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Pictures of the Past #18

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

G.D. Fronabarger left the Missourian boxes and boxes of negatives. What he didn't leave were IDs for them. Pictures of the Past features some of Frony's images we've partially identified. We're hoping you can help fill in the blanks. Contact librarian Sharon Sanders at ssanders@semissourian.com, if you recognize a place or a face. Mystery Galleries may still be viewed on our History Page, http://www.semissourian.com/history/

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    Frony stood on a balcony on the front of the Missourian Building to take this photograph. It may have been the 1956 sesquicentennial parade. The building in the background is the old Opera House. (Missourian archive photo by G.D. Fronabarger)
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    Edward L. Downs, 92, of Cape Girardeau recognized himself in this photo. He's the man at the center. On Downs' right is Sen. Stuart Symington, and on his left is Rush H. Limbaugh Sr. The other too were aides to the senator.
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    Four men swing their partners at a square dance at the A.C. Brase Arena Building. (Missourian archive photo by G.D. Fronabarger)
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    Central Materials operated in Cape Girardeau in the 1950s. Dave Hinton recognized this location: "Pictures of the past #18 photo 4 is pouring concrete on Cordelia Avenue at the corner of Broadway and Cordelia. The building in the background is a daycare, just east of McDonald's."
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    Two men examine the tile facade on Chaffee Elks Lodge No. 1810's clubhouse. The sign indicates the club was chartered in 1950 and the building erected in 1958. (Missourian archive photo by G.D. Fronabarger)
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    Nov. 21, 1956 Southeast Missourian. Bridge takes form piece by piece. This new type bridge, 120 feet long, is being erected on Route Y north of Cape Girardeau over Little Indian Creek. The structure is first made up in concrete pre-cast parts. The site picture shows concrete supports resting atop concrete-filled style pilings, some of them sunk nearly 150 feet into the creek bed. The huge slabs will be laid in place on the supports. A total of 24 of them will be used in the structure being built by the Penzel Construction Co. of Jackson. (G.D. Fronabarger/Southeast Missourian archive)
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    We're guessing that this earth-moving photo was made at the Cape Girardeau airport. (Missourian archive photo by G.D. Fronabarger)