The Wayback Machine

[rubedugans]

I am not sure about any of those, but I know the only graffiti I am okay with are the Pictographs and Petroglyphs left by early inhabitants of our region. I have not been to it, but I have seen photos of several areas around Petit Jean State Park in N/W ARK. have painted glyphs. The only ones I have seen  in person were at Thousand Hills State Park in Kirksville MO (N/E MO) when my wife attended school up there. It does bring up the question as a history teacher, are these art or grafitti? (BTW-I think they are both).

[Ozark Outlaw]

It's very interesting to consider the balance between what is considered art, or graffiti. If someone were to paint a drawing on the cave walls today, that would most certainly be considered graffiti. However, if someone painted the same drawing on the cave walls say a hundred years ago, it would be considered art, and historic.

A balancing act it is indeed!

[betamike]

Such has been the argument of Art Historians for ages!

[rubedugans]

Wayback set for sometime in 1951...not really sure when!

The Entrance to Marvel Cave

[Ozark Outlaw]

Yet another great photo!

Perhaps my eyes are playing games with me, but what is that exactly at the bottom of the picture that has a tent, or pyramid shape? Is it just a mound of dirt, or what?

[Junior]

Not sure myself but it looks like an uncompleted wooden roof, perhaps covering the wooden tower that was there before the steel tower was put up by the Herschends. Anybody in the know about that?

[rubedugans]

It is simply a covering over the walkway leading into the cave entrance. Similar to what is there now while walking down the steps after you get your photograph taken. Several p/c's are out there of a non-covered walkway, but this is the first that I have found with the entrance platform/path with a "roof" over it.

[rubedugans]

Wayback to 1965. Rare Postcard that not only shows Old Matt's cabin, but it has a decorative "Ozark" themed border illustrated to show various area activities. I am not sure what the high rise buildings represent!

[betamike]

It must represent one of those high-class concrete jungles those "city dwellers" are all yappin' about! 

Oh my....and is that....a guy sneaking up on a deer with a RIFLE!

[Zephon]

How old can that postcard be?  It has a representation of the Branson Belle in the lower right corner.

[Ozark Outlaw]

I am not sure what the donkey is looking at, but he sure looks happy, and excited about something!

Another classic gem from the endless collection of rube. Thanks!

[rubedugans]

I wish they still made postcards like this! Notice the lady water skiing IS sporting a bikini, however it isn't one of them new-fangled skimpy kinda garments. Something is lost to the newer ones that don't have a donkey OR a hunter in them. It just gives them a whole new feel...Here is a sample-made from the SOTH P/C I was envisioning....

Now I know this is not real...but doesn't it give St. Louis Missouri that inviting warm feeling?

[KBCraig]

Now I know this is not real...but doesn't it give St. Louis Missouri that inviting warm feeling?

Looks more like ESL. 

[rubedugans]

Amazingly enough you are right! but it is only a mile or so from StL so I thought it would count. I looked and looked for pics like this in my StL photos, couldn't find one even on a good search engine...ESL gave the right image I was envisioning (sorry ILLINOIS!)

[rubedugans]

SO were stuck in 1951...Might as well make the best of it right?