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	Lewis Publishing Company used both trucks and street cars to transport mail from the printing plant to the railroad station. Streetcar tracks ran from Delmar Boulevard on Oberlin (now Harvard Avenue) to the back of the Press Annex to facilitate loading.
	Lewis Publishing Company used streetcars to transport magazines printed in the Press Annex to the railroad station for delivery to the thousands of subscribers across the country. This photograph was taken near the Lewis Publishing Company headquarters at Delmar and Oberlin. The small sign nailed on the pole at the left points the way to Camp Lewis, the tent city built to house visitors to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
	The streetcar "Mabel," named for Edward Gardner Lewis' wife, was built by the St. Louis Car Company, and was on display at the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904. This may have been more of a promotion for the magazines and an opportunity for Lewis to keep the company name in front of the public visiting the Fair than for actual transportation. A leather bound log was printed for guests to sign. The streetcar was rarely seen after the Fair.
	The streetcar "Mabel," named for Edward Gardner Lewis' wife, was built by the St. Louis Car Company, and was on display at the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904. This may have been more of a promotion for the magazines and an opportunity for Lewis to keep the company name in front of the public visiting the Fair than for actual transportation. The interior was divided into two compartments - a parlor and a buffet. It was decorated with inlaid woods, and was green with yellow upholstery. The car was rarely seen after the Fair.

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