In 1905, MU grad Byrne Bigger chose the law over a baseball career; never second-guessed his decisio
The photo above was reproduced from the 1904 University of Missouri yearbook. The next year, Byrne Bigger was the captain of the...
James Sterling acquires 3004 St. Mary's Ave., Hannibal, property for $3,225 in 1915
Online photo: Realtor.com I found the following interesting tidbit in the Palmyra Spectator of Sept. 29, 1915 (newspapers.com) when...
100 years in business; to celebrate, Griffen's sells roses at 1915 price
My favorite florists, Dan and Rich Griffen, sold me a dozen roses today for $5 - the same price when Griffen's opened their first flower...
1940s: Smith’s Funeral Home provided ambulance and transport service
Jack Kretzer of Yuma, Ariz., formerly of Hannibal, called with a memory about Smith Funeral Home, which is featured today on this...
Crawford Smith: Mid 1950s
Clarence Schaffer, who operated Schaffer's Smoke House in the 300 block of Broadway for more than 30 years, created a sketch collection...
Robert Curts, a noted Hannibal businessman and entrepreneur
Robert A. Curts, in a photo accompanying his biography in "Mirror of Hannibal." Note that his teeth are visible when he's smiling....
From steamboat and early railroad days, undertaking legacy continues
Smith Funeral Home on Broadway, Hannibal, 1953. The home was located directly to the east of the Marion County Courthouse at Hannibal....
Stately house at 3200 St. Mary's Avenue a home for generations of Hannibal families
Cutline: 8 below - but sleighing's fine. Taken on the northeast corner of Hubbard at 3200 St. Mary's Ave. This photo was originally...
Subdivision south of Broadway
This is the plot of the part of Hannibal's Hawkin's Addition which is south of Broadway, in the Levering Avenue area region. It was...
Plat of Mark Twain School neighborhood
This is the lot plot for Section 5 of Hawkins's Addition in Hannibal. It was recorded in the city of Hannibal in 1896.