A gala gathering of 19th Century contemporaries
Benjamin Stevens, pictured 1890, was among the guests attending a birthday party for John B. Lewis in 1891. Stevens died in 1896. Photo...
Tilden’s school fundamental to Oakwood’s early development
Photo of the Oakwood School, (also known as Tilden School) located in Township 57N, Range 5W, Marion County, Mo. Photo from the 1913...
If you lived in Hannibal, you knew Bennie Howard
Bennie Howard, photographed in the late 1960s or early 1970s by Debra Hartley. Shared by Nick Long. Reprinted with permission from the...
Sprightly school janitor demonstrates his agility
In 1951, Herman Glasenapp made a trip back to his homeland, and returned with a bride. Photo reproduced from the Black and Red yearbook....
Lavoo brothers unlucky on the rails
At left, Christopher Columbus Lavoo, a Hannibal native, conductor for the Missouri Pacific Railroad, who was reportedly murdered aboard a...
A cow, an idea, and investor cash: The start of Bluff City Dairy
City Dairy was located in the building at left, and across the street, to the right, is the former Kempker upholstery shop. Photo by Mary...
Pictures help capture essence of the 600 block of Broadway
This photo, from the Steve Chou collection, shows a glimpse of Hannibal and its people circa 1875. Totally unrecognizable today, the...
Cut marble and carved granite a reminder of life after death
The Rev. Dr. Denis Kennedy is at rest at Hannibal’s Holy Family Cemetery, beneath a stone made by Alexander Chipley’s Hannibal Marble...
In 1851, traveling from Milwaukee all the way to Buffalo, N.Y., in just 44 hours
Railroads in Michigan, with steamboat routes on the Great Lakes. Drawn and engraved for Doggett's railroad guide & gazetteer. Published...
Triplets, a rarity in 1888, born to Hannibal couple
Triplets were featured in the Jan. 26, 1890 edition of The Cincinnati Enquirer. The newspaper sought out triplets from that era born in...