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Smackover, Arkansas, in the 1930's. Velma Reynolds, probably a cousin of Ruth Williams, and Suzanne Byrd. View full image.
There's REALLY a town named Smackover? The things you learn on Shorpy!
These women likely possess one of the most comforting of Southern accents, that soft, honey-dripping Arkansas drawl.
about that name. Read on here.
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