Baptists, Bootleggers, and Everything in Between

Baptists, Bootleggers, and Everything in Between

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Baptists, Bootleggers, and Everything in Between
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Mr. Lanham Revisited: Sept. 15, 1926

Mr. Lanham Revisited: Sept. 15, 1926

He attends a Sunday School rally; a bit on Methodism in America

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Mr. Lanham Revisited: Sept. 15, 1926
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The sorrows of his 38th birthday past, Mr. Lanham rode with friends to the town of Buchanan, in Haralson County, to attend a Methodist district Sunday school rally. (Goodness, these people take their Sunday school seriously!) This picture, which was offered on eBay, shows the circa 1891 courthouse that dominates the downtown. The photo, of course, dates…

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