Rural Missouri's editors have always used their cameras to tell the story of the people who appeared on the magazine's pages. Over the years, our talented photojournalists have documented a way of life that in many instances has vanished. This month we share many of the faces that have appeared in the magazine, drawn from thousands of negatives, slides and digital images in our archives. FACES OF RURAL MISSOURI THE EARLY YEARS West Quincy, 1973 Photo by Fred Causley Linemen from Missouri Rural Lancaster, 1968 Photo by John Oidtman Electric Cooperative worked from a boat during the flood of 1973 after a levee broke south of West Quincy. Floodwaters covered more than 1.8 million acres and cost Missourians more than $90 million that year. Members of the Lancaster Saddle Club bring in the flag during the club's annual horse show. The club's more than 100 members saw the club as an important activity for kids. " If you keep the kids busy they won't have time to get into mischief, " said club president Don Gordy. Rolla, 1964 Photo by Bill Matteson Floyd Haas kneels next to a chick warmer in a photo for a Rural Electric Missourian article which touted the use of electricity on poultry farms. 10 RURAL MISSOURI | JANUARY 2023