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Category Archives: Vintage Image of the Week
Warsaw on the Osage – 1905 Postcard
Real Photo Postcard, mailed 1905 Sent by Lula G. Davis from Lincoln, Missouri to Miss Edith Belle Ordway of Haverhill, Mass., on December 6, 1905 showing “a scene in our county – at Warsaw on the Osage.” This real … Continue reading
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Tagged Joe Dice, osage river, swinging bridge, Warsaw Missouri
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Osage River near Osceola
Real Photo Postcard, circa 1920 Message on the back makes it sound like this photo was taken for a particular friend. Written in pencil it says: “Osage River near Osceola. Here are some river (pictures) near Mrs. MacKenny made for … Continue reading
Natural Bridge at HA HA TONKA
Real Photo Postcard, circa 1930 Ha Ha Tonka is a cornucopia of karst features – springs, caves, cliffs, sinkholes and a natural bridge., was described in a 1940s brochure: “the 600-acre tract includes all the natural wonders of the place, … Continue reading
Paddlefish – Trophy Fish – 3 snapshots circa 1940
These were likely taken in the American South – perhaps Mississippi or Louisiana. The man in the boat is holding an unbaited trot line. Paddlefish swim the waters with their mouths agape as … Continue reading
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Tagged Blind Pony Hatchery, paddlefish, snagging, spoonbill
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Lewis Red Eagle and Willie Bigheart – Students at Osage Indian School – 1917
Real Photo Postcard, 1917 Written in ink on the back: “Genva McQuain. Lewis Redeagle, Willie Bigheart. Osage Indians. Friends of mine at O.I.S. 1917” These handsome young scholars attended O.I.S. (the Osage Indian Government School (1912-1953) in Pawhuska, Oklahoma. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Heart, Bigheart, Harmony Mission, Osage Indian School, Osage Indians, Pawhuska, Red Eagle, Redeagle
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GLAMORLAND – the Ozarks, 1944
By Richard Gear Hobbs, PhD, copyright 1944. This is a rather scarce but not particularly valuable example of the kind of soporific writing Mark Twain loved to satirize. His ridicule of James Fenimore Cooper (see “Fenimore Cooper’s Literary Offenses” – … Continue reading
Artesian White Sulphur Spring Well Park, Clinton, Missouri
Cabinet card, circa 1890 Established in 1887, in the era when spring water was associated with health, the Artesian Spring Well on the western edge of Clinton was a lively place. The Artesian Hotel catered to visiting spa enthusiasts. A … Continue reading
BRIDGE AT HOECKER / HENLEY (UNDER CONSTRUCTION) 1903
Although long out of service, the Henley railroad bridge is still an imposing iron bridge across the Osage in Miller County, not far from St. Elizabeth. It is hard to get to as the right of way is grown up … Continue reading
BRICE SPRING – now Bennett Spring State Park on the Niangua River
Real photo postcard – Mill Dam at Brice Mo, 1914 Given an abundant water source, like a spring-fed Ozark stream, one of the first things pioneers often did was build a water mill. The dams began as crude wood obstructions … Continue reading
James A. Reed, Senator
Press Photograph We began our chapter on Lake of the Ozarks with a discussion of a now-forgotten lawsuit against Union Electric over the destruction of the trout pool at Ha Ha Tonka. This was a huge case that filled the … Continue reading