Thankfully, injuries from thrust rock weren’t fatal
William D. Milton took for his bride Anna T. Shafer on Aug. 13, 1876. A hand-written inscription on the back of this photo reads: Mr....
Vaudeville musical comedian’s last performance was at Hannibal’s Star Theatre in October 1907
This 1910 postcard of Hannibal’s South Main Street shows a star sign in front of the Star Theatre, pictured at left. The Star Theatre...
Russell W. Moss slaves: One ‘Herculean’ in size; the other cast out as an ‘old, worn out Negress’
This 1854 map of Hannibal was digitally reproduced by Dave Thomson in 2004. A portion is included here to show the locations of the two...
Mark Twain’s recollection suggests that money can't buy happiness
The 1899 Sanborn map of Hannibal, Mo., shows the Lakenan house, opposite of the First Christian Church on Broadway. The description...
Early automobile travel: 14 hours across Missouri
Tom Beatty, secretary of the Quincy, Ill., Chamber of Commerce Highway commission, created a series of Sunday drive routes that motorists...