Photographs

Laclede's Landing, St. Louis, Missouri, Photographs, 1980, 1980 (P0241)

Five photos of St. Louis: LaClede's Landing and the Gateway Arch in 1980.

Lafayette County, Missouri, Photograph Collection, 1884, no date (P1135)

An artificial collection of photographs of Lafayette County, Missouri.

Lafayette Park, St. Louis, J.A. Seibert Album, 1870 (P0511)

Photographs of Lafayette Park in St. Louis by J.A. Seibert, ca. 1870.

Ople Lake Photographs, 1920 (P1154)

Photographs of the first airplane to land at Bucklin, Missouri, taken by Mr. Ople Lake when he was twelve years old. The plane crashed on take-off.

Lamar City Guards Photograph Collection, circa 1900 (R1409)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder, 3 photographs)

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The Lamar City Guards Photograph Collection contains images of the Lamar City Guard, Company D, 5th Regiment of the Missouri National Guard. This includes the portrait of an unidentified soldier and views of the Company D flag.

Lamar Democrat Photographs, 1870, 1950, no date (P1097)

Twelve photographs of Lamar, MO.

Robert Larouche Photograph Collection, 1948-1985 (S1172)
5 cubic feet

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The Robert LaRouche Photograph Collectioncontains newspaper clippings and photographs LaRouche took for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, featuring scenes of the St. Louis metropolitan area.

C.A. Larson Photographs, 1949, no date (P0738)
2 photographs

Photos relating to the Swedish church, near Bucklin, MO

Frances E. Lathrop Portrait, 1919 (P0998)
1 photograph

Studio portrait, probably of an earlier photograph, since Mrs. Lathrop died in 1893 and the photograph is dated 1919

Lebanon Chamber of Commerce Photograph Collection, 1906-1935 (P0722)
13 photographs

Photos of Lebanon, MO

Hazel Lee Collection, no date (P0980)
2 drawings

Drawings by Hazel Lee of Jefferson County landmarks

Richard L. Lee County Courthouse Photographs, 1955 (P0003)
210 photographs

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The collection includes photographs of county courthouses for the state of Missouri, taken in the mid-twentieth century by Richard L. Lee.

Carolyn Cook Leffler Photograph Collection, 1996 (P0027)
35 photographs

Black and white and color photos of the Ben Bolt Theatre in Chillicothe, 1985 and 1996, the Nelson Kneass tombstone, and the Zero Mile Stone in memory of composer Nelson Kneass.

Leib Family Photograph Collection, 1880, 1944 (R1456)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The Leib Family Photograph Collection contains a copy of a photograph of Jacob S. Leib's sons circa 1880, and a copy of a photograph of Leib family members in 1944, in a group shot of the Oakland Christian Church in Joplin, Missouri. The photographs were identified by Jack Leib.

Leonard D. and Marie H. Rehkop Collection of Algert T. Peterson Photographs, 1860-1939 (C3888)
40.4 cubic feet, 18 rolls of microfilm (8670 glass plate negatives, 95 film negatives, 63 photographic prints. Access copies on 18 rolls of microfilm)

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The collection consists of studio portraits of groups, families and individuals; and scenes of the Higginsville and Concordia areas in western Missouri.

Les Amis, Ste. Genevieve Diorama Photographs, no date (P0370)
5 photographs

Photographs of diorama of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri as it appeared in 1832, commissioned by Les Amis and given to the Division of State Parks, Missouri Department of Natural Resources. The diorama is 9 feet by 11 feet and was hand-crafted by Lewis Pruneau, master model-maker, of Ste. Genevieve. It is on view at the Amoureux House in Ste. Genevieve. Photographs by Sam Fentress.

William Hamilton Letcher Portrait, no date (P0989)
1 photograph

Photograph with short biography and autograph of Letcher

Lewis Memorial Library Photograph, no date (P0647)
1 photograph

Photo of Lewis Memorial Library, Glasgow, MO.

Jesse Lewis Photograph Collection, 1915, no date (P0691)
12 photographs

Copy photos of Wellsville and Mineola, MO. Photograph of trolley car in St. Louis

Liberty Christian Church Photographs, no date (P0493)
6 photographs

Photographs of Liberty Christian Church (First Church), Liberty, MO.

Library of Congress, Missouri Historic American Buildings Survey, Photograph Collection, 1925-1963 (P0123)
0.834 linear feet

Photos of historic Missouri homes, mainly from the HABS/HAER project. This collection focuses geographically on mid-Missouri and St. Louis.

Lincoln County, Missouri, Photograph Collection, 1940-1954 (P1139)

An artificial collection of photographs of Lincoln County, Missouri.

Wayne Lindquist Photograph Collection, no date (P0804)
2 photographs

Copy photos of Bonne Terre Hospital Nurses' Home and Bonne Terre lead miners.

Edgar Allison Linton Photographs, 1910-1973 (K0490)
0.3 c.f.

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Travel photographs by Linton, photographer and teacher, taken during his various journeys around the world.

Robert Lipscomb Papers, 1945-2019 (SP0053)
0.4 cubic foot (20 folders, 1 cd)

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The Robert Lipscomb Papers consists of photographs taken or collected by Robert Lipscomb in the 1940s and 1950s, as well as an oral history interview with Robert. The majority of the photographs were taken during Robert's career with the Missouri Conservation Commission and include images of Missouri's forests and landscapes, in addition to fire lookout towers across South Central Missouri.

Edgar H. Logan Photograph Collection, 1880-1890 (P0432)
6 photographs

Photographs of Boone County, Columbia area: Rock Bridge Memorial State Park, Rockbridge Cave, McConathy House. Photos of Mercer Co.: Logan family farm.

Marie Blees Lohmeyer Photograph Collection, 1899-1900, no date (P0555)

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Copy photos of the Blees Military Academy in Macon, MO, ca. 1899-1900.

Lula C. Long Photographs, 1920, 1953, no date (P0933)
10 photographs

Photos of Washington County

Loose-Wiles Biscuit Company Photograph Collection, no date (P1050)

Seven photographs of the Loose-Wiles Biscuit Company factory and operations in St. Louis, MO.

Charles Lorenz Photographs, no date (P0550)
2 photographs

Two photographs of the Washington University campus in St. Louis.

Louis Unfer Photograph Collection, 1955 (P1191)

Photographs of War of 1812 battle sites in Lincoln County, ca. 1955.

Louisiana Purchase Exposition Photograph Collection, 1904 (P1153)

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An artificial collection of photographs of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, the 1904 World's Fair held in St. Louis, MO.

Louisiana Purchase Exposition Photograph Collection, 1904 (P1064)

Fifty photographs of buildings and views of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, 1904, St. Louis.

Louisiana Purchase Exposition (St. Louis, Mo.) Pictures, 1904 (C0806)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Twenty-four views of various buildings and exhibits of the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. Consists of black and white miniatures in the form of a souvenir booklet.

Lowell Press Photographs, 1980 (P0667)
3 photographs

Images of the Westport district in Kansas City, MO

William Lybarger Photograph Collection, circa 1890-1900s (SP0064)
0.25 cubic foot (2 folders, 7 plate glass negatives

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The William Lybarger Photograph Collection contains seven plate glass negatives possibly belonging to William Lybarger taken when he lived near Ash Grove, Missouri. The negatives include images of family members, homes, the Ash Grove school, and a brewery. Also included is a copy of “The Lybarger Family: Descendents [sic] of Johann Adam Leberger through his son Nicholas,” by Nadyne Gilmore Bridges.

Lynching of Frank Embree Photographs, 1899 (P1054)

Five photographs of the lynching of Frank Embree, 22 July 1899, near Fayette, MO.

Mabrey Family Papers, 1854-1964 (SP0018)
.5 cubic feet 69 folders

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The Mabrey family papers consist of the diaries and letters of Henry Yeakley Mabrey and his son, George Henry Mabrey.                 

Macon County, Missouri, Photograph Collection, 1871-1909 (P1143)

An artificial collection of photographs of Macon County, Missouri.

Ken MacSwan Papers, 1968-2002 (S0414)
3 cubic feet

The collection primarily contains photographs taken by MacSwan documenting his career as a freelance photographer in the St. Louis Metro region. Subjects of interest include St. Louis Cardinals Games, street scenes, and a Billy Graham Crusade held as the St. Louis arena. 

Louis T. Maguire Jr. Scrapbooks, 1906-1938 (P0007)
2 volumes

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Two scrapbooks depicting life in Maguire's hometown of St. Louis and his hiking tours around Missouri, mostly in the eastern part of state.

George A. Mahon Photograph Collection, 1930-1934 (P0755)
16 photographs

Photographs of Hannibal, MO, ca. 1930s, with a focus on the Mississippi River Bridge and locations related to Mark Twain.

Governor Elliott N. Major Photograph, 1917 (P1031)

Signing of the message of the 49th General Assembly by Governor Elliott N. Major, being first offical in New Capitol Bldg., Jan 2nd 1917

Loucile Malone Postcard Collection, 1900-1910 (P0125)
1 folder

Fourteen postcards from around Missouri, particularly Jefferson City and Marshall.

Harry F. Malseed Photographs, 1955-1960 (P0812)
5 photographs

Photos by Malseed ca. 1955-1960 of St. Ferdinand's Church, and the Old Courthouse, St. Louis, and Cold Water Creek, and St. Stanislaus Seminary, Florissant.

George W. Manning Postcard Collection, 1905 (P0617)
15 photographs

Copies of postcards of Albany, MO, ca. 1905.

Hallie Mantle Photographs, 1961 (P0777)
14 photographs

Photos of Osage County historic sites and buildings, ca. 1961.

David Marcou Photographs, no date (P0140)
19 photographs

Photographs by David Marcou, a photojournalist and art photographer, of Missouri scenes and historic sites. Includes several photos of the Nelson-Atkins Museum and the Truman Library.

Irene Whitley Marcus Collection, 1885-2019 (K0452)
40 c.f.

Personal papers, collected items, and photographs of an African American educator, whose collection documents the history of the Black community in Kansas City from the nineteenth century to the twenty-first century.

Marie Kelley-William J. Mack Dance School Photographs, 1930-1936 (K0616)
0.02 c.f.

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Group of photos of dance performances on stage by the school.