id Url Resource class Title Creator Subject Description Date Format Identifier Source Rights Medium Temporal Coverage https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/929 dctype:Image First Freshman Class at Douglas University, 1935-1936 UK African Americans | Education History | Higher Education | Douglas University Black and white photo of a group of freshmen. They look to be in a church due to the pews and the organ in the background. The first row is almost all women with the middle women is holding a capital D for Douglas. 1935-1936 Photograph P0694-00001 Missouri Historical Society, Photos and Prints Department UK 1935-1936 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/767 dctype:Image MobilGas Station Unidentified St. Louis local history, service stations A MobilGas Station building in Webster Groves, Missouri. N/A Photographs, .jpg S0698_344 The State Historical Society of Missouri - Saint Louis: Henrietta Ambrose Papers Black and white 4x6 print, safety film negative https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/761 dctype:Image Douglass High School Graduating Class of 1934 Unidentified St. Louis Black American history, African American schools, education history Members of the Douglass High School Graduating Class of 1934 posing in front of the school building. 1934 Photographs, .jpg S0698_256 The State Historical Society of Missouri - Saint Louis: Henrietta Ambrose Papers Black and white 4x6 print, 1x1 safety film negative https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/759 dctype:Image Douglass School 8th Grade with Miss Armstrong Unidentified St. Louis Black American history, African American schools, education history Douglass School 8th Grade with Miss Armstrong. Possible Identifications on Back. 1931 Photographs, .jpg S0698_296 The State Historical Society of Missouri - Saint Louis: Henrietta Ambrose Papers Black and white 4x6 print, safety film negative https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/757 dctype:Image Dorothy Cooper Jordan, Douglass High School Class of 1945 Unidentified St. Louis Black American history, African American schools, education history A photo of Dorothy Cooper Jordan, a member of the Douglass High School Graduating Class of 1945. 1945 Photographs, .jpg S0698_285 The State Historical Society of Missouri - Saint Louis: Henrietta Ambrose Papers Black and white 8x10 print, safety film negative https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/755 dctype:Image Deer Creek Floodwaters in Webster Groves Unidentified St. Louis local history, floods -- Missouri Deer Creek Floodwaters at Kirkham and Wellington. Families would often be evacuated by Red Cross Boats. N/A Photographs, .jpg S0698_016 The State Historical Society of Missouri - Saint Louis: Henrietta Ambrose Papers Black and white 1x1 print, 1x1 safety film negative, 2x2 slide https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/753 dctype:Image William Dixon, Owner of Dixon's Grocery, and His Mother Unidentified St. Louis local history, grocery stores William Dixon, owner of Dixon's Grocery, and his Mother, affectionately Called 'Grandma Dixon'. N/A Photographs, .jpg S0698_052 The State Historical Society of Missouri - Saint Louis: Henrietta Ambrose Papers Black and white 1x1 print, 4x5 safety film negative, 2x2 slide https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/749 dctype:Image Police Officer in North Webster Unidentified St. Louis Black American history, police officers An unidentified police officer in North Webster Groves, Missouri posing for a photo. N/A Photograph, .jpg S0698_245 The State Historical Society of Missouri - Saint Louis: Henrietta Ambrose Papers Black and white 8x10 print, 1x1 safety film negative https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/745 dctype:Image Graduates of Douglass High School, Class of 1947 Unidentified St. Louis Black American history, African American schools, education history Douglass High School Class of 1947 standing on stage in white caps and gowns 1947 Photographs, .jpg S0698_087 The State Historical Society of Missouri - Saint Louis: Henrietta Ambrose Papers Black and white 8x10 print, 1x1 safety film negative, 2X2 slide https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/737 dctype:Image Thomas Grocery Store and Cleaning Establishment Unidentified St. Louis Local History | Grocery Stores | Thomas Grocery Store | African Americans in St. Louis Thomas Grocery Store and Cleaning Establishment on North Elm Ave, Later 1930s. The Charles Thomas Family Lived Next Door to Their Store. ca. 1935-1940 Photographs, .jpg S0698_212 The State Historical Society of Missouri - Saint Louis: Henrietta Ambrose Papers Black and white 8x10 print, 4x5 safety film negative https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/735 dctype:Image Douglass School Basketball Player Unidentified St. Louis Black American History | African American Schools | African American Basketball Players | Basketball Teams | Douglass School | Education History A Douglass School basketball player posing for a photo holding a basketball. N/A Photographs, .jpg S0698_663 The State Historical Society of Missouri - Saint Louis: Henrietta Ambrose Papers Black and white 1x1 print, 1x1 safety film negative https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/733 dctype:Image Douglass School Baseball Team Craig Studio (St. Louis, MO). St. Louis Black American History | African American Schools | Baseball Teams | African American Baseball Players | Douglass School | Education History The Douglass School baseball team posing for a team photo in front of the Douglass School building. N/A Photographs, .jpg S0698_627 The State Historical Society of Missouri - Saint Louis: Henrietta Ambrose Papers Black and white 1x1 print, 1x1 safety film negative https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/731 dctype:Image Douglass High School 1937 Graduating Class Unidentified St. Louis Black American History | African American Schools | Education History | Douglass High School The 1937 graduating class of Douglass High School. 1937 Photographs, .jpg S0698_114 The State Historical Society of Missouri - Saint Louis: Henrietta Ambrose Papers Black and white 8x10 print, 1x1 safety film negative, 2X2 slide https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/729 dctype:Image Douglass High School Picnic Unidentified St. Louis Black American History | African American Schools | Education History | Douglass High School A Group of Friends at A Douglass High School Picnic in the 1940s. The boys are Donald Rusan and Ralph Smith; the girls are Mamie Johnson Mccall, Martha Jean Hall Rusan, and Elizabeth Winston Walker. 1940s Photographs, .jpg S0698_017 The State Historical Society of Missouri - Saint Louis: Henrietta Ambrose Papers Black and white 2x3 print, 4x5 safety film negative, 2x2 slide https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/495 dctype:Image Douglass School 5th and 6th Grade with Mr. Simms Craig Studio (St. Louis, MO). Education History | Douglass School | St. Louis Black American History | African American Schools | African American Students | Black and African American History | Black St. Louis History and Experience Douglass School 5th and 6th Grade with Mr. Simms. Allen Brefford, Maggie Green, Mildred Taylor, Julia Brefford, Robena, Francis Holliday, Corrine, Clyde, Bonnie Lee Campbell, Elexina, Agusta Esaw. 1922 Photographs, .jpg S0698_297 The State Historical Society of Missouri - Saint Louis: Henrietta Ambrose Papers Black and white 5x6 print, 1x1 safety film negative https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/487 dctype:Event Webster Reds Football Team Unidentified St. Louis Black American History | Sports History | Football | African American Football Players | The Webster Reds Football Team | Black St. Louis History and Experience | St. Louis History The Webster Reds Football Team, circa 1937, taking a team photo on a field. 1937 Photographs, .jpg S0698_215 The State Historical Society of Missouri - Saint Louis: Henrietta Ambrose Papers Black and white 8x10 print, 1x1 safety film negative 1937 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/485 dctype:Image Children Standing at Monument during Field Trip Unidentified St. Louis History | Webster Groves | Education History | African American Students Webster Groves schoolchildren standing in front of a monument during a field trip. N/A Photographs, .jpg S0698_280 The State Historical Society of Missouri - Saint Louis: Henrietta Ambrose Papers Black and white 3x5 print, 1x1 safety film negative https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/483 dctype:Image Old Community Baptist Church Unidentified St. Louis Black American History | African American Churches | Churches | St. Louis History | Old Community Baptist Church | Webster Groves Old Community Baptist Church in the 1940s, located in Webster Groves, Missouri. c. 1940s Photographs, .jpg S0698_005 The State Historical Society of Missouri - Saint Louis: Henrietta Ambrose Papers Black and white 1x1 print, 1x1 safety film negative, 2x2 slide https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/481 dctype:Image Inside the Vendome Nightclub Unidentified St. Louis local history, restaurants, nightclubs Inside the Vendome Nightclub in the 1930s, owned by Joe Turner. The Vendome was located in the Bottoms in North Webster Groves. c. 1930s Photographs, .jpg S0698_002 The State Historical Society of Missouri - Saint Louis: Henrietta Ambrose Papers Black and white safety film negative https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/477 dctype:Image Mae Alice Hinkle Unidentified St. Louis Black American History | St. Louis History | Mae Alice Hinkle | Webster Groves | Baton Twirling | Black and African American History A black and white photo of Mae Alice Hinkle, a baton twirler from Webster Groves, MO in 1943. 1943 Photographs, .jpg S0698_144 The State Historical Society of Missouri - Saint Louis: Henrietta Ambrose Papers Black and white 4x5 print, safety film negative https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/475 dctype:Image The Blue Dahlia, A Restaurant and Nightclub Unidentified St. Louis local history, restaurants The Blue Dahlia, A Restaurant and Nightclub on Kirkham Ave. N/A Photograph, .jpg S0698_290 The State Historical Society of Missouri - Saint Louis: Henrietta Ambrose Papers Black and white 4x6 print, 4x5 safety film negative https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/473 dctype:Image Douglass High School Band Boys Sexton Studio (St. Louis, MO). St. Louis Black American History | African American Schools | Music | The Douglass School Band Boys | P.B. Lankford | St. Louis History | Black and African American History | Black St. Louis History and Experience The Douglass School Band Boys. Simms, manager, P.B. Lankford, instructor. N/A Photograph, .jpg S0698_330 The State Historical Society of Missouri - Saint Louis: Henrietta Ambrose Papers N/A https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/445 dctype:Image First Baptist Church Unidentified Forty Worshipers in Front of the First Baptist Church Before the Turn of the Century. St. Louis History | First Baptist Church | Churches | St. Louis Black American History | African American Churches | Black and African American History | Black St. Louis History and Experience https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/443 dctype:Image Premiers Baseball Team Craig Studio (St. Louis, MO.) St. Louis History | St. Louis Black American History | Baseball | Sports History | The Webster Groves Premiers Baseball Team | Black St. Louis History and Experience The Webster Groves Premiers baseball team, an all-Black American team, sitting outside and posing for a team photo. N/A Photographs, .jpg S0698_329 The State Historical Society of Missouri: Saint Louis - Henrietta Ambrose Papers Image https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/441 dctype:Image Teachers at Douglass School Craig Studio (St. Louis, MO.) St. Louis Black American History | African American Schools | Education History | Douglass School | Black St. Louis History and Experience | Black and African American History Teachers at Douglass School: Mr. T.A. Moore, Mrs. Nicholson, Mrs. Susie Lewis, and Mr. Harvey Simms. 1924 Photographs, .jpg. S0698_125 The State Historical Society of Missouri: Saint Louis - Henrietta Ambrose Papers Black and white 6x10 print, 1x1 safety film negative, 2X2 slide https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/437 dctype:Image Two Unidentified Young Boys in Front of Douglass School Unidentified St. Louis Black American History | Douglass School | African American Schools | Education History | African American Students | Black St. Louis History and Experience | St. Louis History Two young, unidentified African American boys standing in front of Douglass School building. N/A .jpg S0698_323 The State Historical Society of Missouri: Saint Louis - Henrietta Ambrose Papers Black and white 8x10 print, 1x1 safety film negative https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/435 dctype:Image Douglass School 8th Grade Graduation, 1924 Craig Studio (St. Louis, MO.) St. Louis Black American History | African American Schools | Education History | Douglass 8th Grade Graduation | African American Students | Memory | Black St. Louis History and Experience | St. Louis History Douglass 8th Grade Graduation. Seated: Prof. Moore. Boys From Left: Joe Thomas, Buddy Anthony Reese, Eugene Graham, Stella Parker, Ella Mae Gleason, Hortense Harris, Stella Morrison, Gustine Kinds, Annie Gladys Euwing. 1924 .jpg S0698_350 The State Historical Society of Missouri: Saint Louis - Henrietta Ambrose Papers Black and white 6x10 print, 1x1 safety film negative https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/433 dctype:Image Harvey J. Simms After Finishing the 60-Hour Course at Lincoln University, Jefferson City Unidentified St. Louis Black American History | Education History | Harvey J. Simms | Lincoln University | Jefferson | Old Community Baptist Church | St. Louis Argus | Community Leader | St. Louis History | Douglass School | Black St. Louis History and Experience Harvey J. Simms After Finishing the 60-Hour Course at Lincoln University, Jefferson City. Simms became a teacher at Douglass School in 1916. He played football, coached baseball, and directed the Douglass School Band for 10 years. He served as clerk of the Old Community Baptist Church. He also wrote articles for the St. Louis Argus newspaper. 1916 .jpg S0698_154 The State Historical Society of Missouri: Saint Louis - Henrietta Ambrose Papers Black and white 3x5 print, 1x1 safety film negative https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/431 dctype:Image Webster Reds Baseball Team Unidentified St. Louis Black American History | Baseball | Sports | Webster Reds Baseball Team | Joe Turner | Vendome | Black St. Louis History and Experience | St. Louis History The Webster Reds Baseball Team, Which Played in the Bottoms. Joe Turner, Owner of the Vendome (A Nightclub), Coached the Webster Reds. N/A .jpg S0698_328 The State Historical Society of Missouri: Saint Louis - Henrietta Ambrose Papers Black and white 5x9 print, safety film negative https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/412 dctype:Image Douglass High School Marching Band Drum Unidentified St. Louis Black American History | Performing Arts | African American Schools | Education History | Black and African American History | St. Louis History An image of a drum used in the Douglass High School marching band program. It has a yellow cheetah, labelled Douglass High: Webster Groves in arches around the drum. N/A .jpg S0698_303 State Historical Society of Missouri - Saint Louis: Henrietta Ambrose Papers Copyright undetermined Color 4x4 print, safety film negative https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/410 dctype:Image Welcome Home Banquet for WWII Soldiers in Douglass High School Gym Unidentified St. Louis History | African American Schools | Military History | Black St. Louis History and Experience | Black and African American History | Soldiers | Douglass High School | Webster Groves On March 31, 1946, Douglass High School and the Webster Groves community welcomed back WWII soldiers at a "Welcome Home Banquet." March 31, 1946 .jpg S0698_042 State Historical Society of Missouri - Saint Louis: Henrietta Ambrose Papers Copyright undetermined Black and white 1x1 print, 4x5 safety film negative, 2x2 slide 1946 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/408 dctype:Image Charles Thomas and His Daughter, Alice, in front of the Thomas Grocery Store Unidentified St. Louis History | Charles Thomas | Thomas Grocery Store | Alice Thomas | Black St. Louis History and Experience Charles Thomas and his daughter Alice stand in front the Thomas Grocery Store on North Elm Avenue. N/A .jpg S0698_227 State Historical Society of Missouri - Saint Louis: Henrietta Ambrose Papers Copyright undetermined Black and white 8x10 print, 4x5 safety film negative https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/406 dctype:Image Douglass School, Circa 1916 Unidentified St. Louis Black American History | Education History | African American Schools | Architecture | Douglass School | Segregation | Black St. Louis History and Experience | Black and African American History The Douglass School building, circa 1916. The segregated school taught first through eighth grade students. ca. 1916 .jpg S0698_140 State Historical Society of Missouri - Saint Louis: Henrietta Ambrose Papers Copyright undetermined Black and white 3x4 print, safety film negative 1916 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/402 dctype:Image Program for Douglass Class of 1898, Closing Exercises N/A St. Louis Black American History | African American Schools | Education History | Douglass High School | Music | Black St. Louis History and Experience | African American Students | St. Louis History The inside of the graduation program for Douglass High School Class of 1898, specifically on the closing exercises which includes various forms of music performances. 1898 .jpg S0698_669 State Historical Society of Missouri - Saint Louis: Henrietta Ambrose Papers No copyright Black and white 2x2 safety film negative 1898 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/400 dctype:Image Douglass High School Graduation, Class of 1944 Unidentified St. Louis Black American History | Black St. Louis History and Experience | African American Students | African American Schools | Education History | Douglass High School | Arthur Hinch | Henrietta Smith Ambrose | St. Louis History Douglass High School Graduation, 1944. Arthur Hinch Is in Uniform in the Center and Henrietta Smith Ambrose Is Third from Right. 1944 .jpg S0698_018 State Historical Society of Missouri - Saint Louis: Henrietta Ambrose Papers Copyright undetermined Black and white 8x10 print, 1x1 safety film negative, 2x2 slide 1944 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/398 dctype:Image North Webster Volunteer Firefighters Unidentified St. Louis Black American History | North Webster Volunteer Firefighters | Firefighters | Black St. Louis History and Experience | St. Louis History 1941 North Webster Volunteer Firefighters. Top Row: E. Reid, S. Bowman, T. Crenshaw, R. Atchison, and J. Ewing. Bottom Row: A. Spears, circa Harris, W. Dixon, H. Reid, and circa Dixon. 1941 .jpg S0698_058 State Historical Society of Missouri - Saint Louis: Henrietta Ambrose Papers Copyright undetermined Black and white 1x1 print, 4x5 safety film negative, 2x2 slide 1941 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/396 dctype:Image Anthony Billinger in France, 1945 Unidentified St. Louis Black American History | African American Schools | African American Students | Education History | Military | Douglass High School | Anthony Billinger | France | World War II A photo of Douglass High School graduate Anthony Billinger while stationed in France in 1945, during World War II. 1945 .jpg S0698_299 State Historical Society of Missouri - Saint Louis: Henrietta Ambrose Papers Copyright undetermined Black and white 3x5 print, safety film negative 1945 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/394 dctype:Image Group of Douglass School Children in Front of Doorway Unidentified St. Louis Black American History | African American Schools | Education History | African American Students | Douglass School | Black St. Louis History and Experience Group of Children in Front of Doorway, Possibly Professor Thomas Moore at Top. N/A .jpg S0698_146 State Historical Society of Missouri - Saint Louis: Henrietta Ambrose Papers Copyright undetermined Black and white 8x10 print, 1x1 safety film negative https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/347 dctype:Image Douglass High School 8th Grade Graduates, 1924 Craig Studio (St. Louis, MO) St. Louis Black American History | African American Schools | Education History | Douglass High School | Webster Groves | Segregation A photograph of the 8th grade graduating class of Douglass High School, a now defunct segregated African American school in Webster Groves, Missouri. 1924 .jpg S0698_172 State Historical Society of Missouri - Saint Louis, Henrietta Ambrose Papers Black and white 5x10 print, 4x5 safety film negative