October 28, 2014

Pictures of the Past #83

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/

Rosalee Bollinger and Patricia Lynn, both of Benton, Missouri, show off tree-ripened Redhaven peaches, grown in Southeast Missouri in 1960.

G.D. Fronabarger loved flying, and he loved taking pictures at the Cape Girardeau Municipal Airport. Unfortunately, most of his airport shots are unidentified. Can you put a name to a face?

Help us identify these office workers.

Bell Telephone workers appear to be installing cable in this photograph.

A display at the SEMO District Fair shows off the footwear manufactured by the International Shoe Co.

Joetta (Lewis) Giles wrote: "The two ladies seated are Mrs. Everett (Helen Lewis) Summers and behind her, her mother Mrs. H. M. (Alberta Wright) Lewis in front of Helen's residence on Anna Street. I am not familiar with the two young men."

April 28, 1954 Southeast Missourian Another riverlike scene resulted during Tuesday's storm as water reached close to floor boards of automobiles parked on Broadway in the block between Lorimier and Fountain streets. Cars were forced to remain stationary until the water level dropped. (G.D. Fronabarger photo)

March 2, 1963 Southeast Missourian. Marcia England, second grader at Jefferson School, points to a calendar made by Mrs. Alma Evitt’s class. The Confederate Flag she is pointing to signifies Feb. 18, as the date Jefferson Davis became president of the Confederacy. Also depicted are birthdates of famous persons and important events in history. Shown left to right are Brenda Bergstrom, Sherri Tranum, Connie Shirrell, Lary Reutzel and Kathy Sitze. (G.D. Fronabarger/Southeast Missourian archive) Each pupil chose a day of the month, did outside research on the importance of that date, and gave a report on the famous person or event that took place on that day. The pupils then drew pictures depicting the day and mounted them on a wall to form a picture calendar.

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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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