- Mayor Ford, Kiwanis light up Capaha Park's diamond (4/16/24)1
- The rise and fall of Capaha Park's wooden grandstand (4/9/24)
- Death of Judge Pat Dyer, prosecutor of the famous peonage case here in 1906 (4/2/24)2
- A third steamer Cape Girardeau was christened 100 years ago (3/26/24)
- Cape Girardeau christens its namesake (3/19/24)
- The humanist philosophy of Lester Mondale (3/12/24)1
- Cape Osteopathic Hospital opens its doors (3/5/24)
From the Morgue
The Southeast Missourian's resident historian Sharon K. Sanders blogs about interesting pieces of local history pulled from the newspaper's morgue -- the place where our old editions are kept.
George and Virginia Alt throw a party
Posted Thursday, April 5, 2012, at 12:00 AM
While doing research for last week's blog on the Alt residence, later Trinity Hall, I ran across two photographs taken at a costume ball hosted by Capt. George E. and Virginia Cahoon Alt in 1909. They were published in The Missourian on Jan. 13, 1940.
From the costume descriptions, it's possible to identify some of those pictured.
I hope you find the images as interesting as I do.
ONE FINAL THOUGHT: For those of you who like a challenge and love local history, check out our new Out of the Past trivia quiz. It will debut Sunday on our History page. The questions and answers are based on items from the previous week's online Out of the Past columns.
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