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1. Uncle Ike the Postmaster at the Forks. 339
Hall Photo Co. AZO stamp box with four triangles point up
(1904-1918). (This photo was probably taken within minutes of the
next postcard, just below, where the mailbags are on the lap of the mail carrier
on the horse.) Courtesy Larry Allen |
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2. The
Mail-Carrier At The Forks, 340 Hall Photo Co. Very
early photo. Tree still alive, no sign over door, short
beard. Courtesy Larry Allen |
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3. Uncle Ike, Nee Levi Morrill. (C) E. R. Morrill
1940 C-459. gc |
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4. Uncle Ike at work in the Post Office at "The
Forks," "The Shepherd of the Hills"
story. E-71 gc |
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5. Uncle Ike, Nee Levi Morrill. (C) E. R. Morrill
1940 C-459 gc |
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6. Post Office at Cross Roads. Blake Photo gc |
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7. Uncle Ike and Son. First mail carrier at
Forks. Watching for the mail at Notch, Mo. Made famous
by Harold Bell Wright's novel, The Shepherd of the Hills, (C) 1926
by R. E. Hinchey, Aurora, Mo. gc |
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8. Uncle Ike and Son. First mail carrier at
Forks. Watching for the mail at Notch, Mo. Made famous
by Harold Bell Wright's novel, The Shepherd of the Hills, D-14 gc |
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9. Uncle Ike's Post Office Notch Missouri in the
Ozarks. Blake Photo gc |
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10. Uncle Ike's Post Office Notch Missouri in the
Ozarks. Blake Photo gc |
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11. Uncle Ike's Son in the Old Rocker with Cane and Hat
at Notch, PO. Shepherd of the Hills Country, Missouri.
C-390 gc |
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12. C-448. Uncle Ike's Son with Old Chair, Hat,
and Cane Showing a Portion of Old Barn Were Sammy's Pony Brownie
was Kept. Shepherd of the Hills Country, Mo. gc |
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13. Here Uncle Ike "Reigned Supreme."
Shepherd of the Hills. Payne, Branson, Mo. gc |
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14. Uncle Ike's Post Office Notch Missouri.
A-25 gc |
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15. "Uncle Ike--his son--his grandson and
great-grandson--Taken at the Notch Post Office Shepherd of the
Hills Country--Mo." T75 gc |
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16. Uncle Ike's Grandson and the Old Notch Post Office
at the Fork. Shepherd of the Hills Country, Mo. C-73
gc |
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17. "Home of Uncle Ike, Homesteaded in 1893,
Shepherd Of The Hills, Notch, Missouri." 69-A |
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18. "Uncle Ike's son, grandson and great-grandson
in front of the Famous Post Office. Shepherd of the Hills
Country, Notch, Mo." 41-C gc |
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19. 28 "Uncle Ike." Copyrighted
1927 A. B. Payne gc |
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20. Uncle Ike, Postmaster; Harold Bell Wright, author of
"The Shepherd of the Hills"
Copyrighted 1929 by A. B. Payne, Branson, Mo gc |
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21. [No inscription on front or back except--but we know
who it is.] gc |
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21b. Same photo as above but with "Uncle Ike"
inscribed on front (though the Ike is not visible).
Courtesy Dave Hadsell. |
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22. [No inscription on front or back except AZO--but we know
who it is.] Courtesy Larry Allen |
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23. [No inscription on front or back. Handwritten
note on back says the card was purchased August 4, 1921] gc |
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24. Uncle Ike's son--grandson and great-grandson.
Blake Photo gc |
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25. The Mail Carrier. 10 Hall Photo Co. [My
source for this picture is a regular photograph, not a postcard, but
this picture was probably also sold as a postcard.] |
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26. *The Post Office at the Forks & Uncle Ike P.
M. 9 Hall Photo Co. This is not a postcard, but the
photo was probably also produced as a postcard. I just haven't seen
it yet. This is the earliest photo of "Uncle Ike" I have seen--even
before he grew his famous beard. The calendar on the wall is for
August 1913. |
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27. Delivering Mail At "The Forks" to "Uncle Ike's"
Wife. Payne Photo, Branson, MO. Courtesy Dave
Hadsell. |
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28. Weaver Brothers Visit Uncle Ike. [This is a
postcard but the photo appears to be
of a newspaper clipping.] "Remember Uncle
Ike, the old postmaster in the Shepherd of the Hills? Here is one of
his last photographs, taken with the Weaver brothers, rural Missouri
comedians, at the Orpheum theater this week. "We were neighbors of
Uncle Ike," says Abner, who in his natural habitat is just about as
picturesque a character as the old postmaster. "On our last visit
home we hiked over the hill to see our old friend, and had this
picture taken." Courtesy Dave
Hadsell. |
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29."Mother" Morrill at Her Husband's Memorial Tomb,
"Shepherd of the Hills" Cemetery, Notch. Payne, Branson, MO. Courtesy Dave
Hadsell. |
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30. This is not a postcard, but a snapshot of Uncle Ike
taken by a student from The School of the Ozarks in 1923, three
years before Uncle Ike's death. That would make him about 86 years
old here. gc |
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31. Uncle Ike Souvenir folder.
The two photos to the right are the front and back of a
four-panel, folded card, the size of two postcards. |
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32. Card is not Real Photo, but
printed with black ink. This was evidently printed shortly
after Uncle Ike's death, August 22, 1926. |
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