Introduction

The Springfield News-Leader and its predecessors have documented life in the Ozarks since 1867. Unfortunately, a fire on March 26, 1947 destroyed the Springfield Newspaper, Inc.'s building and printing equipment. At the time, the company printed a morning paper, the Springfield Daily News, an evening paper, the Springfield Leader and Press, and a Sunday paper, the Springfield News & Leader. Among the property lost in the fire was the company's extensive photograph library. Few pre-1947 images survived.

The Collection

The collection consists of thousands of photographic negatives and prints from the News & Leader, Leader and Press, and the Daily News.

Rights and Reproductions

The photographs in this collection are the property of the Springfield News-Leader, and are protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. The collection is provided solely for personal noncommercial use. You may not use the photographs within this collection in a manner that constitutes an infringement of the Springfield News-Leader's rights or that has not been authorized by the Springfield News-Leader. More specifically, unless explicitly authorized in these Terms of Service or by the owner of the materials, you may not modify, copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit, translate, sell, create derivative works, exploit, or distribute in any manner or medium (including by email or other electronic means) any material from the collection. You may, however, from time to time, download and/or print one copy of individual pages of the collection for your personal, non-commercial use, provided that you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices. For information about requesting permission to reproduce or distribute materials from the historic photograph collection, please contact the Springfield News-Leader.

Transmission or reproduction of items on these pages beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the Springfield News-Leader: 651 Booneville, Springfield, Missouri, 65806. (417) 836-1100.

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