Important places are listed at the bottom of the view: Carondelet, Shaw's Botanical Garden, Compton Hill Reservoir, Market, Insane Asylum, Gas House, R. Louis from the waterfront stretching west. Louis was no exception and several documented the city's prominence in this period. In the 1870s the great American tradition of bird's eye views became a popular way of depicting the seemingly limitless potential and growth of the great American cities.

A finding aid to the entire collection is available. Most of the biographical information takes the form of photographs or clippings.Ĭurrently, the photographs have been digitized.

There is also information regarding river personalities, including people involved with the Streckfus family and businesses, as well as river life and river work in general. Captain Carroll also collected information on the history of steamboating, packet and excursion businesses, and river information, history, heritage and life, mostly through clippings and transcriptions however the collection also contains some photographs, publications, charts and correspondence relating to the above subjects. In addition, the collection boasts a sizable number of photographs, blueprints, documents and ephemera related to river vessels, including but not limited to all of the Streckfus vessels. and Betty Carroll Collection traces the history and development of Streckfus Steamers Inc., as well as its antecedent and descendant companies through correspondence, financial documents, business documents, photographs and memorabilia.

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