Meat packers adapt as new processing procedures evolve
Glenn (Woody) Ewing, left, and Max Sonis, right, pose behind the meat counter of the Sonis Meat Market, 623 Broadway, Hannibal, circa...
Toncray’s riverfront hotel early Hannibal landmark
This is an illustration showing trains and steamboats at Hannibal, Missouri. The illustration appears in The Great South-West, June 1874....
Miss Link: Venerable assistant to veteran Missouri lawmaker
What was once the back of the old W.Z. Link house, located in Link View addition, Oakwood, is now the front. The house now fronts Edgar...
E.T. Cameron, key keeper for the Mark Twain Cave
Seated in front of the entrance to the Mark Twain Cave at Hannibal is Evan T. Cameron, who owned the cave from 1923 until his death in...
View of Market Street in days of old, from boy’s perspective
Raymond Witt of Hannibal, Mo., reflects upon the 1940s and 1950s, when lived with his mother, Roma, above Hedges appliance store, across...
Local druggist’s bright future dimmed by alcohol addiction
Standing today at 1412 Market Street, Hannibal, Mo., is the building where Fred A. Waelder conducted a drug and toiletries business for...
Foss early owner of West End landmark: Marion House hotel
The Marion House was located at 160-162 (later renumbered 1500-1502) Market Street, from the late 1850s until its demolition, calculated...
William Robbins describes the 1850 stage coach route from Paris, Mo., to Hannibal, Mo.
Capt. William Robbins. Photo from Kevin K. Mittge's collection. MARY LOU MONTGOMERY This is an excerpt from "The Notorious Madam Shaw,"...
Veteran police matron played pivotal role in maintaining Hannibal’s peace
Ella Tepper Garland Bradshaw was pictured along with other Hannibal police officers in the Hannibal Courier-Post at the beginning of...
Veteran Market Street merchant watched as ‘The Wedge’ crumbled
This photo of the 1200 block of Market Street was taken by Charles Doty in 1962. Just behind the Westinghouse sign is Schanbacher’s Meat...