COMPETING OZARK TOURISM ICONS: Old Matt’s Cabin vs. Bagnell Dam
The two biggest tourist centers of the Ozarks are Branson and Lake of the Ozarks. While graphics used to promote…
Lake of the Ozarks
OZARKS TOURISM OF THE 1940S CAPTURED ON CLOTH
Artist Steve Miller created most of Jim Owen’s advertising. He also designed the logo for an Owen dairy milk bottle…
CAUGHT AT OSCEOLA MO – Spoonbill / Paddlefish
On the back of the low-contrast, rather unfocused postcard is a discussion of the edibility of the “spoonbill catfish,” written…
CHARLEY BARNES, famed James River fishing guide, with brothers John and Herbert
Robert Page Lincoln profiled Charley Barnes, James River guide and john boat builder, in a long article titled “Floating Down…