October 29, 2015

Captured on Film #35

Captured on Film galleries feature Southeast Missourian photographs taken mainly in the 1960s through the 1990s, before the age of digital photography. Comments or questions about these images should be directed to librarian Sharon Sanders at ssanders@semissourian.com.

Published Aug 26, 1967. Tammy Terry learned there's nothing like a squishy old mud puddle for good clean fun in the summertime. Terry, perhaps taking a cue from TV commercials, said it felt "luscious." (Kenneth Steinhoff ~ Southeast Missourian archive)

Published July 13, 1990. Dennis "Doc" Cain, president of the Downtown Merchants Association, talked with Evelyn Boardman, the merchants' new marketing director, in front of the new visitor information center at 31A N. Main St. (Fred Lynch ~ Southeast Missourian archive)

Published June 17, 1990. Edna Rogers showed her flower garden, 622 Bellevue, to Dr. Peter Hilty. Rogers started plants inside early in the spring before moving the flowers and vegetables outside. (Southeast Missourian archive)

Published Sept. 19, 1990. Central High School athletic director Gary Lynch, left, made a point at a meeting of the Cape Girardeau Board of Education and the athletic task force, as task force member Dr. John Schneider listened. The groups discussed task force recommendations and plans for developing a marketing plan. (Fred Lynch ~ Southeast Missourian archive)

Published Nov. 25, 1987. Donna Ellis, Spanish teacher at Schultz School, knew how to keep her class interested in things that were foreign to them. Here, she guided Kyle Chasteen to the pinata hanging above after spinning him three times. (Fred Lynch ~ Southeast Missourian archive)

Published Oct. 22, 1990. The Statler Brothers performed at the Show Me Center on Oct. 20, 1990. Left to right were Harold Reid, Phil Baisley, Don Reid and Jimmy Fortune. (Southeast Missourian archive)

Published Sept. 24, 1990. The Waterstreet Six Jazz Band entertained visitors from the Delta Queen at the Cape Girardeau riverfront. The Capaha Antique Car Club had antique autos on display along Water Street. (Southeast Missourian archive)

Receive Daily Headlines FREESign up today!

Captured on Film galleries feature Southeast Missourian photographs taken mainly in the 1960s through the 1990s, before the age of digital photography. Comments or questions about these images should be directed to librarian Sharon Sanders at ssanders@semissourian.com.

Story Tags

Local News

Connect with the Southeast Missourian Newsroom:

For corrections to this story or other insights for the editor, click here. To submit a letter to the editor, click here. To learn about the Southeast Missourian’s AI Policy, click here.

Receive Daily Headlines FREESign up today!

Shopping

Links

Submission Forms

Sitemap Terms Privacy