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.

A closer look at Tacky Day

Posted Friday, April 10, 2015, at 12:00 AM

May 22, 1956 Southeast Missourian

Central High School seniors had their day of fun Monday when they staged their pre-graduation stunt of Tacky Day. Dolled up in all sorts of get-ups, some representing comic book characters and others using their own ideas, the youngsters had a day of frolicking which started when they assembled for this picture and an impromptu square dance at the school's entrance. (G.D. Fronabarger photo)

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By the middle 1960s, Central students observed dress codes.

http://www.capecentralhigh.com/students/high-school-dress-codes/

-- Posted by ksteinhoff on Fri, Apr 10, 2015, at 1:08 AM

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