Postcard, Grandpa Snazzy and Aunt Boo
Object number2007.051.01
MediumPaper, ink
Dimensions3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (8.9 x 14 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
DescriptionBlack and white postcard photograph of a comedy scene from the Bob Burns series based on his family in Van Buren, Arkansas. It is a scene of a family in front of a log cabin. There are four men one dancing and three playing musical instruments and one woman dancing. They are dressed as hillbillies. At the bottom of the postcard: "Grandpa Snazzy and Aunt Boo's version of the Big Apple, Van Buren, Arkansas Home of Bob Burns". Uncirculated.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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