Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/929 Resource class dctype:Image Title First Freshman Class at Douglas University, 1935-1936 Creator UK Subject African Americans Education History Higher Education Douglas University Description 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. Date 1935-1936 Format Photograph Identifier P0694-00001 Source Missouri Historical Society, Photos and Prints Department Medium UK Temporal Coverage 1935-1936 -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/767 Resource class dctype:Image Title MobilGas Station Creator Unidentified Subject St. Louis local history, service stations Description A MobilGas Station building in Webster Groves, Missouri. Date N/A Format Photographs, .jpg Identifier S0698_344 Source The State Historical Society of Missouri - Saint Louis: Henrietta Ambrose Papers Medium Black and white 4x6 print, safety film negative -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/761 Resource class dctype:Image Title Douglass High School Graduating Class of 1934 Creator Unidentified Subject St. Louis Black American history, African American schools, education history Description Members of the Douglass High School Graduating Class of 1934 posing in front of the school building. Date 1934 Format Photographs, .jpg Identifier S0698_256 Source The State Historical Society of Missouri - Saint Louis: Henrietta Ambrose Papers Medium Black and white 4x6 print, 1x1 safety film negative -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/759 Resource class dctype:Image Title Douglass School 8th Grade with Miss Armstrong Creator Unidentified Subject St. Louis Black American history, African American schools, education history Description Douglass School 8th Grade with Miss Armstrong. Possible Identifications on Back. Date 1931 Format Photographs, .jpg Identifier S0698_296 Source The State Historical Society of Missouri - Saint Louis: Henrietta Ambrose Papers Medium Black and white 4x6 print, safety film negative -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/757 Resource class dctype:Image Title Dorothy Cooper Jordan, Douglass High School Class of 1945 Creator Unidentified Subject St. Louis Black American history, African American schools, education history Description A photo of Dorothy Cooper Jordan, a member of the Douglass High School Graduating Class of 1945. Date 1945 Format Photographs, .jpg Identifier S0698_285 Source The State Historical Society of Missouri - Saint Louis: Henrietta Ambrose Papers Medium Black and white 8x10 print, safety film negative -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/755 Resource class dctype:Image Title Deer Creek Floodwaters in Webster Groves Creator Unidentified Subject St. Louis local history, floods -- Missouri Description Deer Creek Floodwaters at Kirkham and Wellington. Families would often be evacuated by Red Cross Boats. Date N/A Format Photographs, .jpg Identifier S0698_016 Source The State Historical Society of Missouri - Saint Louis: Henrietta Ambrose Papers Medium Black and white 1x1 print, 1x1 safety film negative, 2x2 slide -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/753 Resource class dctype:Image Title William Dixon, Owner of Dixon's Grocery, and His Mother Creator Unidentified Subject St. Louis local history, grocery stores Description William Dixon, owner of Dixon's Grocery, and his Mother, affectionately Called 'Grandma Dixon'. Date N/A Format Photographs, .jpg Identifier S0698_052 Source The State Historical Society of Missouri - Saint Louis: Henrietta Ambrose Papers Medium Black and white 1x1 print, 4x5 safety film negative, 2x2 slide -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/749 Resource class dctype:Image Title Police Officer in North Webster Creator Unidentified Subject St. Louis Black American history, police officers Description An unidentified police officer in North Webster Groves, Missouri posing for a photo. Date N/A Format Photograph, .jpg Identifier S0698_245 Source The State Historical Society of Missouri - Saint Louis: Henrietta Ambrose Papers Medium Black and white 8x10 print, 1x1 safety film negative -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/745 Resource class dctype:Image Title Graduates of Douglass High School, Class of 1947 Creator Unidentified Subject St. Louis Black American history, African American schools, education history Description Douglass High School Class of 1947 standing on stage in white caps and gowns Date 1947 Format Photographs, .jpg Identifier S0698_087 Source The State Historical Society of Missouri - Saint Louis: Henrietta Ambrose Papers Medium Black and white 8x10 print, 1x1 safety film negative, 2X2 slide -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/737 Resource class dctype:Image Title Thomas Grocery Store and Cleaning Establishment Creator Unidentified Subject St. Louis Local History Grocery Stores Thomas Grocery Store African Americans in St. Louis Description Thomas Grocery Store and Cleaning Establishment on North Elm Ave, Later 1930s. The Charles Thomas Family Lived Next Door to Their Store. Date ca. 1935-1940 Format Photographs, .jpg Identifier S0698_212 Source The State Historical Society of Missouri - Saint Louis: Henrietta Ambrose Papers Medium Black and white 8x10 print, 4x5 safety film negative -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/735 Resource class dctype:Image Title Douglass School Basketball Player Creator Unidentified Subject St. Louis Black American History African American Schools African American Basketball Players Basketball Teams Douglass School Education History Description A Douglass School basketball player posing for a photo holding a basketball. Date N/A Format Photographs, .jpg Identifier S0698_663 Source The State Historical Society of Missouri - Saint Louis: Henrietta Ambrose Papers Medium Black and white 1x1 print, 1x1 safety film negative -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/733 Resource class dctype:Image Title Douglass School Baseball Team Creator Craig Studio (St. Louis, MO). Subject St. Louis Black American History African American Schools Baseball Teams African American Baseball Players Douglass School Education History Description The Douglass School baseball team posing for a team photo in front of the Douglass School building. Date N/A Format Photographs, .jpg Identifier S0698_627 Source The State Historical Society of Missouri - Saint Louis: Henrietta Ambrose Papers Medium Black and white 1x1 print, 1x1 safety film negative -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/731 Resource class dctype:Image Title Douglass High School 1937 Graduating Class Creator Unidentified Subject St. Louis Black American History African American Schools Education History Douglass High School Description The 1937 graduating class of Douglass High School. Date 1937 Format Photographs, .jpg Identifier S0698_114 Source The State Historical Society of Missouri - Saint Louis: Henrietta Ambrose Papers Medium Black and white 8x10 print, 1x1 safety film negative, 2X2 slide -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/729 Resource class dctype:Image Title Douglass High School Picnic Creator Unidentified Subject St. Louis Black American History African American Schools Education History Douglass High School Description 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. Date 1940s Format Photographs, .jpg Identifier S0698_017 Source The State Historical Society of Missouri - Saint Louis: Henrietta Ambrose Papers Medium Black and white 2x3 print, 4x5 safety film negative, 2x2 slide -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/495 Resource class dctype:Image Title Douglass School 5th and 6th Grade with Mr. Simms Creator Craig Studio (St. Louis, MO). Subject 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 Description 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. Date 1922 Format Photographs, .jpg Identifier S0698_297 Source The State Historical Society of Missouri - Saint Louis: Henrietta Ambrose Papers Medium Black and white 5x6 print, 1x1 safety film negative -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/487 Resource class dctype:Event Title Webster Reds Football Team Creator Unidentified Subject 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 Description The Webster Reds Football Team, circa 1937, taking a team photo on a field. Date 1937 Format Photographs, .jpg Identifier S0698_215 Source The State Historical Society of Missouri - Saint Louis: Henrietta Ambrose Papers Medium Black and white 8x10 print, 1x1 safety film negative Temporal Coverage 1937 -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/485 Resource class dctype:Image Title Children Standing at Monument during Field Trip Creator Unidentified Subject St. Louis History Webster Groves Education History African American Students Description Webster Groves schoolchildren standing in front of a monument during a field trip. Date N/A Format Photographs, .jpg Identifier S0698_280 Source The State Historical Society of Missouri - Saint Louis: Henrietta Ambrose Papers Medium Black and white 3x5 print, 1x1 safety film negative -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/483 Resource class dctype:Image Title Old Community Baptist Church Creator Unidentified Subject St. Louis Black American History African American Churches Churches St. Louis History Old Community Baptist Church Webster Groves Description Old Community Baptist Church in the 1940s, located in Webster Groves, Missouri. Date c. 1940s Format Photographs, .jpg Identifier S0698_005 Source The State Historical Society of Missouri - Saint Louis: Henrietta Ambrose Papers Medium Black and white 1x1 print, 1x1 safety film negative, 2x2 slide -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/481 Resource class dctype:Image Title Inside the Vendome Nightclub Creator Unidentified Subject St. Louis local history, restaurants, nightclubs Description Inside the Vendome Nightclub in the 1930s, owned by Joe Turner. The Vendome was located in the Bottoms in North Webster Groves. Date c. 1930s Format Photographs, .jpg Identifier S0698_002 Source The State Historical Society of Missouri - Saint Louis: Henrietta Ambrose Papers Medium Black and white safety film negative -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/477 Resource class dctype:Image Title Mae Alice Hinkle Creator Unidentified Subject St. Louis Black American History St. Louis History Mae Alice Hinkle Webster Groves Baton Twirling Black and African American History Description A black and white photo of Mae Alice Hinkle, a baton twirler from Webster Groves, MO in 1943. Date 1943 Format Photographs, .jpg Identifier S0698_144 Source The State Historical Society of Missouri - Saint Louis: Henrietta Ambrose Papers Medium Black and white 4x5 print, safety film negative -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/475 Resource class dctype:Image Title The Blue Dahlia, A Restaurant and Nightclub Creator Unidentified Subject St. Louis local history, restaurants Description The Blue Dahlia, A Restaurant and Nightclub on Kirkham Ave. Date N/A Format Photograph, .jpg Identifier S0698_290 Source The State Historical Society of Missouri - Saint Louis: Henrietta Ambrose Papers Medium Black and white 4x6 print, 4x5 safety film negative -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/473 Resource class dctype:Image Title Douglass High School Band Boys Creator Sexton Studio (St. Louis, MO). Subject 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 Description The Douglass School Band Boys. Simms, manager, P.B. Lankford, instructor. Date N/A Format Photograph, .jpg Identifier S0698_330 Source The State Historical Society of Missouri - Saint Louis: Henrietta Ambrose Papers Medium N/A -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/445 Resource class dctype:Image Title First Baptist Church Creator Unidentified Description Forty Worshipers in Front of the First Baptist Church Before the Turn of the Century. Medium 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 -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/443 Resource class dctype:Image Title Premiers Baseball Team Creator Craig Studio (St. Louis, MO.) Subject St. Louis History St. Louis Black American History Baseball Sports History The Webster Groves Premiers Baseball Team Black St. Louis History and Experience Description The Webster Groves Premiers baseball team, an all-Black American team, sitting outside and posing for a team photo. Date N/A Format Photographs, .jpg Identifier S0698_329 Source The State Historical Society of Missouri: Saint Louis - Henrietta Ambrose Papers Medium Image -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/441 Resource class dctype:Image Title Teachers at Douglass School Creator Craig Studio (St. Louis, MO.) Subject St. Louis Black American History African American Schools Education History Douglass School Black St. Louis History and Experience Black and African American History Description Teachers at Douglass School: Mr. T.A. Moore, Mrs. Nicholson, Mrs. Susie Lewis, and Mr. Harvey Simms. Date 1924 Format Photographs, .jpg. Identifier S0698_125 Source The State Historical Society of Missouri: Saint Louis - Henrietta Ambrose Papers Medium Black and white 6x10 print, 1x1 safety film negative, 2X2 slide -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/437 Resource class dctype:Image Title Two Unidentified Young Boys in Front of Douglass School Creator Unidentified Subject St. Louis Black American History Douglass School African American Schools Education History African American Students Black St. Louis History and Experience St. Louis History Description Two young, unidentified African American boys standing in front of Douglass School building. Date N/A Format .jpg Identifier S0698_323 Source The State Historical Society of Missouri: Saint Louis - Henrietta Ambrose Papers Medium Black and white 8x10 print, 1x1 safety film negative -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/435 Resource class dctype:Image Title Douglass School 8th Grade Graduation, 1924 Creator Craig Studio (St. Louis, MO.) Subject 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 Description 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. Date 1924 Format .jpg Identifier S0698_350 Source The State Historical Society of Missouri: Saint Louis - Henrietta Ambrose Papers Medium Black and white 6x10 print, 1x1 safety film negative -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/433 Resource class dctype:Image Title Harvey J. Simms After Finishing the 60-Hour Course at Lincoln University, Jefferson City Creator Unidentified Subject 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 Description 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. Date 1916 Format .jpg Identifier S0698_154 Source The State Historical Society of Missouri: Saint Louis - Henrietta Ambrose Papers Medium Black and white 3x5 print, 1x1 safety film negative -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/431 Resource class dctype:Image Title Webster Reds Baseball Team Creator Unidentified Subject St. Louis Black American History Baseball Sports Webster Reds Baseball Team Joe Turner Vendome Black St. Louis History and Experience St. Louis History Description The Webster Reds Baseball Team, Which Played in the Bottoms. Joe Turner, Owner of the Vendome (A Nightclub), Coached the Webster Reds. Date N/A Format .jpg Identifier S0698_328 Source The State Historical Society of Missouri: Saint Louis - Henrietta Ambrose Papers Medium Black and white 5x9 print, safety film negative -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/412 Resource class dctype:Image Title Douglass High School Marching Band Drum Creator Unidentified Subject St. Louis Black American History Performing Arts African American Schools Education History Black and African American History St. Louis History Description 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. Date N/A Format .jpg Identifier S0698_303 Source State Historical Society of Missouri - Saint Louis: Henrietta Ambrose Papers Rights Copyright undetermined Medium Color 4x4 print, safety film negative -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/410 Resource class dctype:Image Title Welcome Home Banquet for WWII Soldiers in Douglass High School Gym Creator Unidentified Subject 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 Description On March 31, 1946, Douglass High School and the Webster Groves community welcomed back WWII soldiers at a "Welcome Home Banquet." Date March 31, 1946 Format .jpg Identifier S0698_042 Source State Historical Society of Missouri - Saint Louis: Henrietta Ambrose Papers Rights Copyright undetermined Medium Black and white 1x1 print, 4x5 safety film negative, 2x2 slide Temporal Coverage 1946 -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/408 Resource class dctype:Image Title Charles Thomas and His Daughter, Alice, in front of the Thomas Grocery Store Creator Unidentified Subject St. Louis History Charles Thomas Thomas Grocery Store Alice Thomas Black St. Louis History and Experience Description Charles Thomas and his daughter Alice stand in front the Thomas Grocery Store on North Elm Avenue. Date N/A Format .jpg Identifier S0698_227 Source State Historical Society of Missouri - Saint Louis: Henrietta Ambrose Papers Rights Copyright undetermined Medium Black and white 8x10 print, 4x5 safety film negative -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/406 Resource class dctype:Image Title Douglass School, Circa 1916 Creator Unidentified Subject 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 Description The Douglass School building, circa 1916. The segregated school taught first through eighth grade students. Date ca. 1916 Format .jpg Identifier S0698_140 Source State Historical Society of Missouri - Saint Louis: Henrietta Ambrose Papers Rights Copyright undetermined Medium Black and white 3x4 print, safety film negative Temporal Coverage 1916 -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/402 Resource class dctype:Image Title Program for Douglass Class of 1898, Closing Exercises Creator N/A Subject 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 Description 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. Date 1898 Format .jpg Identifier S0698_669 Source State Historical Society of Missouri - Saint Louis: Henrietta Ambrose Papers Rights No copyright Medium Black and white 2x2 safety film negative Temporal Coverage 1898 -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/400 Resource class dctype:Image Title Douglass High School Graduation, Class of 1944 Creator Unidentified Subject 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 Description Douglass High School Graduation, 1944. Arthur Hinch Is in Uniform in the Center and Henrietta Smith Ambrose Is Third from Right. Date 1944 Format .jpg Identifier S0698_018 Source State Historical Society of Missouri - Saint Louis: Henrietta Ambrose Papers Rights Copyright undetermined Medium Black and white 8x10 print, 1x1 safety film negative, 2x2 slide Temporal Coverage 1944 -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/398 Resource class dctype:Image Title North Webster Volunteer Firefighters Creator Unidentified Subject St. Louis Black American History North Webster Volunteer Firefighters Firefighters Black St. Louis History and Experience St. Louis History Description 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. Date 1941 Format .jpg Identifier S0698_058 Source State Historical Society of Missouri - Saint Louis: Henrietta Ambrose Papers Rights Copyright undetermined Medium Black and white 1x1 print, 4x5 safety film negative, 2x2 slide Temporal Coverage 1941 -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/396 Resource class dctype:Image Title Anthony Billinger in France, 1945 Creator Unidentified Subject St. Louis Black American History African American Schools African American Students Education History Military Douglass High School Anthony Billinger France World War II Description A photo of Douglass High School graduate Anthony Billinger while stationed in France in 1945, during World War II. Date 1945 Format .jpg Identifier S0698_299 Source State Historical Society of Missouri - Saint Louis: Henrietta Ambrose Papers Rights Copyright undetermined Medium Black and white 3x5 print, safety film negative Temporal Coverage 1945 -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/394 Resource class dctype:Image Title Group of Douglass School Children in Front of Doorway Creator Unidentified Subject St. Louis Black American History African American Schools Education History African American Students Douglass School Black St. Louis History and Experience Description Group of Children in Front of Doorway, Possibly Professor Thomas Moore at Top. Date N/A Format .jpg Identifier S0698_146 Source State Historical Society of Missouri - Saint Louis: Henrietta Ambrose Papers Rights Copyright undetermined Medium Black and white 8x10 print, 1x1 safety film negative -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/347 Resource class dctype:Image Title Douglass High School 8th Grade Graduates, 1924 Creator Craig Studio (St. Louis, MO) Subject St. Louis Black American History African American Schools Education History Douglass High School Webster Groves Segregation Description A photograph of the 8th grade graduating class of Douglass High School, a now defunct segregated African American school in Webster Groves, Missouri. Date 1924 Format .jpg Identifier S0698_172 Source State Historical Society of Missouri - Saint Louis, Henrietta Ambrose Papers Medium Black and white 5x10 print, 4x5 safety film negative --