Preserving and re-energizing memories
At left, My father's typewriter Readers: A dear friend wrote, asking if I remembered the old steps that led from the North Main Street...
Plumbergs realizan la danza del sombrero mexicano
Jackson era un Plumberg pianistas en un estudio de baile en Hollywood, cuando se enteró de la danza del sombrero mexicano. Mientras...
Recognize any faces?
I found this old negative in my father's files, and Steve Chou was gracious enough to scan it for me. Now the question is: who are these...
Plumbergs perform Mexican hat dance
Jackson Plumberg was a piano players at a dance studio in Hollywood, when he learned the Mexican hat dance. While visiting family in...
Becker family of Atchison, Kansas
The Peter Becker family, circa 1900, Atchison, Kansas. Left to right, back row, Dora, Ida, William, Bertha, Etta and Albert. Front row,...
Becker Spaun testimonial on behalf of James E. Cary Cancer Center
I'm proud to say that my brother, Becker Spaun, is a cancer survivor. Here is his testimony, as told on behalf of the James Cary Cancer...
Model Trains in Action
You Tube video, Becker Spaun
1950-era scene of Seventh and Broadway
Downtown Hannibal, circa early 1950s. This photo, taken from the northeast corner of Seventh and Broadway, was printed from a negative...
Marion Hotel Clerk, Fred Schwartzberg
Marilyn Miles of Monroe City identifies the man in this photo as Fred Schwartzberg, who managed the Marion Hotel on South Main Street...