Sean Rost
@rostontheroad.bsky.social
Host - Our Missouri Podcast | Assistant Director, Research - SHSMO | Mizzou PhD | Views are my own | Living in the borderland between Missour-EE & Missour-UH
New book: https://upress.missouri.edu/9780826223289/catching-hell-from-all-quarters/
New book: https://upress.missouri.edu/9780826223289/catching-hell-from-all-quarters/
Banner Image: A farmer inspects Kentucky No. 1 barley (left) and Missouri Early Beardless barley (right), 1937 [Missouri Ruralist Photographs (P0030), SHSMO]
![Banner Image: A farmer inspects Kentucky No. 1 barley (left) and Missouri Early Beardless barley (right), 1937 [Missouri Ruralist Photographs (P0030), SHSMO]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vvujhvti5ii2zaf5glxeoazr/bafkreigoufyrdovdu7adyyukggejejwxrc5mbuxdabiavrp4rxoe3b7kka@jpeg)
April 11, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Banner Image: A farmer inspects Kentucky No. 1 barley (left) and Missouri Early Beardless barley (right), 1937 [Missouri Ruralist Photographs (P0030), SHSMO]
Episode Image: Kentucky Culture Caravan, 1961 [Arthur Witman Photograph Collection (S0717), SHSMO]
April 11, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Episode Image: Kentucky Culture Caravan, 1961 [Arthur Witman Photograph Collection (S0717), SHSMO]
Banner Image: Midway at the World’s Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1893 [John J. Buse Collection (S1083), SHSMO]
March 25, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Banner Image: Midway at the World’s Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1893 [John J. Buse Collection (S1083), SHSMO]
Episode Image: Charles Trefts in a Regal Coupe exiting a covered bridge near Springfield, Illinois, ca. 1912 [Charles Trefts Photographs (P0034), SHSMO]
March 25, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Episode Image: Charles Trefts in a Regal Coupe exiting a covered bridge near Springfield, Illinois, ca. 1912 [Charles Trefts Photographs (P0034), SHSMO]
Kansas City Royals players talk to young fans during Spring Training, Fort Myers, FL, 1978 [Raymond E. Corey Photograph Collection (K1311), SHSMO] #photofriday
March 21, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Kansas City Royals players talk to young fans during Spring Training, Fort Myers, FL, 1978 [Raymond E. Corey Photograph Collection (K1311), SHSMO] #photofriday
Hofflin Post Office on Route 66, Crawford County, Missouri, date unknown. [John F. Bradbury, Jr. Postcard Collection (R1551), SHSMO] #photofriday
March 14, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Hofflin Post Office on Route 66, Crawford County, Missouri, date unknown. [John F. Bradbury, Jr. Postcard Collection (R1551), SHSMO] #photofriday
Photographers on the roof of St. Louis’ Sportsman’s Park during the 1934 World Series. [Charles Trefts Photographs (P0034), SHSMO] #photofriday
March 7, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Photographers on the roof of St. Louis’ Sportsman’s Park during the 1934 World Series. [Charles Trefts Photographs (P0034), SHSMO] #photofriday
Little Flat Creek Bridge, Monett, Missouri, date unknown. [Missouri Postcard Collection (P0032), SHSMO] #photofriday
February 28, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Little Flat Creek Bridge, Monett, Missouri, date unknown. [Missouri Postcard Collection (P0032), SHSMO] #photofriday
Banner Image: Observation Tower, Eureka Springs, Arkansas, date unknown [Lucile Morris Upton Papers (C3869), SHSMO]
![Banner Image: Observation Tower, Eureka Springs, Arkansas, date unknown [Lucile Morris Upton Papers (C3869), SHSMO]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vvujhvti5ii2zaf5glxeoazr/bafkreia3io55jp7j4mvnzhrxrh3tw5blkh7lrd5y2z6athg7kjgiqsairq@jpeg)
February 28, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Banner Image: Observation Tower, Eureka Springs, Arkansas, date unknown [Lucile Morris Upton Papers (C3869), SHSMO]
Episode Image: Unidentified man standing along the White River Railroad tracks at the Missouri-Arkansas state line, ca. 1908 [Johnson Family Collection (SP0085), SHSMO]
![Episode Image: Unidentified man standing along the White River Railroad tracks at the Missouri-Arkansas state line, ca. 1908 [Johnson Family Collection (SP0085), SHSMO]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vvujhvti5ii2zaf5glxeoazr/bafkreihf5do5kdxgjchftc2w2jlvschk6goymczxhoqltpxhw6if73duqa@jpeg)
February 28, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Episode Image: Unidentified man standing along the White River Railroad tracks at the Missouri-Arkansas state line, ca. 1908 [Johnson Family Collection (SP0085), SHSMO]
Gasconade County Courthouse in Hermann, Missouri, date unknown. [Edward J. Kemper Collection (C4388), SHSMO] #photofriday
February 21, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Gasconade County Courthouse in Hermann, Missouri, date unknown. [Edward J. Kemper Collection (C4388), SHSMO] #photofriday
Box Supper, Lebanon, Missouri, 1950 [Missouri Ruralist Photographs (P0030), SHSMO] #photofriday
February 14, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Box Supper, Lebanon, Missouri, 1950 [Missouri Ruralist Photographs (P0030), SHSMO] #photofriday
Banner Image: Missouri cattlemen visit Rocking Chair Ranch, Osage County, Oklahoma, 1960 [Missouri Ruralist Photographs (P0030), SHSMO]
February 13, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Banner Image: Missouri cattlemen visit Rocking Chair Ranch, Osage County, Oklahoma, 1960 [Missouri Ruralist Photographs (P0030), SHSMO]
Episode Image: Franklin D. Roosevelt Whistle Stop Tour, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1938 [Arthur Witman Photograph Collection (S0836), SHSMO]
February 13, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Episode Image: Franklin D. Roosevelt Whistle Stop Tour, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1938 [Arthur Witman Photograph Collection (S0836), SHSMO]
A photograph of the Missouri State Capitol building in Jefferson City following a devastating fire in February 1911 [Gerald R. Massie Photographs (P0016), SHSMO] #photofriday
February 7, 2025 at 11:17 PM
A photograph of the Missouri State Capitol building in Jefferson City following a devastating fire in February 1911 [Gerald R. Massie Photographs (P0016), SHSMO] #photofriday
Sunset at the Lake of the Ozarks, date unknown [Charles Trefts Photographs (P0034), SHSMO] #photofriday
January 31, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Sunset at the Lake of the Ozarks, date unknown [Charles Trefts Photographs (P0034), SHSMO] #photofriday
Banner Image: County Club District Community Golf Links, 1920 [J. C. Nichols Company Scrapbooks (K0054), SHSMO]
January 28, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Banner Image: County Club District Community Golf Links, 1920 [J. C. Nichols Company Scrapbooks (K0054), SHSMO]
Episode Image: Friends of Ned Draper stop for a meal in Kansas on their way to Wyoming, date unknown [Draper-McClurg Family Papers (C3069), SHSMO]
January 28, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Episode Image: Friends of Ned Draper stop for a meal in Kansas on their way to Wyoming, date unknown [Draper-McClurg Family Papers (C3069), SHSMO]
Capitol building reflected in water, ca. 1972 [League of Women Voters of St. Louis Records (S0530), SHSMO] #photofriday
![Capitol building reflected in water, ca. 1972 [League of Women Voters of St. Louis Records (S0530), SHSMO]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vvujhvti5ii2zaf5glxeoazr/bafkreifhuxuelj5x4rkt5l7xr4mhvts5hklulryvzlx6otafc47jwjqafi@jpeg)
January 24, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Capitol building reflected in water, ca. 1972 [League of Women Voters of St. Louis Records (S0530), SHSMO] #photofriday
Person in a hammock in Warsaw, Missouri, ca. 1900 [Hughes-Savage Family Papers (C4567), SHSMO] #photofriday
January 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Person in a hammock in Warsaw, Missouri, ca. 1900 [Hughes-Savage Family Papers (C4567), SHSMO] #photofriday
The aftermath of a winter storm in St. Charles, Missouri, 1916 [John J. Buse Collection (S1083), SHSMO] #photofriday
![Trees and power lines covered in ice in St. Charles, Missouri, 1916 [John J. Buce Collection (S1083), SHSMO]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vvujhvti5ii2zaf5glxeoazr/bafkreib4cku2yfk4ee5ymc5iovyqljma2x2pvsb7cbl2fzylsmdylv7mfe@jpeg)
January 10, 2025 at 5:49 PM
The aftermath of a winter storm in St. Charles, Missouri, 1916 [John J. Buse Collection (S1083), SHSMO] #photofriday
African American elementary school teachers in St. Louis, Missouri, 1904 [John D. Buckner Papers (S0468-1114), SHSMO] #photofriday
![A group of African American elementary school teachers pose for a photograph in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1904 [John D. Buckner Papers (S0468-1114), SHSMO]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vvujhvti5ii2zaf5glxeoazr/bafkreic2bng27zyq7i6hzaydtxjxz5ru2kenrxer4xhfjwndlvsj5terj4@jpeg)
January 3, 2025 at 11:47 PM
African American elementary school teachers in St. Louis, Missouri, 1904 [John D. Buckner Papers (S0468-1114), SHSMO] #photofriday
Ward Beam's World Champion Auto Daredevils Thrill Show, Automobile and Motorcycle Stunts at Walsh Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri [Arthur Witman Collection (S0732), SHSMO] #photofriday #donottryathome
December 27, 2024 at 2:40 PM
Ward Beam's World Champion Auto Daredevils Thrill Show, Automobile and Motorcycle Stunts at Walsh Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri [Arthur Witman Collection (S0732), SHSMO] #photofriday #donottryathome
Banner Image: Senator Tom Eagleton (D-MO) and Senator John Danforth (R-MO) pose for a photograph at a World Series celebration, 1985 [John C. Danforth Papers (C4532), SHSMO]
December 24, 2024 at 3:58 PM
Banner Image: Senator Tom Eagleton (D-MO) and Senator John Danforth (R-MO) pose for a photograph at a World Series celebration, 1985 [John C. Danforth Papers (C4532), SHSMO]
Episode Image: Senator Nancy Kassebaum (R-KS), Ewing Kauffman, Wendy Fogelman, Senator Bob Dole (R-KS), Muriel Kauffman, Avron Fogelman, Senator Tom Eagleton (D-MO), Senator John Danforth (R-MO) pose for a photograph at a World Series celebration, 1985 [John C. Danforth Papers (C4532), SHSMO]
December 24, 2024 at 3:58 PM
Episode Image: Senator Nancy Kassebaum (R-KS), Ewing Kauffman, Wendy Fogelman, Senator Bob Dole (R-KS), Muriel Kauffman, Avron Fogelman, Senator Tom Eagleton (D-MO), Senator John Danforth (R-MO) pose for a photograph at a World Series celebration, 1985 [John C. Danforth Papers (C4532), SHSMO]