Stock exchanges; Stockbrokers; Depressions; Business panics; Business & finance;
Text on back: "Turning back to the days of prosperity – The grain pit on the trading floor of the St. Louis Merchant's Exchange again displayed activity reminiscent of the feverish war-time buying, when the bulls held sway and bid wheat and corn...
Correspondence; Dwellings; Real estate business; Correspondence;
Letter from Montpelier owner, Louis F. Detrick to his realtors, Alex Yearley & Son declaring his resolve not to lower his price on the estate without hearing a reasonable counter-offer and further defending his asking price by noting the recent...
Handwritten on back: "Boule cabinets. Louis XV. red tortoise shell with brass inlay sold only together." Handwritten on envelope: "Furniture offered by Clifford W. Ashley November 1908. Offered for Sale to P.S. du Pont."
Text from back of photo: 'Dale (Red) Jackson and Forest O'Brien, St. Louis fliers, are tuning up their endurance plane to break record now held by the Hunter brothers of Sparta, Ill., which is 553 hours, 41 minutes. Prior to the Hunter boys feat...
Correspondence from Sophie to her husband describing the aftermath of the explosion and the people she is hosting in her house, including the Syle boys (Louis and Fred). Friend Polly and niece Lina stayed with Sophie to help around the house.
Collection guide for Louis Forman papers. The business papers are a collection of fragments relating to his various business activities. Most of the materials date from the 1940s to about 1970, although there are copies of documents dealing with...
Text from back of image: 'Although it has been seven years since Col. Lindbergh flew the Atlantic in the Spirit of St. Louis the plane still commands the interest of thousands of visitors to Washington every year as it hangs in the National Museum.'
Text from back of image: "Here is the Mulvihill model trophy which will be the prize of the winner of the airplane races to be held in St. Louis on October 2nd."
Text from back of photo: 'Photo shows L to R - Dale Jackson and Forest O'Brien in front of their machine the St. Louis Robin, after they brought it to earth in a faultless landing at Lambert Field, St. Louis, after 420 hours, 21 minutes and 30...
Press release caption reads "Louis Feraud, favorite designer of the young moderns, fashions a trim coat shape with free-hanging pockets from Nattier's caramel-colored ottoman of 'Qiana' nylon. For release Friday,August 29, 1969."
Letter from William du Pont's secretary, Charles Lennig, to Alex Yearley & Sons, realtors for Louis F. Detrick, owner of Montpelier refusing to offer more than $50 per acre until Dietrick shows a willingness to compromise by lowering his price even...
Letter from realtors Alex Yearley & Son to William du Pont's secretary, Charles K. Lennig noting an atteched copy of Montpelier owner Louis F. Detrick's response to du Pont's latest offer. A hand written note at the bottom from Lennig to du Pont...
