Horse takes prominent Hannibal woman on a frightening ride
This early photo shows the state of the intersection at Market Street and Broadway Extension. Mrs. Dr. D.H. Shields was driving a...
Rev. and Mrs. Quinctus Ennis Whaley left an early and lasting legacy in Hannibal
Mary E. Whaley taught elementary grades at both Lincoln and Douglass schools in Hannibal. Photo contributed by Major Griggsby. Rev. and...
Chowning name respected in both Twain circles and for health care expertise
The late Dr. Thomas Chowning Jr., a native of Florida, Mo. His father was the attending physician for Sam Clemens’ birth, and Dr....
Pleasant Court – an example of mid-1950s Hannibal lifestyle
Pleasant Court was a post-war housing project intended to help relieve the housing crisis following the end of World War II. This photo...
Century-old building has plenty of tales to tell
The Emporium: This ready-to wear store was located at 609-11 Broadway. Michael Fireside, a native of Austria, was the store’s manager, on...
Folktale relates town’s horror over Meeks’ family murders
William Taylor was publicly hung on May 30, 1896, at Carrollton, Mo. He was convicted in the grisly murders of members of the Gus Meeks’...
A house built around a rail car; roads paved of button remnants
Archie Hayden of Hannibal shared this photo of the demolition of the house on Route MM, which was constructed around a railroad car. Jean...
Depression-era values sustained local business
David W. (Bill) Carenen operated at grocery store and meat counter at 611 Union Street, Hannibal, Mo, from the mid 1920s to the mid...
Rendlens left Germany to start a new life in Hannibal, Mo., prior to the start of the Civil War
At the time of Catherine Rendlen’s death in 1902, she lived at 2314-16 Market, (earlier known as 318 Market) with various members of her...
Tom Dooley made a career of dealing cards in Hannibal
This photo, estimated to have been taken in 1946-47, was taken in the backroom of the Illmo cigar store at 209 S. Main, Hannibal....