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Garland D. Fronabarger is shown working in the darkroom at the Southeast Missourian. He talks about the beginning of photography at the newspaper in this audio slideshow which includes some of his early work.
Below are links to the photographs with the stories behind them.
Giant cypress was Missouri's largest
Bartels Mercantile Co. burns in 1937
Best mules at Bollinger County Fair
Fire destroys Elks Building in 1938
Arena Building under construction
Search Floodway for Refugees 1937
Here are links to previous blogs with audio slideshows of Frony speaking along with his photographs:
Here is a photo of G.D. Fronabarger taken in 1928:
Garland D. Fronabarger, cub reporter
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