Postcard, Lum and Abner
Object number2007.095.05
Datec. 1940
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensions3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (8.9 x 14 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
DescriptionPostcard featuring radio personalities Chester Lauck and Norris Goff, better known as Lum and Abner from their radio program set in Pine Ridge, Arkansas.Chester Lauck (known as Columbus Edwards "Lum" Eddards) and Norris Goff (known as Abner Peabody) both grew up in Arkansas and attended the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas. They created the radio show Lum and Abner, which was set in the fictional town of Pine Ridge, Arkansas, in 1931. It aired until 1954, producing nearly 5,000 episodes during its 24-year run. The show was modeled on life in Waters, Arkansas. In fact, Waters eventually changed its name to Pine Ridge in 1936 because of the show. The radio show spawned several films from 1940-1956, including Dreaming Out Loud, The Bashful Bachelor, Two Weeks to Live, So This is Washington, Goin' to Town, Partners in Time, and Lum and Abner Abroad.
Photographic postcard with two black and white photographs of Arkansas-born and -based radio and movie characters Lum and Abner (Chester Lauck and Norris Goff). The larger image features the actors seated on stools in costume. Two small oval photographs located at the bottom of the card are portrait photos of the actors, Lauck and Goff, out of character. On the back is a handwritten note “Aug. 4, 1941 bought at Dick Huddleston store Ark."
Status
Not on view
