1924: Heroic efforts of Hannibal firefighters saved original Eugene Field School building
Elwena Barrett Carr, president of the Class of 1939, Eugene Field Junior High School, is pictured in this 1939 photo of the girls'...
McVeigh descendant retraces ancestors’ steps in Hannibal
Photo contributed by Jack Ramirez of Kansas City, Mo., descendant of Hiram McVeigh and Hiram M. McVeigh. Hiram McVeigh moved from his...
Hannibal says: "Welcome Buddy"
Welcome Buddy This photo, part of Steve Chou’s vast collection, shows the businesses associated with the Fidelity Building in the 600...
Story of Twain-related structure's dedication spread far and wide in 1959
Classic 1950s photo of the Mark Twain properties on Hill Street in Hannibal, Mo. STEVE CHOU COLLECTION Editor's note: This story...
What stories a picture can tell
Photo date: 1948 As my regular history blog followers already know, I love to study a picture to see what stories it tells. This photo,...
1949, Ed O'Neill: A two-finger typer
Long-time Hannibal Courier-Post sports editor Ed O'Neill is photographed by co-worker Otis Howell in 1949 at the newspaper office, which...
An addendum to the Hannibal, Mo., Congregational Church's colorful history
The Hannibal Congregational church committee, under financial duress, had locked the doors to the magnificent church structure at Lyon...
An talent for negative retouching
Retouching negatives was an art, and Kathy Herring Walley remembers that her grandfather, Herrmann Herring, wasn’t very good at it. She...
Kathy Herring Walley: Growing up in a photo studio
Kathy Herring Walley's grandfather and father operated Herring Studio on the second floor of 304 Broadway in Hannibal. Photo below: Jack...
Memories of old garage linger
Deena Budd's father worked at this garage on South Fourth Street in the 1950s. Over coffee at Java Jive, I surprised her with prints of...