July 3, 2012

Mystery photo gallery #14

You never know what you'll spot in the Missourian's mystery photo galleries. Take a moment and explore. If you recognize an image, contact librarian Sharon Sanders at ssanders@semissourian.com.

An unidentified, stogey-smoking business man prepared to delve into the Southeast Missourian's 1939 Achievement Edition, which highlighted the progress made in the previous year. If you can provide information about the image, contact librarian Sharon Sanders at ssanders@semissourian.com.

Capaha Park served as the setting for a fishing demonstration in this unidentified picture. If you can provide information about the image, contact librarian Sharon Sanders at ssanders@semissourian.com.

March 24, 1958 Southeast Missourian. Seventy members of homemakers clubs at Jackson and the Campster School loaded onto two buses here Saturday morning and made a tour of interesting places in St. Louis. The group included some husbands and children of members. (G.D. Fronabarger/Southeast Missourian archive) The picture was made at Union Bus Depot, 16 N. Frederick in Cape Girardeau.

July 21, 1955 Southeast Missourian. A season of plenty! This intimate family group picture looking over the variety of produce grown in its own garden well illustrates how bountiful gardens have produced this season, the finest growing period in many years. In the picture are Mr. and Mrs. Ernest F. Schuette, their son, Darrell, and their daughter, Mrs. Larry Bollinger, at their farm home in the Roberts school community, five miles northwest of Jackson. Their garden is typical of what any family using a moderate amount of energy can produce to provide most of the food wants for their table. Here are beans, roasting ears, tomatoes, carrots, cucumbers, potatoes, onions, peppers and what have you. The Schuette family adheres closely to a balanced farm program on their 205 acres, and they’ve enough garden produce here to supply the vegetable needs of several families. (G.D. Fronabarger/Southeast Missourian archive)

Pig clubs were a lesson in animal husbandry, teaching youngsters how to care for the animals. These club members were apparently from Advance. If you can provide information about the image, contact librarian Sharon Sanders at ssanders@semissourian.com.

Luther Hahs was caught on camera speaking to a group of people about an unknown project. If you can provide information about the image, contact librarian Sharon Sanders at ssanders@semissourian.com.

Twirlers rehearsed a dance routine in front of scenery that included artificial palm trees. If you can provide information about the image, contact librarian Sharon Sanders at ssanders@semissourian.com.

March 7, 1962 Southeast Missourian. Modeling an ensemble she will wear in the Delta Delta Delta annual fashion show, “Garden of Fashions,” is a Tri-Delta member, Miss Mary Ellen Hesskamp. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter H. Hesskamp, 1732 Anna. A junior at the State College, she is majoring in English and Spanish. The style show will be held at 8 Thursday evening in the College Auditorium. (G.D. Fronabarger/Southeast Missourian archive)

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You never know what you'll spot in the Missourian's mystery photo galleries. Take a moment and explore. If you recognize an image, contact librarian Sharon Sanders at ssanders@semissourian.com.

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