This is a photograph of a man riding a horse with decorative fringe on its reins, and a MTC banner across its croup. The man is carrying a Victory megaphone and a lacy parasol, and has an ad stating “Swim at Hot Wells, Now Open” attached to his shoulders.
I admit to picking this image just for the sheer oddity of it. For a picture taken in 1918, in the midst of WWI and a world-wide flu pandemic, it has a particularly cheerful and almost cheeky tone. Since I found this photo in our collection, it has remained one of my favorites. It just isn’t every day you see a man on horseback with a sign on his shoulders, a megaphone, and a delicate, lacy parasol. –Mary Dunn
Language
English
Local Identifier
AHC4990.19
Digital Resource
Image
Digital Collection
Tales from the Vault - Celebrating 110 Years
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Preferred Citation
Unidentified Man on Horse, Advertising Hot Wells, AHC4990.19, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
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