Postcard, Bob Burns Home in Van Buren, Arkansas

 
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Postcard, Bob Burns Home in Van Buren, Arkansas
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Postcard, Bob Burns Home in Van Buren, Arkansas

Object number1990.018.07
DateFebruary 1929
OriginFort Smith, Arkansas
MediumPaper, ink
Dimensions5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (14 x 8.9 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
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    DescriptionColor postcard of the "Bob Burns Home, Van Buren, Arkansas". Uncirculated. On the reverse: "Sold by S&S News Company, Fort Smith, Arkansas" Boston 15. Mass., U.S.A.

    Bob Burns was born on August 2, 1890, in Greenwood, Arkansas, and grew up in Van Buren, Arkansas. He was a musical comedian who starred in radio programs and in movies from 1930 to 1947. He had two radio shows – “The Arkansas Traveler” and “The Bob Burns Show." He appeared in 10 movies. In addition to his work in radio and in movies, he wrote a weekly newspaper column for sixteen years. He was also the inventor of the musical instrument the bazooka, which includes a long pipe and a funnel and that functions as a crude trombone. Burns died February 2, 1956.
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