Hannibal vs Quincy: A ‘flour war’ 165 years ago
This photo, taken from the southeast corner of Main and Bird streets in downtown Hannibal, shows two buildings that were primaries in a...
‘The birth of the Joe’ as told by Thomas Jobson, who once worked the rails
Archie Hayden of Hannibal shares a picture of a Hannibal and St. Joe Railroad steam engine, Number 30. The rail line between Hannibal and...
Goodrich learned you can run from a debt, but you can’t hide
This bungalow at 1639 Broadway served as home to the Chauncey Goodrich family for 30 years or more. Goodrich, as a teen, traveled via...
That slippery old ‘Sykes’ played trickery on downtown merchants
This 1875 photo of Hannibal is representative of the time when a man named ‘Sykes’ came to Hannibal and identified himself as a wealthy...
Haley a hit performer during radio’s heyday
Ambrose Haley poses with his backup musicians in this December 1950 publicity photo, taken at the KHMO radio studio in Hannibal, Mo. OTIS...