Julius Kirmse and Leonard Hacker

Julius Kirmse and Leonard Hacker

Julius Kirmse and Leonard Hacker on a broken wooden mast

Who's Who

• Left to Right - Julius Henry Kirmse,  Leonard Hacker

Second Snapshot

What

• Bridge that goes across the  Mississippi River to Chester, Illinois.

Story

Visiting with Leonard Hacker.  Leonard was a cousin of Julius Kirmse.

Pictures taken while Julius Henry Kirmse and his parents, Martha (Cordes) and William Kirmse, were visiting relatives in Missouri during the fall of 1948.

Date

Fall 1948.

Location

Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. Taken near Cape Girardeau at the Mississippi River as can see bridge to Illinois in the background. Cape Girardeau was where Edward Doernhoefer lived at the time.

Notes

1. Scanned from negatives of pictures taken by Julius Henry Kirmse during a visit to Missouri relatives.
2. Identifications confirmed by Helen (Kirmse) Hacker -  Email  August 21, 2015.: "It is the bridge that goes to Chester Ill. "