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This rare photo of workers on Hannibal's riverfront, illustrates the process used to gather lumber harvested in the northern regions of...

Local Legacies By Mary Lou Montgomery Published Dec. 12, 1981 Hannibal Courier-Post Hannibal has a strong foundation. At least many of...

Are you a descendant of Joseph Bassen? click here to begin a conversation with Mary Lou Montgomery. Here's a building block from...

Cutline: 8 below - but sleighing's fine. Taken on the northeast corner of Hubbard at 3200 St. Mary's Ave. This photo was originally...

MARY LOU MONTGOMERY montgomery.editor@yahoo.com The life that Oscar Lewis Tucker led might be summarized in two words: Making due. He was...

James Coleman Bowles (1908-1969) is pictured in front of his tavern on the north side of Market Street, just west of the former wedge.

MARY LOU MONTGOMERY Dan Griffen, 91, still creating bouquets and making floral deliveries for his family’s business, looks across the...

Mike Clark lines up a shot on the vintage shuffleboard table at Sportsman's Bar , South Seventh Street in Hannibal. Mike's dad, John...

Flooding river photo This photo shows the 100 block of Third Street, South Side, facing north, circa 1903. At the north of the photo is...

Early White Star Laundry photo. Steve Chou collection Hannibal Courier-Post (MO) - Friday, September 8, 2006 Author: MARY LOU, MONTGOMERY...