Those Places Thursday: "Loafers Wall," Batesville, 1936

Dec. 28th, 2011 06:24 pm
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The FSA captioned this one - a bunch of men hanging outside the Batesville Courthouse in Independence Co., AR.

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Photo from the FSA collection of the Library of Congress
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Date: 2012-01-04 03:19 pm (UTC)
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Am loving this photo. You surely have an eye for em.
Thanks Jenniesue

Date: 2012-01-11 08:58 pm (UTC)
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This photo offers me so many lines of thinking. Were they farmers? Was this taken during the depression? If they were farmers, was it just before harvest time? Was it a Saturday afternoon and the farmers of the community usually gathered around the courthouse for an afternoon visit? Were they there for a court hearing? Were they waiting the outcome of a trial? I wish I could get answers to my questions!
Nancy from My Ancestors and Me

Date: 2012-01-11 11:12 pm (UTC)
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Well , there is one answer - it was 1936, right in the heart of the depression.
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