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	The Schmoller and Mueller Piano Company presented a piano to the American Woman's League. In this photograph, the piano is being delivered to the Art Academy building in one of the Lewis Publishing Company mail trucks. The crated piano is just visible in the truck. This photograph appeared in "The Woman's National Daily" on May 21, 1910.
	The Woman's Magazine Building Press Annex, designed by Herbert C. Chivers, was built for the Lewis Publishing Company in 1903. This photograph, taken looking west about 1907, shows the Lewis Publishing Company mail trucks leaving the building, heading south on Oberlin Avenue (now Harvard Avenue).
	The Woman's Magazine Building and Press Annex, designed by Herbert C. Chivers, were built for the Lewis Publishing Company in 1903. This photograph, taken looking southeast about 1908, shows the two additions that were made to the north end of building for truck and streetcar access. Mail trucks are approaching the building from Oberlin Avenue (now Harvard Avenue). The Egyptian style Woman's National Daily Building is visible on the left. It was also designed by Chivers, and completed in late 1906.
	In 1909, University City residents passed a bond issue for funds to purchase a fire engine. In September 1910, the brand new state-of-the art 90 horsepower, 650 gallon per minute, automobile fire engine built by the Robinson Fire Apparatus Company of St. Louis, was delivered. It cost $9,000. One of the first demonstrations was to show how high the water could be thrown. It went 58 feet higher than the 135 foot high Woman's Magazine Building, This photograph appeared in "The Woman's National Daily" on September 9, 1910.
	This photograph of University City's first City Hall, designed by architects Helfensteller, Hirsch and Watson, was taken just after the building at 6618 Delmar Boulevard was completed. New quarters for the Police Department were in the east wing of the building. Quarters for the Fire Department were in the west wing. The new Robinson fire engine, purchased by the city in 1910, is in front of the Fire Station doors and Edward Gardner Lewis is at the wheel.
	In 1909, University City residents passed a bond issue for funds to purchase a fire engine. In September 1910, the brand new state-of-the art, 90 horsepower, 650 gallon per minute, automobile fire engine built by the Robinson Fire Apparatus Company of St. Louis, was delivered. It cost $9,000. Fire Chief Oscar J. Kortkamp is at the wheel, and City Marshall John Willman is standing in the back. Delmar had been paved with creosote blocks just the prior spring.
	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.
	The Lewis Publishing Company used a fleet of trucks to deliver the newspapers and magazines to the railroad terminal for delivery around the country. In this photograph, the Number 9 and number 10 mail trucks are parked on the road in University Heights #1, probably just west of the Woman's Magazine Building Press Annex.
	The Lewis Publishing Company used a fleet of mail trucks to transport the newspapers and magazines to the railroad terminal for deliver around the country. In this photograph, five of the trucks have been parked along the road in University Heights #1, probably just to the west of the Woman's Magazine Building Press Annex.
	The Lewis Publishing Company used a fleet of mail trucks to transport the newspapers and magazines to the railroad terminal for deliver around the country. In this photograph, five of the trucks have been parked along the road in University Heights #1, probably just to the west of the Woman's Magazine Building Press Annex.
	The Lewis Publishing Company used a fleet of motorized trucks to deliver the newspapers and magazines to the railroad terminal. In this photograph, six of the trucks are lined up on the streets west and south of the Woman's National Daily Building. The horse drawn wagon in the center of the photograph is delivering large rolls of newsprint.
	The Lewis Publishing Company used a fleet of motorized trucks to deliver the newspapers and magazines to the railroad terminal. In this photograph, six of the trucks are lined up on the streets west and south of the Woman's National Daily Building. The horse drawn wagon in the center of the photograph is delivering large rolls of newsprint.
	Lewis Publishing Company used horse and mule drawn mail trucks to deliver the mail from the Press Annex to Merchant Express Company street cars for delivery to the railroad station in downtown St. Louis. This photograph appeared in the June 1904 issue of the "Woman's Magazine."

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