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NewsSeptember 24, 2013

Pictures of the Past #26

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/

G.D. Fronabarger likely shot this photograph of the personnel of the Cape Girardeau Fire Department in 1954. Betty Landre wrote: "The man in the white suit, standing between the four uniformed firefighters, is U.G. Pettigrew. He was the fire commissioner then."
G.D. Fronabarger likely shot this photograph of the personnel of the Cape Girardeau Fire Department in 1954. Betty Landre wrote: "The man in the white suit, standing between the four uniformed firefighters, is U.G. Pettigrew. He was the fire commissioner then."
We believe this is the Standard Service Station at 859 N. Kingshighway, operated by Leon W. Brennecke in the 1950s.
We believe this is the Standard Service Station at 859 N. Kingshighway, operated by Leon W. Brennecke in the 1950s.
A convoy of National Guard trucks rolled down the highway in this undated photo.
A convoy of National Guard trucks rolled down the highway in this undated photo.
This was likely the first car to cross the new bridge over Sloan's Creek in 1958. It appears Mayor Walter Ford is a passenger in the car. Can anyone identify the other occupants?
This was likely the first car to cross the new bridge over Sloan's Creek in 1958. It appears Mayor Walter Ford is a passenger in the car. Can anyone identify the other occupants?
This road may have been cut through the picturesque hills of Trail of Tears State Park.
This road may have been cut through the picturesque hills of Trail of Tears State Park.
Workers dig a ditch for a sewer line in this unidentified photograph.
Workers dig a ditch for a sewer line in this unidentified photograph.
From the street sign reflected in this woman's windshield, we know this picture was made on Whitener. Grace United Methodist Church can be seen in the distance behind the baseball backstop, so it appears to be the area near Central High School.
From the street sign reflected in this woman's windshield, we know this picture was made on Whitener. Grace United Methodist Church can be seen in the distance behind the baseball backstop, so it appears to be the area near Central High School.
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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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