December 15, 2025
Tag: Gabby Hayes
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Cowboy Kings
of Western FameA Set of 25 Postcards
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When we were kids the only way to see a movie of any type was on the big screen. Not all of us had the same access but maybe that made all of what Hollywood was doing so much more interesting. The old saying “time changes everything” perhaps is fitting for the movies too. One…
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November 12, 2020 4 Comments
The American camp meetings of the 1890s through the 1950s were good fits into the hard-scrabble life of that era. Many areas lacked traditional churches and there were few other diversions. John Davis was one such evangelist; he called his meetings, campaigns! For those who wanted spiritual experiences, it was Davis who provided them using the teachings of Jesus, the Golden Rule, and the Ten Commandments in his sermons.