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Category Archives: Vintage Image of the Week
Water Tower at Ha Ha Tonka – Vintage Image
Tower Ha Ha Tonka, Mo. “8 miles of L.C.” (probably Linn Creek) By G. A. Moulder, Linn Creek, Mo. Unsent. Stone Water Tower, 80 feet high, at Robert M. Snyder’s castle retreat above the Osage River. Water was pumped from … Continue reading
Fishing Camp – ARNHOLD’S MILL on Niangua River
Fishing Camp, Arnolds (sic) Mill, Mo. No. 1176 Arnhold’s Mill was a commercial mill site certainly, but also an early fishing camp/resort on the Niangua River in Camden County not far from Ha Ha Tonka’s springs. In 1896, J. W. … Continue reading
Webster Bluff – HA HA TONKA
Webster bluff – Hahatonka Jas. Bruin. Linn Creek. Mo. Unsent. The caption on this vintage image seems to indicate that at one time Webster Bluff may have been part of large holdings of the Snyder family, known as Ha Ha … Continue reading
Another Flood in Linn Creek circa 1920
High Water Linn Creek Mo. Real Photo Postcard by J. W. Farmer, Linn Creek, Mo. probably around 1920. Unsent. The Osage could play havoc with your plans. Flooding was a regular event in Linn Creek but it didn’t seem to … Continue reading
Arnhold Mill Dam – NIANGUA RIVER
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
STEAMBOAT’S COMIN’! The Ruth at Linn Creek
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
CAMP YOCUM Near Galena – Night Scene – early 1920s Hall photograph –
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
CAMP ON WHITE RIVER – George Hall vintage photo
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
Hotel Ha Ha Tonka
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
Old Linn Creek 1909 – before Bagnell Dam
“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