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Unable_Duty7809 t1_jdu7b2h wrote

Reply to Colonel Sanders and Alice Cooper (Amsterdam, 1974) by mikeyv683

If you haven't taken the time to read up on Harland Sanders he actually had an incredibly interesting life.

I mean looking at those two you might think there's no chance that he had a crazier life than Alice Cooper... I'm not saying he did, I'm not saying he didn't, I'm just saying it's a lot closer than you might think.

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notbob1959 t1_jdu2kp4 wrote

Reply to Unknown cowboy, c.1900 by Star_Ship_55

The Smithsonian has this and says it is a real photo postcard.

Unfortunately there isn't any identifying information there. However, the entry at Wikipedia for real photo postcards indicates that Federal legislation didn't permit messages on the back of a postcard until 1907. Also, a Smithsonian article on postcards says this about the legislation:

>These changes to the backs of postcards ushered in the Divided Back Period, which spans from 1907 until 1915. The Divided Back Period is also known as the “Golden Age of Postcards,” due to the vast popularity of postcards during this time period.

This postcard has a message area on the back so I think the date is probably closer to 1910 than 1900.

From a Smithsonian Magazine article on black cowboys:

>The cattle drives ended by the turn of the century. Railroads became a more prominent mode of transportation in the West, barbed wire was invented, and Native Americans were relegated to reservations, all of which decreased the need for cowboys on ranches. This left many cowboys, particularly African-Americans who could not easily purchase land, in a time of rough transition.

Given the date of the photo the man might not have been a real cowboy but instead a man in a cowboy costume. For reference here is a post of a known black cowboy.

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Life_Roll8667 OP t1_jdu016k wrote

Reply to comment by DrizzleDrain in My great aunt is selling her house, the one I grew up in. It’s falling apart and she has to move. Today is a very hard, sad day for me. I found this picture of me in the front yard with our old mustang in the 90s. I’m in tears. by Life_Roll8667

Yep. Feeling really lost tonight. First time I’ve ever been away from my aunt is 30 years. First time I can’t just go be with her or take her to whataburger with me late at night. First time I don’t have her to watch her movies with. Growing up sucks.

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DrizzleDrain t1_jdtyurk wrote

Reply to comment by Life_Roll8667 in My great aunt is selling her house, the one I grew up in. It’s falling apart and she has to move. Today is a very hard, sad day for me. I found this picture of me in the front yard with our old mustang in the 90s. I’m in tears. by Life_Roll8667

That’s rough, I’m very sorry to hear about this. Life can be absolutely overwhelming to the breaking point, and all we can do is move forward and try to grow in a direction that brings us meaning.

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