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Four readers send more information on early Columbia photo Betty Sue Jasper's photo of the old bridge with her late father, Earl Conover, as a little boy in the 1920s, drew a big response. Four readers, Steve Hancock, Hunter Durham, and George Rice, all of Columbia, KY and Columbia native Ann Curtis, California, have responded to the question which accompanied the wonderful old photo shared by photographer Betty Sue Jasper. The photo carried note seeking more information: "Betty Sue says: My dad, Earl Conover back in the early 1920's. This looks like it might have been taken at the Columbia City Cemetery. Maybe someone can help me out with the location. . . Could this be a shot of the house across the street from the Cemetary? Compare to this older shot from our archives." Betty Sue Jasper was correct in her first guess. Steve Hancock thought so and wrote: "There used to be a bridge across Town Branch behind Jeff's Tire Emporium. Maybe it was taken there." George Rice shared this memory: "This picture of Earl Conover with the winding road in the background looks very much like a scene I remember as a boy of the road across Hwy 55 from the Columbia cemetery. As a small boy I was always fascinated with that winding road crossing the branch behind what is now Jeff's Tire and Burton Ace Hdware. The road angled up the hill and came out by Mr. and Mrs Rankin's house on Maple street.(Mr. Rankins was the County Agent at my earlest memory). The remains of the bridge is still behind Jeff's tire place and the rock wall on the sides of the road is still intact, even though timber and vines cover them." Hunter Durham wrote: "I believe that this is the bridge that is between Ace Hardware and the old Jr. Foods that circles up to Maple Street on LWC hill. It went in behind homes and the curved around to go between the old house I lived inon Maple now called The Durham House and ran beside the home of Marilyn Kay Moore Harvey." Ann Curtis agreed with Betty Sue Jasper's guess and sent some interesting addenda: "This photo appears to have been taken, as you suggested, across the street from the Cemetery. Mr. Conover is probably standing at the edge of Campbellsville Street, in front of the bridge and lovely road that led up to the old Garnett house. Since he appears to be dressed in the same outfit as in the Cemetery entrance photo, he probably just stepped across the road for another photo op. In browsing Betty Sue's flickr page, I was excited to find the Cemetery Entrance photo of her Dad, standing near a plaque which read: 'This Entrance Erected In 1919 By _?___ of Kizzie W. Russell'" The word in question is hard to decipher in the photo. If anyone can identify the word, it will be appreciated. Update: Ann Curtis has learned, through the scholarhip of Cyrus, that the word is "devise," Thanks to Steve Hancock, George Rice, Hunter Durham and Ann Curtis for this additional information. Any other comments on the photo will be appreciated. To see the Betty Sue Jasper photo of her father at the old Garnett home drive, Click Here This story was posted on 2007-11-05 03:21:47
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