This old photo shows a lot of men and boys (Where are the ladies?) dressed in their Sunday (probably) fine suits and one man is pushing the other in a wheel barrow. I like the way they are all dressed the same, just as we dress alike today and this was around 1900.
The White County Historical Society has this to say about the picture.
Election Bet. Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad conductor Ed Ferrell cashes in on an election bet in this downtown Searcy scene c1900. Ferrell is the passenger in what appears to be the payoff of an election wager. The power unit is Claude King who operated a dray service in Searcy and was a member of the town's brass band. The wheelbarrow is the type used by the Henry Wrape Co. at their plant which was owned by Searcy Flooring & Lumber Co. The individual on the extreme left is "Whiskers" Simpson. He was a professional slaughterer for the several meat markets in town. The picture was made by the old Rock Island depot. The picket fence enclosed the Spring Park.
How times have changed. Do we have professional slaughterer's anymore? Surely that would be a politically incorrect job description today. The Historical Society gives credit to Ivan Quattlebaum for this picture.
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I love the way the suites are buttoned to the top. That had to have been a special occasion. The picket fence around Spring Park must have been to keep roving livestock out.
Thanks for the picture, Barbara
Barbara, without reading the story, my first thought was which would be more embarrassing, to be the wheeler or the wheeled? Interesting story
Harold Gene, it's a great picture and the suits are all the same, aren't they. Even the kids are dressed the same. Wonder what the bucket was for. One kid carried it.
Charles, I'd wonder about that too. But I think I'd rather to the wheeled.
Alan, strange. I thought you'd like the professional slaughterer. I like the guy behind the one you like who has the handle-bar mustache. They're all so real, aren't they!
Very cool pics... I read some of your other blogs and looked at the old pics you have up... I liked them so much I subscribed to your blogs keep up the good work..peace Zane
That's a great picture Barbara. I found another c. 1900 pic today in a genealogy piece. The newspaper boy is pretty nonchalant. Wonder if it is The Daily Citizen.
Barbara, what a great picture! I see 19 males in this picture, with possibly 2 more on the right hand side of the picture. all wearing a hat of some type. What are the chances of that happening today? There was a time when a man was not properly dressed without a hat. My dad was born in 1901, and he would not go anywhere without his hat.
Thanks for sharing.
Cliff
Zane, that you so much. I'm going to subscribe to you too!!
Don, that is a GREAT picture. Did I do a blog on the Gem Cafe? I'll have to go back and see. Is that a dirt sidewalk? Thanks for sending it in.
Cliff, the hats were fashionable and the men looked so handsome in them. Today's caps are not so flattering. In fact, they are downright ugly. The do nothing for the males who wear them. Thanks for comment. It really was a big gathering of men. Hope they weren't going to carry him away and hang him or something. LOL
Oh my that is a funny one - and everyone has a hat on. Very neat Barbara.
James, it was a very different age, wasn't it. Today we'd see all those guys wearing awful caps. The caps that the youngsters have on here are pretty neat. And how about those knickers?
Alan, I like him too. And he's important to carry the bucket, whatever it carries! I also like the way these pictures hang off to the side of this blog. And I like his knickers!! And I like you.....scoundrel though you are.
awwww... shucky derns.... now I'm blushing.
Barbara,
What a great photo to take us back in time! The women were home slaving trying to feed this bunch of hungry men!!!
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