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Pro-Tex Asbestos Burner Pad 2 by Asbestorama

View of a labeled, "Pro-Tex" brand, round asbestos burner pad with protective metal rim-edge; approx. 12-inches diameter.

The asbestos material is similar to rigid millboard-type composition and shows its fibrous nature on close inspection.

Imprinted labeling on the unused pad's surface indicate suggested uses and "benefits" for using the fireproof asbestos product.

Security Building - Downtown St. Louis, Missouri by J.L. Ramsaur Photography

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The Security Building, located on the southwest corner of Locust & North Fourth Streets in downtown St. Louis, was constructed between 1890-92 by an elite syndicate of St. Louis businessmen, the Security Building became St. Louis' most costly tall office building in the 19th century and one of the most prestigious. Its distinguished Classical Revival design by nationally prominent architects Peabody, Steams & Furber (Boston) features a massive granite three-story base and four-story arcade with carved detailing, and a noteworthy interior lobby with domed & coffered ceilings. The Security Building remains Peabody, Steams & Furber's only commercial building standing in St. Louis of at least five erected. The eleven story building is also one of only eight historic tall office buildings which survive in downtown St. Louis out of approximately 30 built in the latter 19th century. Historically, the construction of the Laclede Building (NRHP, 1998) in 1886-1888 at Fourth & Olive Streets, one block south of the Security Building site, marked a new direction in St. Louis commercial design. The fireproof Laclede's towering eight stories and vertically-oriented redbrick facades broke the conventional height barrier and horizontally-tiered Palazzo style typical of earlier St. Louis office buildings. The location of the Laclede & Security Buildings on Fourth Street was also in step with the new order of progress. The first two tall buildings on Fourth, the Laclede & Security (both with ground floor banks) greatly enhanced the street's prestige. Gradually other financial institutions gravitated to Fourth Street so that by the turn of the century, "The Street" (as it was called in financial vernacular of the time) had become St. Louis' Wall Street.

This history resulted in a determination by the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) that the Security Building was significant under criterion C in the area of Architecture for listing on February 10, 2000. All the information above was taken from the original documents submitted to the NRHP for listing consideration that can be found here: catalog.archives.gov/id/63820485

Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D7200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.

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Pro-Tex Burner Pad 2 & Detail by Asbestorama

View of a labeled, "Pro-Tex" brand, round asbestos burner pad with protective metal rim-edge; approx. 12-inches diameter. Inset image shows detail of fibrous chrysotile asbestos material.

The asbestos material is similar to rigid millboard-type composition and shows its fibrous nature on close inspection.

Imprinted labeling on the unused pad's surface indicates suggested uses and "benefits" for using the fireproof asbestos product.

Primed & Ready to GO! by Jonny Henchman

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A mechanic gears up to receive the #5 Toyota for a pitstop during WEC 6 Hours of Silverstone.

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