A look back at the Jewel Box’s 1940 Chrysanthemum Show

This postcard falls during the tenure of city floriculturist Henry Ochs, who began his post in 1929 at a 100-foot long greenhouse showcasing plants that could survive St. Louis’ coal-blackened air.

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