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.

Fire escape at St. Francis Hospital

Posted Wednesday, January 15, 2014, at 12:00 AM

Oct. 15, 1958 Southeast Missourian

Staff personnel at St. Francis Hospital participated in a workshop on fire extinguishment and evacuation Tuesday afternoon. Here, some of the staff members are shown helping patients down fire escapes at rear of the building to demonstrate how evacuation of the hospital would be carried out in the event of disaster. The workshop was conducted in cooperation with the fire department with Chief Carl Lewis and members of the department taking part in demonstrations. (G.D. Fronabarger photo)

Fire escape at St. Francis Hospital

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