Vaudeville musical comedian’s last performance was at Hannibal’s Star Theatre in October 1907
This 1910 postcard of Hannibal’s South Main Street shows a star sign in front of the Star Theatre, pictured at left. The Star Theatre...
Russell W. Moss slaves: One ‘Herculean’ in size; the other cast out as an ‘old, worn out Negress’
This 1854 map of Hannibal was digitally reproduced by Dave Thomson in 2004. A portion is included here to show the locations of the two...
Mark Twain’s recollection suggests that money can't buy happiness
The 1899 Sanborn map of Hannibal, Mo., shows the Lakenan house, opposite of the First Christian Church on Broadway. The description...
Early automobile travel: 14 hours across Missouri
Tom Beatty, secretary of the Quincy, Ill., Chamber of Commerce Highway commission, created a series of Sunday drive routes that motorists...
Century later: Recalling 1918’s deadly influenza outbreak
At left is the grave of James E. Durst, who died at the age of 24 during the Spanish Influenza epidemic in October 1918. At right is the...
Small-town boy experienced his share of real-life drama
Kim Johnson contributed this 1980s photo of her grandfather, Roy Stonewall Johnson. Roy grew up near Fabius in rural Marion County, Mo....
1928: Miss Feaster released as principal; Palmyra district wanted a man for the job
Miss Catherine Feaster, principal of Palmyra’s Washington elementary school and eighth-grade teacher, is pictured along with her class in...
Corrine Armer’s brief residency in Hannibal paints a memorable picture of the fashion era
John Thomas Michael and his wife, Cora Irene Hey, are pictured circa 1891, around the time of their marriage. Cora, later known as...
Spectacular Ralls rolling hills transform into key highway link
W.A. Haydon, left, and Clarence Shinn are filling a silo on the C.K. Gillum dairy farm in this 1927 photo. Photo was originally...
History a series of connections: Tilden Russell Selmes and his Hannibal link
This 1969 photo, from the Steve Chou collection, shows the building that housed the Tilden R. Selmes' mercantile store, beginning circa...