Charlie May Simon – Object # 5

Charlie May Simon sitting outside

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<p>Charlie May Simon, smiling in a dress and white sandals, sits on what looks like a covered stone well in a grassy, wooded area, with a partial stone wall or fireplace in the background.</p>

Charlie May Simon, probably sitting in front of the ruins of her 1930’s home “Possum Trot” in Perry County.

Questions

In what part of Arkansas do you think this photograph might have been taken? What clues in the photograph make you think this?

What conclusions can you draw about Charlie May Simon based on this photograph? What questions do you have?

Citations

UALR Center for Arkansas History and Culture, Oversize Photograph Collection, UALR.PH.0093