Front:
Washington Avenue, St. Louis, showing the last volunteor fire department
and the first steam fire engine.
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Washington Avenue, showing one of the companies of the present m
departments, taken from the site of the old fire house.
Back:
U.S.POSTAGE
ยป SAINT LOUIS CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
12
TUTU
Official
Post Card
No. 8
ST. LOUIS CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION--October 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9, 1909. Free to all out-door events; Water pageant
commemorating the founding of St. Louis; Municipal rageant comprising police force and other municipal departments
to be reviewed by Mayors of 1,000 cities; Educational, Historical, Military pageant, with students, floats, soldiers, etc.;
Industrial pageant, with floats depicting the city's industries; Veiled Prophet annual pageant; Balloon and air ship
races; Aeroplane flights; 11-week Centennial Festival in down-town streets, with brilliant illumin tions, music and
fire works. Reduced rates on all railroads.
SCHOTTEN -
ST, LOUIS.
Will call on you,
Who r Mler
Copyrights reserved. Gould Press.
.....1909.
Yours truly,
our
.....GEO..H, SCHMITZ..
SALESMAN,
