January 21, 2016

Captured on Film #47

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 Sept 21, 1986. Two young school bus riders pondered the day ahead at Hawthorn School. They were Crystal Dawn Edwards, a kindergarten student, and Amie Brumbaugh, a third grader. (Southeast Missourian archive)

Former unidentified students of John S. Cobb School stood in front of the school's gymnasium in August 1985. (Southeast Missourian archive)

Published Sept. 27, 1987. Crystal Hubbard and Tonya Absher, seniors at Cape Central High School, helped themselves to some snacks during a break in the sessions at the TLC Lock-In. (Mark Sterkel ~ Southeast Missourian archive photo)

Published May 29, 1987. A 10-by-30-foot mural graced the west wall of the Central High School gymnasium due to the support of the Central High classes of 1946 and 1984. Leon Heise of General Sign Co. finished the job just in time for the baccalaureate ceremony in the new gymnasium. The mural required about 26 hours of painting. (Fred Lynch ~ Southeast Missourian archive)

Published July 5, 1990. Pig squeals filled the air at the Jackson City Park as these 3-year-old youngsters participated in the greased-pig contest at the Jackson Jaycees' Fourth of July Celebration. An estimated crowd of 10,000 turned out for the day's events, which included a parade, mud volleyball contest, games and fireworks. (Mark Sterkel ~ Southeast Missourian archive)

Published Oct. 17, 1990. Dr. Raymond A. Ritter, left, was honored for his outstanding contributions to Rotary by Rotary Club of Cape Girardeau president Moe Sandfort. Ritter was a member of the club for over 30 years. (Southeast Missourian archive)

These four unidentified youths were preparing to do some manual labor at St. Vincent's College during the school's anniversary observance in 1965. (Southeast Missourian archive photo)

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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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