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Author: Bill Kesler

Before Bill Kesler retired in 2007 as vice-president of production for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, he worked for more than 20 years as a photojournalist.

Ghosts in the windows of Old North St. Louis

October 28, 2011 Bill Kesler Business, Economy, Missouri region Leave a comment

Ghosts appear in the storefront windows all along 14th Street in the Old North neighborhood of north St. Louis. They are, in fact, photographs.

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Photographer’s notebook: a Labor Day tribute to hard-working people

September 1, 2011 Bill Kesler Economy, Employment, History, Labor and unions, Missouri region One comment

As I look at these photos from the 1970s and 80s, I am humbled by the strength and courage of these workers. They went

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Photographer’s notebook: Elegy on a vanished Chrysler plant

August 22, 2011 Bill Kesler Business, Corporations, Economy, Employment, Missouri region Leave a comment

The Chrysler assembly plant in Fenton always loomed large on my daily commute, especially in the mornings when the early sun reflected on its

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Family farm: A photojournalist’s archive

July 7, 2011 Bill Kesler Economy, Environment, History, Illinois/Midwest, Literature/Arts/Film, Missouri region One comment

The 160-acre family farm is a thing of the past. While just 40 years ago, many square miles of the Iowa landscape were divided

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