 200 - 216 Landers Bldg. On the public square.There is a bicycle leaning against a electric lamp post. There is a fire hydrant near the corner. The signs on the blulilding read " Springfield Gas and Electric Company" and Springfield Traction Company"

 1985-128
A book titled "Springfield Missouri Merchants' and Manufactuers' Record. A Twentieth Centry City." The cover is green and shows a city with smokestacks, multi-story buildings, and the book contains varoius information about Springfield.

1991-16-29
Black and white postcard photo, possibly hand colored, of new Frisco Shops, North Springfield. Inscription on front reads: "New Frisco Shops, Looking East from Paint Shop, Springfield, Mo."

2004-18.23
A framed page (of a newspaper?) showing Tom Carlson, mayor of Springfield, and his trip to Springfield's Sister City, Isesaki, Japan. Only partially scanned due to size of frame.

 2002-856
Two articles: Article in Springfield! Magazine about Ferba Lofton and her teaching career in Springfield, MO. And the award as Missouri's Most Distinguished School Principal. (3 pages) News-Leader article Dec. 6, 1999 (page B1 & B6).

2000-28
Black and white photo of Springfield City bus no. 11 in front of homes, owned and operated by the Springfield Traction Co. The street is dirt with no curbing. There are street car tracks with the bus parked near the tracks.

2001-759
A photo of Springfield industrial area.

 2001-245
A copy of "Personal Reminiscences, and Fragments of the, Early History of, Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, Springfield, Sesquicentennial, Edition, 1979" given to Mayor Paul Redfern by Kitty Lipscomb, Sesquicenntenial chairman.

1999-286
Black and white photo of the Frisco Mill St. Depot. Springfield skyline in background., looking southeast. Other visible business is the Springfield Seed Co.

 1990-54
Booklet "75 Years of Service(1865-1940) celebrating the diamond anniversary of the Springfield Wholesale Grocer Co. Tan, orange and black cover. Pages with photographs describe the development of the business, persons involved and brands sold.

1995-74-3
A book titled, "Springfield Greets You" from roughly 1919. The book contains photographs of the city's best parts, information about it, and makes a case for why Springfield is a place to live and own a business. The cover shows a Greco-Roman style woman draped in robes with open arms.

 1990-35
paper booklet, 35 pages, describing springfield and the surrounding area, blue ink on off-white paper, lithographs of businesses, homes and persons, quite worn, soiled, much tape on front and back

1997-141
Black and white postcard photo of the home that became the Springfield Club at the southwest corner of Jefferson Ave. and Walnut St. Later became the Springfield Chamber of Commerce. The card is addressed to Alice Archer in Mountain Grove, MO.

1994-26-2
Black and white photo of Helen Davies Bryant, a graduate of the Springfield Hospital Training School for Nurses at 440 S. Market. The mother of the donor.

1990-48.1
A black and white photo of Springfield Mattress Spring Bed and Upholstering Works and Springfield Matress Factory.

1998-458
A collection of 53 black and white photos, two photographic record sheets, a map of tracts and structures for acquisition by the city of Springfield, and a newspaper clipping (6-3-98) concerning the Phase I survey for the Springfield Civic Park, later named Jordan Valley Park. Some of the buildings were razed for the park.


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