Happy Missouri Day!
Yesterday was National Missouri Day. . .
Happy National Missouri Day ! ! !
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St. Louis:
Vintage Photo: The Skyline of St. Louis the Illinois side of the Mississippi River from the Summer of 1989.
Photo #1 taken with a tripod mounted Nikon FE camera through a Vivitar 70-150 zoom lens zoomed in at 150 mm, filter=polarizer, Aperture=2.8 f/stop, shutter-speed 1/8th second, loaded with Kodak ISO (ASA) 100 Color 135 Negative Film processed with C-41 Processing Chemicals, and a Type C Print using the RA-4 enlargement paper process, onto a 4X6″ semi-gloss print. Date – Summer 1989.
Gateway Arch:
Vintage Photo: The infamous Gateway to the Western Frontier is the landmark and St. Louis favorite, the Gateway Arch. Here is a photo from the Summer of 1989.
Photo #2 aken with a tripod mounted Nikon FE camera through a Vivitar 70-150 zoom lens zoomed in at 150 mm, filter=polarizer, Aperture=2.8 f/stop, shutter-speed 1/8th second, loaded with Kodak ISO (ASA) 100 Color 135 Negative Film processed with C-41 Processing Chemicals, and a Type C Print using the RA-4 enlargement paper process, onto a 4X6″ semi-gloss print. Date – Summer 1989.
Historic Old Courthouse:
Vintage Photo: A photo of the landmark Historic Old Courthouse.
Photo #3 taken with a Nikon EM camera through a Nikon 26 mm lens, filter=polarizer, Aperture=11 f/stop, shutter-speed 1/125th second, loaded with Konica ISO (ASA) 100 Color 135-20 Negative Film processed with C-41 Processing Chemicals, and a Type C Print using the RA-4 enlargement paper process, onto a 4X6″ semi-gloss print.
I am so sorry. The above photos are not up to my quality standards. This post was late due to trying to restore the photos, because they were damaged. I will be working on making new images from the original negatives over the next few months. I thank you for your understanding.
The History:
Origination: Here is the critical information of the beginning Missouri.
Missouri Officially Adopted as a U.S. State, State Song, Admission Date & Missouri Flag | |||
State Name Info ♪ State Song ♫ |
Admission |
Capital | Flag Image |
24th State. Missouri Territory (partial) “Missouri Waltz” by Glenn Miller |
8/10/1821 | Jefferson City | ![]() |
See: Officially Adopted as a U.S. States, State Songs, Admission Dates & Flags at: National States And Capitals Day! – 2022 | ![]() |
Some Great Missouri Sites Here is a list of some some great places to visit while in Missouri:
- Gateway Arch
- St. Louis Zoo
- Silver Dollar City
- Mark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum
- Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
- Nelson Atkins Museum of Art
- Titanic Museum
- Branson
- Worlds of Fun
- Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield
- Lake of the Ozarks
- National World War I Museum and Memorial
- Ha Ha Tonka State Park
- Onondaga Cave State Park
- Meramec State Park
- Talking Rocks Cavern
- Roaring River State Park
- Hermann Wine Trail
- Busch Stadium
- National Museum of Transportation
- Missouri Botanical Garden
- Elephant Rocks State Park
- J.C. Nichols Memorial Fountain
- Dogwood Canyon Nature Park
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Great pics
Lobe the pictures.
About 20 years ago I went to St Louis with the school band (my son is a drummer). And got to go to the top of the arch. It was very cool!
I have such great memories passing through Missouri when my children were small and it’s a great place to visit!!