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's Diary, Jan. 3, 1926

Mr. Lanham's Diary, Jan. 3, 1926

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Mr. Lanham's Diary, Jan. 3, 1926
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As it was Sunday and five-year-old Julia Anne was feeling better — cough looser, fever down — Mr. Lanham decided to attend Sunday school and church. “Attendance better than last Sunday,” he wrote. “In fact, it was 200 today in spite of rain.” This postcard, found on eBay, shows the major Protestant denomination churches in downtown Rome. Mr. Lanham seem…

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