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.

Santa kicks off holiday shopping

Posted Friday, November 23, 2012, at 12:00 AM

Nov. 24, 1989 Southeast Missourian.

Santa Claus leads a parade of admirers young and old through West Park Mall today to officially open the Christmas shopping season in Cape Girardeau. Shopping was reported as brisk in many local retail areas this morning. The day following Thanksgiving is normally the busiest shopping day of the year. (Fred Lynch photo)

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we should go back to having the day after

thanksgiving the busiest shopping day of the year

not thanksgiving itself. Give the employees the day off with their familys. The stuff will be there friday.

-- Posted by bagman on Fri, Nov 23, 2012, at 4:13 AM
Lucas Presson, the SE Missourian Assistant Managing Editor, can be seen on the right/front of the picture holding his mother's hand.

-- Posted by JD420 on Fri, Nov 23, 2012, at 9:59 AM

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