Congressman Dewey Short – Hillbilly and Orator and proud of it
Dewey Short was “an avowed Hill-Billy.” Neither he nor renowned folklorist Vance Randolph ever disavowed the term. Unlike the transplanted…
River Guides at Owen’s Theater – near the end of the era
At the height of the float trip era, Jim Owen and his team gathered for a photo on Owen Company…
“So long, free flowing White River!”
Dewey Short and other VIPs say goodbye to the free-flowing White River Dewey appears to be pointing out the location…
1940s View from Table Rock – still no dam
Into the 1940s, visitors continued to visit and pose for photographs on the flat rock above the White River valley…