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“It Don’T Look Natural”: St. Louis Smoke Abatement In 1906, David L. Straight
“It Don’T Look Natural”: St. Louis Smoke Abatement In 1906, David L. Straight
The Confluence (2009-2020)
In this regular feature about postal history, Straight examines efforts at reducing smog—smoke abatement, at the time—using a 1906 card and coal company letterhead as a springboard.
Black Resistance To School Desegregation In St. Louis During The Brown Era, Jessica Mcculley
Black Resistance To School Desegregation In St. Louis During The Brown Era, Jessica Mcculley
The Confluence (2009-2020)
McCulley discusses opposition to school integration by African American educators in St. Louis at the time of the Brown v. Board of Education Decision.
The Journey Of The Sisters Of Charity To St. Louis, 1828, Carole Prietto
The Journey Of The Sisters Of Charity To St. Louis, 1828, Carole Prietto
The Confluence (2009-2020)
In 1828, four Sisters of Charity left Maryland to establish a new mission in the frontier city of St. Louis. For the first time, herein is the diary of one of the travelers in this remarkable and dangerous journey.
St. Louis: Air Mail Pioneer, David Straight
St. Louis: Air Mail Pioneer, David Straight
The Confluence (2009-2020)
In the decades after the Wright Brothers launched their first plane at Kitty Hawk, St. Louis was an aviation hub. Within a decade after that flight, the first airmail left Kinloch Field in St. Louis, with people sending what they knew were historic letters.