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Arnhold Mill Dam – NIANGUA RIVER

Posted on July 9, 2016 by admin

Arnhold Mill Dam Real photo postcard Note the folks in the canoe upstream from this icy dam. George and Dorotha Arnhold bought Cleman Mill on the Niangua River in Camden County in 1878. Its scenic location, abundant game, good fishing … Continue reading →

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STEAMBOAT’S COMIN’! The Ruth at Linn Creek

Posted on July 5, 2016 by admin

The Ruth in Linn Creek Mo Real photo postcard. J. W. Farmer. Linn Creek. MO. LOVE this photograph!  You can sense the excitement of a boat’s arrival in river towns:  “Steamboat’s a-comin’! Steamboat’s a-comin’!”  Everyone in Linn Creek headed to … Continue reading →

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CAMP YOCUM Near Galena – Night Scene – early 1920s Hall photograph –

Posted on July 3, 2016 by admin

Flashlight Scene at Camp Yocum, James River, Galena, Mo. Real Photo postcard. #626 Hall Photo Co. (Note – by ‘flashlight,’ Hall means he used a flash bulb) George Hall was among the most talented producers of real photo postcards in … Continue reading →

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CAMP ON WHITE RIVER – George Hall vintage photo

Posted on June 20, 2016 by admin

All Busy in Camp on White River, Real photo postcard, by George E. Hall. 385 Hall Photo Co. We think this uncommon George Hall postcard shows a portrait of Hall (on the left) holding a very fine postcard camera. Most … Continue reading →

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DAM REMOVAL success on the #Hudson – time to remove #Lock & Dam No. 1

Posted on June 13, 2016 by admin

#AmericanRivers and #Riverkeepers celebrate the removal of a rusty, abandoned dam on Wynants Kill near Albany, NY. Already they see the flash of silver as herring swarm upstream to spawn. ” ‘Every dam should have an existential crisis,’ ” said … Continue reading →

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Test …

Posted on June 3, 2016 by admin

testing social media connections

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Hotel Ha Ha Tonka

Posted on May 31, 2016 by admin

Real photo postcard. Written in red ink, “Hotel Ha Ha tonk a MO”. Published by Jas. Bruin Linn Creek, MO. Unsent. There’s a long and largely unsuccessful history of trying to develop Ha Ha Tonka as a tourist attraction. We’re … Continue reading →

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Poetic Meditations on the Osage River – Guest Post by Rod Cameron

Posted on May 23, 2016 by admin

Recently Rod Cameron, of Raytown, messaged us on Facebook after reading Damming the Osage. Rod lived along the Osage River in the 1970s. He shared with us a poem he had written as he watched Truman Dam being built. It … Continue reading →

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Old Linn Creek 1909 – before Bagnell Dam

Posted on May 19, 2016 by admin

“Linn Creek, Mo. Looking N. W. 1909” written in red ink. Real photo postcard, published by G. A. Moulder, Linn Creek, Mo. Unsent. Linn Creek, seat of Camden County, here seen nestled in its valley near the Osage, seems to … Continue reading →

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Trout Glen at Ha Ha Tonka

Posted on May 13, 2016 by admin

Entitled “Trout Glen” and written in red ink “Ha ha ton ka,”  this real photo postcard was published by Jas. Bruin, Linn Creek, MO. Unsent. Before Bagnell Dam, this spring outlet fed into the Niangua River. Springs throughout the Ozarks … Continue reading →

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