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1. Old Mat's Cabin, Branson, MO Note that
there are no windows anywhere and there is a door where the
fireplace was later added. Though my copy of this card is postmarked 1918,
another copy offered on eBay was
postmarked 1910, only three years after Harold Bell Wright's novel,
The Shepherd of the Hills.. gc |
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1b. The Matthew's Cabin. This
card is identical to the card above but with
the words "333 Hall Photo Co," which seem to have been erased
from the above card. Courtesy Larry Allen |
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2. Matthew's Home. U.S.Stoner
[Upper window has been added, but no lower windows or fireplace
yet. Steps are gone from fireplace/door, but are now at porch. Postmarked 1913.] |
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2b. The Matthews Cabin, Duncan,
Courtesy Larry Allen |
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3. Old Mat's Cabin, near Branson, Mo. 5117 - Near
Branson, MO. - Pub by M.S. Porter - Holden, MO [Steps appear to be
under construction, pile of rocks in front of fire place. Under
magnification it is obvious that this was originally a 9 Hall
Photo Co. card. Courtesy Dave Hadsell |
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4. Old Matt's Cabin. Postmarked 1915, published by KRUXO. Courtesy
Larry Allen |
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5. Old Matt's Cabin 1928. [Note
unusual version of shed in background.] Courtesy
Larry Allen. |
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6. Old Matt's Cabin, of "The Shepherd of the Hills,"
Payne, Branson MO |
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7. The Matthews Place. AZO stamp box with corner
arrows pointing up and down. |
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8. Old Matt's Cabin. Payne, Branson,
MO |
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9. Old Matt's Cabin, Payne, Branson, MO. Courtesy
Dave Hadsell |
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10. Old Matt's Cabin of "The Shepherd of the
Hills." Payne, Branson, MO Courtesy
Dave Hadsell |
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11. Old Matt's Cabin, Shepherd of the Hills Country,
MO. C-153. Courtesy
Larry Allen |
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12. The Mathews Home. |
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13. Old Matt's Cabin, Shepherd of the Hills Country,
MO A1 |
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14. Old Matt's Cabin in the Ozarks, Blake Photo |
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15. Harold Bell Wright, Old Matt's Cabin, Blake Photo.
Click here to see woman with hat sitting in lawn chair. |
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16. Old Matt's Cabin. Blake Photo. Same
photo as above but without inset of Wright. Click
here to see woman with hat sitting in lawn chair. Courtesy
Dave Hadsell |
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17. "Old Matt's Cabin" of the "Shepherd
of the Hills" and Harold Bell Wright, Author Payne, Branson,
MO |
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18. Old Matt's Cabin, Shepherd of the Hills Country, A62 |
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19. Old Matt's Cabin Historic Landmark on The
Shepherd of the Hills Farm, Branson, MO D-155 gc |
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20. Harold Bell Wright and Tent in Which He Lived while
writing "Shepherd of the Hills." [About this photo,
Wright wrote to Lizzie McDaniel in 1938, "Looking through some old
papers recently I found this picture. I thought you might like to
have it and I think of no one else I would rather give it to. The
fellow with the gun is myself. How I wish I could relive those
wonderful days."] |
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21. Harold Bell Wright and his tent in which he
lived and wrote "Shepherd of the Hills" Located on Inspiration Point
above Old Matt's Cabin, Mo C-182 Courtesy
Dave Hadsell |
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22. Old Matt and Aunt Molly. Young Matt. Old
Matt's Cabin, Shepherd of the Hills Country, E-68 (c) O. R.
Morrill 1939 |
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23. Interior of Old Matt's Cabin, Shepherd of the Hills
Country, Blake Photo |
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24. Old Matt's Cabin, Shepherd of the Hills Country,
MO 375226 |
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25. View From Aunt Mollie's Garden at Old Matts Cabin in
the Ozarks. Blake Photo |
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26. Old Matt's Cabin Fireplace and His Guns. The
Shepherd of the Hills. Payne Photography Co. [?] eb |
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27. Harold Bell Wright at [sic] Old Matt's Cabin in
1918. [This photo is a cut and paste job. Wright
visited the cabin in 1918, but this photo of him was taken in
front of the Branson Hotel. The photo of the cabin is the
same as card #13 and 14, above.] Click
here to see woman with hat sitting in lawn chair. |
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28. Harold Bell Wright's table and chair, used when
writing "The Shepherd of the Hills." Shepherd of the Hills, Series
K.
Courtesy Dave Hadsell |
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29. The Spring, Old Matt's Cabin, Shepherd of the
Hills. Payne, Branson, MO.
Courtesy Dave Hadsell |
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30. The porch, Old Matt's Cabin - Payne Photo.
Courtesy Dave Hadsell |
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