In 1922, F. Quattrocchi & Sons added refrigeration unit to their Hannibal produce warehouse
The F. Quattrocchi and Son produce warehouse, located at the foot of Church Street in Hannibal, Mo., in 1913. Photo contributed by Anne...
Hannibal played key role in state’s WCTU’s growth
Baby Parade during a fall festival circa 1900, showing South Fifth Street with the Women’s Christian Temperance Union tabernacle in the...
Dan Landau remembered as doctor to the babies
MARY LOU MONTGOMERY www.maryloumontgomery.com Pictured are members of the Crimson basketball team representing Hannibal High School in...
Rural Marion County cemetery older than Hannibal itself
At right: Lillie Turner, the 4-year-old daughter of Charles and Harriet Turner, was buried at the Old Turner Cemetery in 1869. MARY LOU...
Robert Buchanan, and the platting of a South Side neighborhood
A street sign denoting Buchanan street on Hannibal’s South Side serves as a reminder of the man – Robert Buchanan – who subdivided the...
Russian immigrants operated corner grocery serving mid town residents of Hannibal
The interior of Sonis Meat Market is shown in this photo from the Steve Chou collection. Max Sonis operated a grocery and meat market in...
Baptist preacher, William Busby, baptized congregants in Mississippi
Rev. William C. Busby, right. (Photo courtesy Patty Scott, Fifth Street Baptist Church) MARY LOU MONTGOMERY For the Courier-Post An early...
Studebaker associate unscathed during 1881 H&St. Joe derailment
This building on the southwest corner of Sixth and Broadway served as home to J.D. Bacon retail grocer in 1875. Two years later, M.E....
