January 28, 2014

Pictures of the Past #44

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/

April 18, 1959 Southeast Missourian. Money collected in the home campaign phase of the cancer crusade Tuesday night was taken by the solicitors to thee Chamber of Commerce Building. Some of those helping with the campaign and the police escort provided them are shown. In the picture are: Mrs. William Bertrand, Mrs. Paul Ayers, Mrs. Charles King, Mrs. Roscoe Lamb, Mrs. Don Blattner, Mrs. Harry Wilkinson, Miss Ida Daume, Mrs. Sloan Tuschhoff, Mrs. Lloyd Statler, Mrs. Paul Weber, Miss Laura Gerlach, Mrs. Leonard Rehg, Mrs. Alfred Jones, Mrs. Harry Bertrand, Mrs. Eugene Meinz, Mrs. Leslie Eagle, Mrs. Lester Burchyette, Mrs. Oscar Brown, Mrs Emmons, ward leaders and solicitors; Edward Bender, Cancer Crusade chairman; special officers, Claude Field, Bill Stover, Russell Smith and Vernon Fee. (G.D. Fronabarger/Southeast Missourian archive)

Help us identify these Central High School graduates. The photo was likely taken in the late 1950s or early 1960s.

These people may have been touring the Marquette Cement Mfg. Co. plant in South Cape.

We don't know who these men are, but the photo looks as if it was taken at the Marquette Cement Mfg. Co. plant in South Cape. Mrs. Rob Nicholas wrote: "The man on the far right in picture number 4 of 7 in gallery #44 is my husband's grandfather, Fred Nicholas. He was the superintendent for some time. Marquette donated the two trains to the city parks while he was there, my husband said."

This may be another group preparing to tour Marquette Cement Mfg. Co.

The water tower in the background clearly marks this as a Jackson industry. Can you name it? Linda Seabaugh wrote: "I recognized the two businesses in east Jackson. #6 is the old shoe factory right off East Main. #7 is the old hosier mill (just north of the shoe factory). Both are still standing in east Jackson."

This building looks similar to the previous one, but there are subtle differences. What industry did this structure house? Linda Seabaugh wrote: "I recognized the two businesses in east Jackson. #6 is the old shoe factory right off East Main. #7 is the old hosiery mill (just north of the shoe factory). Both are still standing in east Jackson." However, Jim Rapp disagrees. He says this is the shoe factory building, looking to the northeast.

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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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