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Fred Lynch
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.
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The People's Cafe

Posted Friday, October 2, 2015, at 12:00 AM

J.T. and Lessie Nelson owned and operated the People’s Cafe from 1956 to 1990 at 402 Good Hope St. in Cape Girardeau. The People's Cafe was a soul food restaurant that attracted some famous clientele during those times, such as Duke Ellington and the Harlem Globetrotters. The building was razed in 2005.

Published April 22, 1990. J.T. Nelson, right, and his wife, Lessie Nelson, owners of the People's Cafe in Cape Girardeau, were guests of honor during a special banquet held at the restaurant. The banquet was sponsored by the Nelsons' many friends and customers. Here, Michael Sterling presented the Nelsons with a plaque of appreciation. (Fred Lynch/Southeast Missourian archive)

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