We are traveling this week to the Capital Rare Book Fair in Washington DC. We wee be open again on May 8

Hinged Leather Album with attached title of Clayton and Mason Roads highlighting Anheuser Busch Family’s Grant’s Farm Manor and Equestrian Photographs. [1950s] [Some Signed by Jockeys]

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Author: Anheuser Busch Family Photo Album

Condition: Fine

22 professionally produced b/w photos 10 by 8 inches plus 2 personals smaller in color of the exterior home from several angles including stables; additionally photos of the interior show design elements on 11 leaves. 22 additional leaves are of 10 by 8 inch b/w professionally produced photographs of Equestrian action, including harness racing, steeplechase, [some captioned with the name of the rider(?)] A few photos are smaller in varying sizes 85 in total of horsemanship and related. 107 photos in total. Clayton and Mason Roads refers an area in the St. Louis, Missouri region. In the vicinity of Clayton and Mason Roads in St. Louis, Missouri, there are several equestrian facilities and parks offering horseback riding and related activities Grant’s Farm Manor Located at 10501 Gravois Road, approximately 10 miles south of the Clayton and Mason intersection, Grant’s Farm has been a significant property for the Busch family since 1903. The estate includes the “Big House,” a 26-room mansion completed in 1913 for August Anheuser Busch Sr. and his wife, Alice Zisemann. This historic property has served as a family residence and a public attraction, showcasing the family’s legacy in the region. [ref: American Aristocracy online] From the estate of Elene B. Roberson, the daughter of August A. Busch Jr., who was the president of Anheuser-Busch.