| Accession Number: | SC 1991:01 |
| Location: | RB-M Photo |
| Dates: | 1969-1986 |
| Size: | 3 regular Hollingers, 3 large flat boxes, 3 small flat boxes; 8.4 cubic feet |
| Creator/Collector: | Elinor Martineau Coyle |
| Acquisition info: | Donated to SLPL by Ms. Coyle, 1991 |
| Accruals: | No accruals expected |
| Custodial history: | Elinor Martineau Coyle before being donated to SLPL, 1991 |
| Language: | English |
| Processed by: | Katherine Smith, 1991; reprocessed by LeAnn Fisher, April 2016; reprocessed by Melissa Miller, December 2018 |
| Conservation notes: | Non-mounted photographs placed in acid-free folders; metal fasteners removed |
| Scope and Content: | The collection contains photographs of buildings, public art, and other landmarks taken by Elinor Martineau Coyle and used in a variety of books written by her. Photographs include both mounted and non-mounted prints. |
| Arrangement: | No arrangement; original order preserved |
| Restrictions: | Copyright held by Elinor Martineau Coyle; permission required to reproduce images |
| Remarks: | Collection corresponds to Elinor Martineau Coyle Manuscript Collection, SC 1991:05 |
Elinor Martineau Coyle Photograph Collection
1969-1986
3 regular Hollingers, 3 large flat boxes, 3 small flat boxes; 8.4 cubic feet
| Box/Folder | Description |
| 1/1 | Finding aid |
| 1/2 | Casa Alvarez; 289 Rue St. Denis, Florissant (8) |
| 1/3 | Luther Armstrong House; 9 Hill Dr., Glendale (5) |
| 1/4 | General Daniel Bissell House; 10225 Bellefontaine Rd., Bellefontaine Neighbors (8) |
| 1/5 | Lewis Bissell Mansion; 4426 Randall Pl. (10) |
| 1/6 | Bellissime House; 359 Rue St. Jean, Florissant (4) |
| 1/7 | Campbell House Museum; 1508 Locust St. (10) |
| 1/8 | Chase House/Tower Bluff; 4718 S. Broadway (4) |
| 1/9 | James Clemens House; 1849 Cass Ave. (8) |
| 1/10 | Baron Emanuel De Hodiamont House; 951 Maple Pl. (2) |
| 1/11 | Chatillon-DeMenil Mansion; 3352 DeMenil Pl. (13) |
| 1/12 | Eugene Field House; 634 S. Broadway (5) |
| 1/13 | Granville Eads House; 1000 Spellman Rd., Crestwood (2) |
| 1/14 | Florissant Houses, not French (3) |
| 1/15 | Florissant Houses, French-Style (8) |
| 1/16 | 19th-Century German Houses, Northside (3) |
| 1/17 | Miscellaneous Photos Showing German Influences (12) |
| 1/18 | Chris Hawken House; 1155 S. Rock Hill Rd., Webster Groves (4) |
| 1/19 | Martin Hanley House; 7600 Westmoreland Ave., Clayton (8) |
| 1/20 | Hardscrabble, Grant’s Farm; Gravois Rd. (6) |
| 1/21 | Hazelwood; 6635 Graham Rd., Hazelwood (7) |
| 1/22 | Helfenstein Plantation; 135 S. Rock Hill Rd., Webster Groves (5) |
| 1/23 | Holland Plantation; 115 Edwin Ave., Glendale (4) |
| 1/24 | Jarville; 1723 Mason Rd. (5) |
| 1/25 | Laborer’s House, Jefferson Barracks (5) |
| 1/26 | Major Joseph LaMatte House/Wildwood; 40 Dames Ct., Ferguson |
| 1/27 | LaSalle Park area (23) |
| 1/28 | Richard and Angelina Robinson House; Lockwood Ave., Webster Groves (2) |
| 1/29 | William Lindsay Long House; 9385 Pardee Rd., Crestwood (3) |
| 1/30 | Miscellaneous from Early Years of St. Louis (6) |
| 1/31 | Minoma; 6617 Hazel Ave., Northwoods |
| 1/32 | Mudd’s Grove; 302 W. Argonne Dr., Kirkwood (2) |
| 1/33 | Oakland/Louis Benoist House; 7801 Genesta Ave., Affton (13) |
| 1/34 | Thomas Sappington House; 1015 S. Sappington Rd., Crestwood (15) |
| 1/35 | Zephaniah Sappington House; 11145 Gravois Rd., Crestwood (3) |
| 1/36 | Henry Shaw Town House; 2315 Tower Grove Ave. (9) |
| 1/37 | Henry Shaw Houses (11) |
| 1/38 | Smith House; 1015 Spoede Rd., Frontenac (2) |
| 1/39 | Soulard Area (14) |
| 1/40 | South Side Showing German Influences (7) |
| 1/41 | Taille de Noyer; 1896 S. New Florissant Rd., Florissant (8) |
| 1/42 | Webster Groves/Kirkwood Houses (18) |
| 1/43 | White Haven; 7400 Grant Rd., Affton (6) |
| 1/44 | Very Early St. Louis Homes (7) |
| 1/45 | 6969 Amherst Ave., University City (4) |
| 1/46 | Benton Pl. (7) |
| 1/47 | Robert S. Brookings House (4) |
| 1/48 | Howard Benoist House (6) |
| 1/49 | Castleman-Mackay House and Charles Stockstrom House (7) |
| 1/50 | Samuel Cupples House; 3673 W. Pine Blvd. (21) |
| 1/51 | Ditman-Hilliker House; 3463 Longfellow Blvd. (5) |
| 1/52 | Faust-Erker House; 1 Portland Pl. (12) |
| 1/53 | Goehe-Jance House |
| 1/54 | German Influences (13) |
| 1/55 | Greystone (4) |
| 1/56 | Peres Griffin House; 224 College Ave., Webster Groves (3) |
| 1/57 | Wilson Price Hunt Home; 7717 Natural Bridge Rd., Normandy |
| 1/58 | History House, Kirkwood and Cabanne House (6) |
| 1/59 | 12 Kingsbury Pl. (5) |
| 1/60 | Kilpatrick-Ross House; 33 Portland Pl. (11) |
| 1/61 | Lafayette Square (14) |
| 1/62 | Little Italy/The Hill (5) |
| 1/63 | McBridge Home, Sara Teasdale Home, and Grace Bumbry Portrait (4) |
| 1/64 | Meramec Highlands (4) |
| 1/65 | Reid Northrup House; 23 Washington Terrace (5) |
| 1/66 | Private Places (22) |
| 1/67 | Rubelman-Knight House (6) |
| 1/68 | Frank Raul House; University City (3) |
| 1/69 | Shaw Place (6) |
| 1/70 | Webster Groves/Kirkwood Houses (20) |
| 1/71 | Houses (5) |
| 2/1 | Arch (5) |
| 2/2 | William Bernaudy House (4) |
| 2/3 | St. Louis Buildings (25) |
| 2/4 | Eads Bridge/River Scenes (8) |
| 2/5 | Forest Park Scenes and Sculpture (14) |
| 2/6 | St. Louis Fountains, 1 (21) |
| 2/7 | St. Louis Fountains, 2 (15) |
| 2/8 | Jefferson Memorial Building, History Museum (6) |
| 2/9 | Jefferson Barracks (5) |
| 2/10 | Lafayette Park (7) |
| 2/11 | Lambert International Airport (2) |
| 2/12 | Missouri Botanical Garden, 1 (16) |
| 2/13 | Missouri Botanical Garden, 2 (7) |
| 2/14 | Old Court House (9) |
| 2/15 | People Events (16) |
| 2/16 | Portraits of Early Prominent St. Louisans (5) |
| 2/17 | St. Louis Public Library; 1301 Olive St. (11) |
| 2/18 | Public Sculpture, German Influences (9) |
| 2/19 | St. Louis Religious Art, 1 (15) |
| 2/20 | St. Louis Religious Art, 2 (15) |
| 1/21 | St. Louis Religious Art, 3 (15) |
| 2/22 | St. Louis Religious Art, 4 (9) |
| 2/23 | Street Signs Named for Early French Settlers (3) |
| 2/24 | St. Louis Water Towers (3) |
| 2/25 | Tower Grove Park (11) |
| 2/26 | University City (20) |
| 2/27 | Architectural Details and Ornamentation, St. Louis Buildings (14) |
| 2/28 | Architectural Details and Ornamentation, St. Louis Homes (29) |
| 2/29 | St. Louis Architecture (25) |
| 2/30 | Doorways (9) |
| 2/31 | Bellefontaine Cemetery, 1 (29) |
| 2/32 | Bellefontaine Cemetery, 2 (18) |
| 2/33 | Calvary Cemetery (18) |
| 2/34 | Other Cemeteries (4) |
| 2/35 | Iron Works (27) |
| 2/36 | Jewish Religious Art (5) |
| 2/37 | Murals (15) |
| 2/38 | Protestant Religious Art (28) |
| 2/39 | Late 19th and Early 20th Century Public Art, 1 (33) |
| 2/40 | Late 19th and Early 20th Century Public Art, 2 (6) |
| 2/41 | Last Half of 20th Century Public Art (16) |
| 2/42 | Religious Edifices, Modern Churches (24) |
| 2/43 | Religious Art, Roman Catholic (36) |
| 2/44 | Henry Hobbs Richardson (3) |
| 2/45 | St. Louis Buildings (26) |
| 2/46 | Transportation Museum (5) |
| 2/47 | Washington University (12) |
| 2/48 | World’s Fair Relics (22) |
| 3/- | Original folders that houses boxes 1 and 2 |
| 4/- | Chatillon-DeMenil Mansion, original gaslight fixture; 3352 Demenil Pl. |
| 4/- | Chatillon-DeMenil Mansion, cartouche of marble mantel in drawing room; 3352 Demenil Pl. |
| 4/- | [iron fence] |
| 4/- | General Franz Sigel statue |
| 4/- | Architecture Details |
| 4/- | Soulard Farmer’s Market |
| 4/- | Chatillon-DeMenil Mansion; 3352 Demenil Pl. |
| 4/- | Schirmer and Espenchied Street Signs |
| 4/- | St. Peter and Paul Grade School; S. 8th & Allen Sts. |
| 4/- | Half Flounder House, details of garden |
| 4/- | Schiermer & Minnesota Ave. |
| 4/- | Peters House; 3811 Kosciusko St. |
| 4/- | Hardscrabble, Grant’s Farm, wagon for hauling wood; Gravois Rd. |
| 4/- | 1015 Spoede Rd., exterior view |
| 4/- | Chatillon-DeMenil Mansion; 3352 Demenil Pl. |
| 4/- | Shaw’s Town House, Missouri Botanical Garden; 2315 Tower Grove Ave. |
| 4/- | Tower Grove House, Missouri Botanical Garden |
| 4/- | Oakland Tower; 7801 Genesta Ave., Affton |
| 4/- | Henry Shaw’s Town House, Missouri Botanical Garden, dining room furniture; 2315 Tower Grove Ave. |
| 4/- | Henry Shaw’s Town House; 2315 Tower Grove Ave. |
| 4/- | Henry Shaw’s Town House, slave quarters wing; 2315 Tower Grove Ave. |
| 4/- | Thomas Sappington House, violators sign; 1015 Sappington Rd., Crestwood |
| 4/- | Casa Alvarez, staircase; 289 Rue St. Denis, Florissant |
| 4/- | Henry Shaw’s Town House; 2315 Tower Grove Ave. |
| 4/- | Oakland, ceiling medallion; 7801 Genesta Ave., Affton |
| 4/- | Luther Armstrong House, hearth; 9 Hill Dr., Glendale |
| 4/- | Hardscrabble, Grant’s Farm, fence; Gravois Rd. |
| 4/- | White Haven cabin; 7400 Grant Rd., Affton |
| 4/- | Luther Armstrong House, bedroom; 9 Hill Dr., Glendale |
| 4/- | Hardscrabble, Grant’s Farm; Gravois Rd. |
| 5/- | Hazelwood, marble mantel; 6635 Graham Rd., Hazelwood |
| 5/- | Hazelwood, hand-carved, harp-like balustrade; 6635 Graham Rd., Hazelwood |
| 5/- | Half Flounder Home, garden gate |
| 5/- | Casa Alvarez; 289 Rue St. Denis, Florissant |
| 5/- | Casa Alvarez, detail of door; 289 Rue St. Denis, Florissant |
| 5/- | Campbell House, nameplate; 1508 Locust St. |
| 5/- | Detail of Shutter Doors and Windows |
| 5/- | Luther Armstrong House, grave marker of Jane Yeats; 9 Hill Dr., Glendale |
| 5/- | Oakland; 7801 Genesta Ave., Affton |
| 5/- | Campbell House; 1508 Locust St. |
| 5/- | Hanley House; 7600 Westmoreland, Clayton |
| 5/- | Casa Alvarez, view of galerie; 289 Rue St. Denis, Florissant |
| 5/- | Henley House, outside kitchen; 7600 Westmoreland, Clayton |
| 5/- | Hazelwood; 6635 Graham Rd., Hazelwood |
| 5/- | Tower Bluff; 4718 S. Broadway |
| 5/- | George Becker Half Flounder House; 1812 S. 8th St. |
| 5/- | Granville Eads House; 1000 Spellman Rd., Crestwood |
| 5/- | Bissell Mansion, rear view; 4426 Randall Pl. |
| 5/- | De Hodiamont House; 951 Maple Pl. |
| 5/- | Utz House; 615 Utz Ln., Hazelwood |
| 5/- | White Haven; off Gravois Rd. |
| 5/- | Luther Armstrong House; 9 Hill Dr., Glendale |
| 5/- | Bissell Mansion; 4426 Randall Pl. |
| 6/- | Thomas Biddle bas relief |
| 6/- | Anne Mullanphy Biddle bas relief |
| 6/- | St. John Nepomuk Church, St. Elizabeth of Hungary statue; S. 11th St. |
| 6/- | Tower Grove Park, English landscape |
| 6/- | Trinity Lutheran Church, S. 8th St. |
| 6/- | St. Raymond Maronite Church, mosaic altar with St. Raymond |
| 6/- | St. Raymond Maronite Church |
| 6/- | [1300-block, unidentified street] |
| 6/- | St. John Nepomuk Church; 11th St. & Lafayette Blvd. |
| 6/- | St. Peter and St. Paul Roman Catholic Church |
| 6/- | Alexander von Humboldt statue |
| 6/- | General Franz Segil statue |
| 6/- | Bevo Fox, Bevo Building, Anheuser-Busch Brewing Co. |
| 6/- | Iron balcony; 1314 S. 10th St. |
| 6/- | 911 Park Ave. |
| 6/- | [Small iron balcony] |
| 6/- | Iron porch; 914 Hickory St. |
| 7/- | [Lamp post and building] |
| 7/- | [Door and window] |
| 7/- | Church of St. Vincent de Paul |
| 7/- | [900-block house, unidentified street] |
| 7/- | Spire of Trinity Lutheran Church |
| 7/- | Missouri Botanical Garden, Linnaeus bust |
| 7/- | [Table, clock, and mirror] |
| 7/- | [Cat on couch] |
| 7/- | [Table and staircase] |
| 7/- | [Iron grating on basement window] |
| 8/- | [Door corner detail] |
| 8/- | [Upper window and balcony] |
| 8/- | [Chair and dresser] |
| 8/- | [Chimney stack] |
| 8/- | [Chapel in house, Kirkwood] |
| 8/- | [Door] |
| 8/- | St. Ferdinand statue |
| 8/- | [Child blowing up balloon] |
| 8/- | [Window and chimney stack] |
| 8/- | Jarville |
| 8/- | Hanley House, door; 7600 Westmoreland |
| 8/- | Thomas Sappington House; 1015 S. Sappington Rd. |
| 8/- | Tower Bluff, porch; 4718 S. Broadway |
| 8/- | Tower Bluff, door; 4718 S. Broadway |
| 8/- | Tower Bluff, chandelier; 4718 S. Broadway |
| 8/- | Helfenstein Plantation, dining room; 135 S. Rock Hill Rd., Webster Groves |
| 8/- | Hardscrabble, Grant’s Farm; Gravois Rd. |
| 8/- | Campbell House, set for afternoon tea; 1508 Locust St. |
| 8/- | Campbell House, belter chair; 1508 Locust St. |
| 8/- | Clemens Mansion, cast iron head over front door; 1849 Cass Ave. |
| 9/1 | Laclede statue |
| 9/2 | Misc. Photographs
-11 Kingsbury -American Theatre building detail -Bissell Street Water Tower -Building details (4) -Coyle -DeMenil Mansion, iron gate -Famous-Barr building detail -Florissant Cottage -Milles’ fountain, Aloe Plaza -Park Ave. house -Portland Pl. iron work -St. Louis Public Library, Central, fountain -St. Louis Public Library, Central, Olive St. steps -Tower Grove Park, lion statue -Union Station, carved stone -University City city hall lion statue -Utz house |
| 9/- | Trinity Lutheran Church, baptismal fount; S. 8th St. |
| 9/- | [eaves detail] |
| 9/- | [2 children] |
| 9/- | 912 Hickory St. |
| 9/- | [900-block house, unidentified street] |
| 9/- | Chatillon-DeMenil Mansion, iron railing; 3352 DeMenil Pl. |
| 9/- | [pile of snowy logs] |
| 9/- | Helfenstein Plantation, iron work; 135 Rock Hill Rd., Webster Groves |
| 9/- | Trinity Lutheran School; 1809 S. 8th St. |
| 9/- | Tower Bluff, corner of drawing room; 4718 S. Broadway |
| 9/- | Mudd’s Grove, family chapel, copy of Raphael’s Transfiguration; 302 W. Argonne Ave., Kirkwood |
| 9/- | Mudd’s Grove, view from front parlor; 302 W. Argonne Ave., Kirkwood |
| 9/- | Helfenstein Plantation, built-in secretary; 135 S. Rock Hill Rd., Webster Groves |
| 9/- | Helfenstein Plantation, iron firebox; 135 S. Rock Hill Rd., Webster Groves |
| 9/- | Desitet House, portrait over mantel; 359 Rue St. Jean, Florissant |
| 9/- | Desitet House, interior woodwork; 359 Rue St. Jean, Florissant |
| 9/- | Jarville, shutter holder; Mason Rd. |