Published January 18, 2015 in American Cities at the Turn of the 19th Century | Full size is 736 × 600 pixels

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The Saint Louis, Mo., waterfront crowded with steamboats at the start of President William H. Taft’s inspection trip down the Mississippi River, Oct. 1909. (Courtesy of the National Archives)

The Saint Louis, Mo., waterfront crowded with steamboats at the start of President William H. Taft’s inspection trip down the Mississippi River, Oct. 1909. (Courtesy of the National Archives)

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