Baptists, Bootleggers, and Everything in Between

Baptists, Bootleggers, and Everything in Between

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Mr. Lanham Revisited: June 11, 1926

Mr. Lanham Revisited: June 11, 1926

Ophelia roses for a melancholy day

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Mr. Lanham Revisited: June 11, 1926
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Mr. Lanham’s rose garden continued to give him joy today, and he definitely needed a pick-me-up, because the business troubles of his family’s department store in downtown Rome, Lanham & Sons, were weighing heavily on his mind.

He cut several blossoms, including an Ophelia rose. This painting by Philadelphia artist Violet Oakley, dating from 1918, shows …

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