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31.  Acer dasycarpum on Floral Avenue.

Approach to Garden. Acer Dasycarpum lining Floral Avenue before the Great Cyclone of 1896 destroyed them. Floral Ave. was later named Flora Place after the development of the Shaw neighborhood began in 1897. 



1891

32.  Mausoleum -- Mrs. Trelease (in mourning)

View of the Mausoleum, with Mrs. Trelease in mourning. 1889. 



1889

33.  Tower Grove House, the country estate of Henry Shaw as it appeared in his lifetime.

View of Tower Grove House showing the original east wing from 1849 which would later be removed and rebuilt. 



1890

34.  Iris germanica. By Mausoleum fence, Mausoleum visible in background.

Iris germanica growing by Mausoleum fence. Mausoleum visible in background. 



1905

35.  Washington University in St. Louis, 1871-1902.

Downtown St. Louis location of Washington University, 1871-1902. Location was bounded by Washington Avenue, Lucas Place, and Locust Street. 




36.  Mausoleum (interior). Shaw's Garden.

Interior of Henry Shaw's Mausoleum. 



1890

37.  Henry Shaw portrait by Richard E. Miller being held upright by George T. Moore.

Henry Shaw portrait being held upright by George T. Moore. The 1906 oil painting is by Richard E. Miller. 




38.  Laboratory in Administration Building.

Laboratory in Administration Building. PRINT AVAILABLE -- SEE PHO 1982-0034 or PHO 2007-0911. 



1920

39.  Breach of Promise Case, 1860.

Sketch of the Breach of Promise Case, Carstang vs. Shaw, at St. Louis, Missouri, 1860. Published in Harper's Weekly, March 31, 1860. 



1860

40.  Henry Shaw and slavery.

While a young merchant in St. Louis Shaw began buying enslaved persons in the 1820s. In 1850 Shaw owned nine and by 1853 eleven; 1860 census records list eight enslaved persons. As with the 1850 census, their names were not listed. Please see the historical timeline for more information. 




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