December 24, 2015

Captured on Film #43

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 Nov. 21, 1990. A Union Electric crew erected a 25-foot cedar tree for the Salvation Army's Tree of Lights in front of Boatmen's Bank at the northwest corner of Broadway and Main Street in downtown Cape Girardeau. (Southeast Missourian archive)

Published April 15, 1990. Brittany Clark of Cape Girardeau gave Bugs Bunny a hug at West Park Mall. Tweety Bird was also on hand to help the rabbit mark his 50th birthday. The cartoon characters came from Six Flags Over MidAmerica. (Fred Lynch ~ Southeast Missourian archive)

Published Sept. 5, 1990. About 40 people gathered at Indian Park and marched along Lorimier Street to City Hall for the meeting of the Cape Girardeau City Council. The group turned out to support Councilman Doug Richards' proposal for cleaning up the Fountain Street right-of-way. (Southeast Missourian archive)

Published Dec. 27, 1990. Cape Girardeau City Manager J. Ronald Fischer, seated, and Assistant City Manager Alvin Stoverink discussed the Five-Year Capital Improvements Plan in Fischer's office at City Hall. (Southeast Missourian archive)

Published Oct. 28, 1990. Hutson's Furniture Co. observed its 45th year in business in 1990. Shown here were three generations of the family which operated the firm. Seated from left right were Jason Hutson, Lynn Hutson, Glenn Hutson and Jim Hutson. Standing from left to right were Dave Hutson, Chris Hutson, Richard Hammond, Charles Hutson and Jeffrey Hutson. (Southeast Missourian archive)

Published Dec. 24, 1990. During her Cape Girardeau visit, Carol Roth, left, of Palo Alto, California, wanted to build a snowman at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Roth. She and her sister, Becky Roth, did their best with the ice shoveled from the driveway. (Fred Lynch ~ Southeast Missourian archive)

Published July 8, 1989. Tony Limbaugh of Cape Girardeau competed in the finals of the 12-and-under division of the Street Skate '89 skateboarding competition at the First Baptist Church parking lot. The second annual event, sponsored by Coast to Coast, Pete's Pumps and Deli, Cape Bicycle and the Muscular Dystrophy Association, featured demonstrations by nationally ranked skateboard personalities as well as a local competition. (Fred Lynch ~ Southeast Missourian archive)

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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.

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