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One of Mr. Meeks little girls.... An Ozarks Murder Ballad sang by one of the victims.... 1894 saw George and Bill Taylor, attempting to buy silence from the man who knew they had embezzled money from the bank in Linn County, in which they had interests. Mr. Meeks was to testify...See more

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Lone Jack Service Station, ca 1930's

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1886 - Warrensburg, Missouri

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Main Street in Old Linn Creek, Missouri, before Bagnell Dam was built in 1931, forming the Lake of the Ozarks. The town is now under fifty feet of water. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_of_the_Ozarks • Bagnell Dam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagnell_Dam A new Linn Creek was built 3 miles away. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linn_Creek,_Missouri

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Joe Walsh (2nd from left) and band members at the Ramada Inn in Sedalia, Missouri, before playing at the Ozark Music Festival in 1974. Photo credit: Jennifer Liles Clemons

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Covered Bridge near Walnut Shade, Missouri

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January 25-26, 1875. Pinkerton agents attack a farmhouse outside Kearney, Missouri. It is owned by the mother and stepfather of Frank and Jesse James, and the detectives think the boys are visiting. They are not. The agents toss a bomb into the house. The explosion kills...See more

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12th & Grand in Kansas City, Missouri (1910)

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Wright County squirrel hunters in a Republic truck (circa 1918). Squirrel hunts are still popular in Wright County, MO, today! Wright County, Missouri https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright_County,_Missouri

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Monett, Missouri. 1908 (Barry and Lawrence counties)

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𝐀𝐧 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐀𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐝: 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞’𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐭 𝐏𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐥 This Colt Model 1851 Navy revolver, .36 caliber, features ornate factory engraving on both the barrel and the butt strap. Although...See more

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Main Street (looking North) in Joplin, MO. (1900)