Postcard, Bob Burns character Aunt Boo
Object number1977.129.09
Datec. 1935
MediumPaper, ink
Dimensions3 7/16 x 5 3/8 in. (8.8 x 13.7 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
Terms
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.
Black and white postcard featuring photo of a woman in a bonnet and dress, chewing stalk of grass, and holding a basket of fabric dolls. She stands near a crude structure of wood with a metal roof. Caption reads, "Aunt Boo and her dolls, Van Buren, ARK, home of Bob Burns." Uncirculated.
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