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OZARKSWATCH Missouri State University 901 South National Avenue OZARKS Springfeld, MO 65897 WATCH RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED OZARKSWATCH Series 2, Volume VI, № 2 Fall/Winter 2017 the magazine of the Ozarks SERIES SERIES 2, VOLUME VI, VI, VOLUME № 2 FALL WINTER 2017 WINTER FALL 2 OzarksWatchMagazine.com a publication of Ozarks Studies Institute OZARKSWATCH SERIES 2 The Ozarks the magazine of the Ozarks VOLUME VI, № 2 MISSOURI FALL/WINTER 2017 Kansas City Columbia OzarksWatch (ISSN 1044-8500) is published by Missouri State University’s Ozarks Studies MISSOURI R St. Louis Institute and Library Services. Additional funding Jefferson City for this issue is provided by the Ofce of the Marais des Cygnes R. Lake of the Ozarks Gasconade R. Provost. Eldon MISSISSIPPI R. Osage R. ILLINOIS CONTENTS EXECUTIVE EDITOR Meramec R. Tom Peters Rolla Pomme Farmington KANSAS Stockton de Lake Terre St. Francis R. Neosha R. Salem 2 Author Page EDITOR Lake Lebanon Rachel Besara Black R. Cape Girardeau 3 From the Editor Sac R. Springfield James R. Lake by SUSAN CROCE KELLY Jacks Fork Wappapello MANAGING EDITOR Joplin Eminence Susan Croce Kelly Marionville Ava 4 Picturing the Ozarks Crane Ozark Eleven Point R. OKLAHOMA Current R. introduction by SUSAN CROCE KELLY Table Rock Lake Branson West Plains DESIGN EDITOR Lake of the Cherokees Cassville Bull Shoals Lake Nathan Neuschwander Noel KY 6 Ma and Pa—and Fields Photo Shop Lake Grove Hudson Eureka Springs Bentonville Norfork Lake in the words of their son MAX FIELDS Spring R. BILLING/SUBSCRIPTIONS Beaver Lake Harrison Mountain Home Vicki Evans 10 Pictures in the Mist: Photographs by J.H. Field Tulsa Fayetteville TN Fort White R. Illinois R. Buffalo R. adapted by SUSAN CROCE KELLY Gibson Mountain View Black R. SUBSCRIPTION Lake 14 Mary St. John, Photo Hobbyist Annual subscription rate is $16. ARKANSAS Emilie Burke ARKANSA by SHANNON MAWHINEY S R. CONTACT INFORMATION Maps & GIS Fort Smith Student Assistant 20 Commerical Photographer Harry Morgan Dardanelle OzarksWatch Robert S. Kerr L. Reservoir Missouri State University by SUSAN CROCE KELLY 901 South National Avenue Duane G. Meyer Library 24 Picture This: Photography of Domino Danzero Springfeld, MO 65897 by LESLIE JAMES (417) 836-4525 [email protected] Subscribe to OzarksWatch Magazine via mail or online at OzarksWatchMagazine.com 28 Oscar Carter, Moving Picture Man ozarkswatchmagazine.com by SHANNON MAWHINEY facebook.com/OzarksWatch NAME: 36 Kate Wright’s Grandma FRONT COVER in the words of photographer KATE WRIGHT Accident on Missouri Superhighway 1925 by ADDRESS: Domino Danzero. From the Domino Danzero 42 Betty Love, One-of-a-Kind Photojournalist Family Photograph Collection at Missouri State STATE: ZIP: by MIKE O’BRIEN University Libraries Special Collections and CITY: Archives. 50 Art Song in the Ozarks, Part II EMAIL: by JAMES S. 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Missouri State University 901 S National Ave. Springfeld, MO 65897 CONTENTS CONTINUED 60 OzarkWatch, the Video Magazine by SUSAN CROCE KELLY 64 Ozarks Then and Now by KAITLYN MCCONNELL 65 Home in the Hills by RENEE RAMSEY 66 Book Reviews 66 Blood River Rising by VICTORIA POPE HUBBELL reviewed by EVAN HENNINGSEN 67 James Fork of the White: Transformation of an Ozark River by LELAND AND CRYSTAL PAYTON reviewed by THOMAS A. PETERS 68 Hillbilly Hellraisers: Federal Power and Populist Defance in the Ozarks by J. BLAKE PERKINS reviewed by THOMAS A. PETERS 70 The First Beverly Hillbilly: The Untold Story of the Creator of Rural TV Comedy by RUTH HENNING reviewed by THOMAS A. PETERS 72 LANFORD WILSON: Early Stories, Sketches, and Poems edited by DAVID A. CRESPY reviewed by SUSAN CROCE KELLY 74 Ozarks Studies Institute by RACHEL BESARA 76 Upcoming Issues OzarksWatchMagazine.com 1 Author Page James S. Baumlin, Ph.D., “Art Song in the Ozarks: An Inventory of Sheet Music,” is distinguished professor of English at Missouri State University and editor of Moon City Press, which is sponsored by Missouri State University. Rachel Besara, “Te Ozarks Studies Institute,” is Associate Dean of Libraries at Missouri State University, Director of the Ozarks Studies Institute, and editor of OzarksWatch Magazine. Max Fields, “Ma and Pa Fields,” was the son of photographers Ma and Pa Fields of Cassville, Missouri, and eventually their successor. Tis oral history interview, made in the winter of 2008-2009, is from “Lifetimes of Memories, a Collection of Oral Histories of Men and Woman who Made their Homes in Barry County, Missouri.” It is available in Voices Of Barry County, Vol. 10. Evan Henningsen, Book Review: Blood River Rising, works as a freelance writer and photographer focusing on history, food, and the outdoors. Leslie James, CA, “Domino Danzero,” is a feld archivist in the Local Records Preservation Program of the Missouri State Archives in Jeferson City, Missouri. Shannon Mawhiney, “Oscar Carter,” “Mary St. John,” is a digital archivist for the Special Collections and Archives Department of the Duane G. Meyer Library at Missouri State University, Springfeld. Kaitlyn McConnell, “Ozarks Ten and Now,” is the brains behind Ozarks Alive!, an online magazine dedicated to preserving the area’s history and stories. She also serves on Springfeld’s Landmarks Board, and on the Missouri State University Ozarks Studies Institute Advisory Council. Mike O’Brien, “Betty Love,” is a retired journalism instructor at Missouri State University and Drury University, and a former reporter, editor, and columnist at Springfeld Newspapers, Inc. Tomas A. Peters, Book Reviews: Hillbilly Hellraisers, Te First Beverly Hillbilly, James Fork of the White: Transformation of an Ozark River, is Executive Editor of OzarksWatch Magazine, and Dean of Library Services for Missouri State University Libraries. He is the author of John T. Woodruf of Springfeld Missouri in the Ozarks: An Encyclopedic Biography (2016). Renee Ramsey, “Home in the Hills,” is a poet and painter living in the Ozark foothills. Kate Wright, “Kate Wright’s Grandmother,” is a professional photographer in Eldon, Missouri. She opened Wright Studio, Tird Generation in 2007. 2 OzarksWatch Fall/Winter 2017 From the Editor A person doesn’t have to look any further than Facebook to see how much Ozarkers like to take pictures of our breathtaking natural surroundings, never mind our friends, families, dogs, and cats. Capitalizing on that passion, this issue of OzarksWatch Magazine is about some of the picture-taking that has gone on over the past 100 years – from hobby pictures, to commercial photography, to art, to photojournalism. We have zeroed in on eight photographers who lef their mark on the region, and lef us records of our own past. Ten, as a bonus, we’ve added a time-lapse picture of the Noel clifs from our favorite Ozarks sleuth. As a former newspaper reporter, I learned early that the public – and my editors – tended to value an article with pictures more than one without, and as a sometimes photographer myself I learned just how hard it is to take a really memorable picture. So I hope you enjoy, and share my admiration for the work of the men and women on the next pages. Although this issue’s theme is visual pictures of the Ozarks, there are other kinds of things that also paint “pictures” of a time or place. James Baumlin’s piece on Sheet Music in the Ozarks gives good evidence of that, as do the two short poems. You may have noticed that we are making some additions to OzarksWatch Magazine. Because we are all about the history and culture of the Ozarks, and because we have only so many pages, we have added a Book Review section to highlight others who are writing about our favorite subject. Where we can, and when we get items that are good fts, we will also include a poem or perhaps a piece of short fction. Finally, do write and tell us what you think about OzarksWatch Magazine – what you like, don’t like, or would like to see in the future. I am the magazine’s new managing editor, and I would really appreciate your feedback. Now, turn the page and meet the eight photographers whose work helps us understand who we are and where we’ve been. And don’t forget to write! SUSAN CROCE KELLY MANAGING EDITOR [email protected] OzarksWatchMagazine.com 3 PICTURING THE OZARKS INTRODUCTION BY SUSAN CROCE KELLY, MANAGING EDITOR y Victorian times, photography had become common enough that many small Ozark towns boasted a local photo studio where residents would go and pose to memorialize Bweddings, anniversaries, births, family gatherings, and other milestones of daily life. Photography, of course had been around for a long time by then. The frst pinhole camera was invented by an Iraqi scientist in the Middle Ages, and the frst photographic prints were made by a Frenchman in 1827. Wet plate negatives on glass enabled Matthew Brady to cover the Civil War, and dry plate negatives made hand-held cameras possible. In 1889, George Eastman invented flm that could be rolled up, and made the box camera, and that changed everything. Nonetheless, it was still a pretty big deal to have your picture taken. Through the years of the early 20th century, as photography became more accessible, thousands of men and women picked up cameras, built their own darkrooms, and went to work recording the lives of ordinary Americans.