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Virgin Bluff Dam-That-Never-Was

bossAugust 9, 2018August 8, 20180

Real photo postcard by George Hall circa 1915. Virgin Bluff was a landmark on the Galena to Branson float. While…

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“Staff” of Jim Owen’s Float Service

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Owen and his band of guides, raconteurs and artist Steve Miller hang out in front of Owen’s Hillbilly Theater in…

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WHITE RIVER FLOODING 1927

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Although there are no big government dams on the James River, Table Rock Dam backs the lower James up almost…

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Hogs and Hillbillies

bossJune 27, 2017June 26, 20170

Real photo postcard by Hall. Probably taken in Stone County, Missouri, but Arkansas sounded more primitive. The hog’s board collar…

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