Fred Lynch retired in 2018 after capturing images for the Southeast Missourian since 1975, in that time moving from black-and-white to color, from film to digital and to video. The blog title is a nod to an earlier era of news photography and the 4x5 Speed Graphic: It's more important to be there for the shot than to worry about technical details.

Golden Troopers at Sportsman's Park

Posted Monday, April 23, 2012, at 12:00 AM

The eyes of thousands were upon the American Legion Drum & Bugle Corps of Cape Girardeau as it paraded on the ball field at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis Friday afternoon, April 23, 1937 in ceremonies marking the formal opening of the St. Louis Cardinals' 1937 season. The crowd in the bleachers is visible in the picture as is a portion of the scoreboard in left field so familiar to those who attend games in the St. Louis Park. (G.D. Fronabarger photo)

In this previous blog, the Golden Troopers march past Gen. Douglas MacArthur in 1951.

Comments

Be the first to post a comment

Respond to this blog

Posting a comment requires a subscription.