dee_burris: (candle)dee_burris ([personal profile] dee_burris) wrote,
@ 2011-08-24 05:38 pm UTC
Entry tags:photo post, photo;burris, photo;jones, pope co ar, russellville, those places thursday
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Left to right: George Washington Burris, Jr.; his brother, Homer Burris; his cousin, Lee Jones; and his father, George Washington Burris, Sr., seated. [Oops, looks like Great Granddaddy got lopped off due to size...here it is, smaller.]

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Yeah, the Post Office figured largely in my family's lives...

Get a load of the dust in there...

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Love it!


(Anonymous)
2011-08-25 02:07 pm UTC (link)
I am not from Arkansas originally, but I currently live in Little Rock. I have been to Russelville quite a bit and loved seeing this historical photo. Thanks for sharing!
Heather
www.leavesfortrees.blogspot.com

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(Anonymous)
2011-08-26 11:56 am UTC (link)
Asthma beware, of course back in the day one worked past such ailments. Not even a face mask in the group. Love the historical value of the day to day back beyond my day. THX JEn

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(Anonymous)
2011-08-26 12:00 pm UTC (link)
oh yes, where is TAG, PO in relation to Russellville? Were routes made on foot, horseback, or by vehicle? Wm Alfred Freeman carried mail from Tag, as you know. Just wondering? THX JEn

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dee_burris: (candle)

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[personal profile] dee_burris
2011-08-26 12:15 pm UTC (link)
According to this map in Google, it's 24.6 miles north of Russellville:

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You might like this photo of my grand uncle and one of his buds, around 1915, delivering the mail by buggy to Appleton.

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