Artifact of the Week — April 28, 2016

Posted by on April 28, 2016

 

Teacher: James Allen Bales, possibly at the Lead Hill School in Boone County Arkansas

Teacher: James Allen Bales, possibly at the Lead Hill School in Boone County Arkansas

The Chesser Collection at Old Independence Regional Museum is home to this photo of teacher James Allen Bales.  The building is possibly the Lead Hill School in Boone County Arkansas.  Mr. Bales taught at Arkansas College and died in 1921.  He is buried in Johnson Cemetery which is located behind the current Independence County Fairgrounds.

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