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.

Downtown stores in 1951 flood

Posted Monday, June 29, 2015, at 12:00 AM

Temporary sidewalks leading to some of the stores on Main Street, between Independence and Themis, are shown in these July 1951 photos by G.D. Fronabarger.

Above, the stores include Penrod Barber Shop, Patmore & Co. general merchandise, Maier's Auto & Home Supply, Ross Young's clothing, Montgomery Ward, Bahn Brothers Hardware, Western Auto and Hutson Furniture.

Below, the stores include Franklin's women's clothing, Brokerage Department Store, Gately's Department Store, Schiff's Big Shoe Store, J.J. Newberry Co., J.C. Penney Co. and F.W. Woolworth Co.

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