Ruth Jacobs, July 4th, 1923

07/03/2014

As we begin our own 4th of July celebrations, say hello to Ruth Jacobs and Bea Sprague in 1923 Kansas who knew how to celebrate the 4th in style!

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Robert Bermudez

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07/03/2014

Wish this was in color!

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Carol Holmes Keene

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Ilien Johnson

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07/03/2014

So cute!

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Sandy Barber Good

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07/03/2014

Hurrah USA! Happy Birthday.

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Darcy Louise

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07/03/2014

Amazing graces zzz

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Liliana Haydeé Sala

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07/03/2014

Very nice.

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Adela Barake de Siu

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07/03/2014

Yeah style

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Dana Austin

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07/03/2014

Love this!! Americana!!

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Katla McKenna

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07/03/2014

How Wonderful! :)

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Jeanne Shields

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07/03/2014

Transparent flag. Can you see through the kids too?

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Carol Kucskar Armstrong

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07/03/2014

I definitely think that there were fewer distractions back then -- more adherence to older traditions. Nice , really. Lots of time was put into things like church suppers, picnics.

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Linda Munoz

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07/03/2014

Along time ago

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Lawrence J Williams

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07/03/2014

Good ole days.....

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Connie C Morgan

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07/03/2014

Wonderful pic!

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Zak Baird

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07/03/2014

Sweet

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Renae Passmore Rockwood

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07/03/2014

Happy 4th EVERYONE!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA....!!!!

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Ian Mcrae

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07/03/2014

Absolutely brilliant

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Jennifer Princessa

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07/04/2014

So cool

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Dorothy White Rader

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07/04/2014

Very honorable for the day! Oh that we held that same honor for all Holidays!

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Letha Janice Shy

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07/04/2014

Thanks Shapley

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Debbie Durand

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07/04/2014

Love this! Which one us you?

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Pamela Williams

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07/04/2014

LOVE IT.

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Tom Jacobs

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07/04/2014

This photo was taken July 4th, 1923 in Argentine, Wyandotte County, Kansa. The person on the left is my mother, Ruth Engel, with her best friend from grade school, Bea Sprague. The city would have a giant picnic complete with a large parade. It was an all day affair. Celebrating the 4th, old school.

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Nancy Murray Marxen

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07/04/2014

Those were the days!

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Greco Oswaldo Campos Guevara

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07/04/2014

Happy birthday USA! God bless America!

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Bobby Euil Pool

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07/04/2014

Independents Day

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Jackie Rhodes

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07/04/2014

Love it!!

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Clifford DeHaven

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07/04/2014

How wonderful this photo!

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Karen Knudsen Collins

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07/04/2014

A-Dorable. They were having a great time!

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Violeta Samantha

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07/04/2014

Wonder woman ?

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07/04/2014

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- Now part of Kansas City Kansas, I see. I was in Kansas City Missouri from 1977 to 1983, and in 1981 lived in a 7th floor apartment at "Quality Hill" a bluff which overlooked the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri Rivers. At night, the view over into Kansas City Kansas, with little lights as far as you could see, was beautiful.

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Richard C Oliva

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07/04/2014

Remember the all day 4th of July in Bellville NJ ,parades and all... The nite came and the sky lite up with Fireworks !!! back in the 50'

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Margaret A Davis

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07/05/2014

Argentine, Wyandotte County, Kansas, July 4th, 1923, Ruth Jacobs & her friend...

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Enrique Elizondo

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07/07/2014

Before America became inbred

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07/12/2014

Kansans do it right.

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07/19/2014

Johnny David Newcomer --worked on C B Q R.R.

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L Willow Mitchell

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08/29/2015

I remember being a toddler and being crowned with a title and sash and walked in the bicentennial parade in the tiny town of Island Heights as a kid and had an outfit on that was crazy like this

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Krycket Cusick

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09/26/2015

Interesting

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Jamie Ourada

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02/13/2016

Seriously? This may be the most obviously fake thing I've seen in a very long time. There was never a US flag with that star configuration... It's most certainly not the flag from 1923. If you are going to claim to be patriotic, please at the very least know the history of the flag.

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Tom Jacobs

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03/03/2022

Jamie,
My mom is holding a 46 star flag not a 48 star flag but the photo was taken in 1923. The stars configuration in this photo is identical to a 46 star flag (July 04, 1908 to July 04 1912) It is not "obviously fake" as you claim, just a mistake on my part. I just thought it was a 48 star because of the date the photo was taken (my mistake). I do know the history of the flag and the configuration of the stars and by the way I am patriotic but not a callous arrogant a** when pointing out an honest mistake. You might want to brush up on your educational history of the flag.

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03/03/2022

Jamie Ourada

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03/03/2022

Jamie,
You are correct, she is holding a 46 star flag not a 48 star flag but the photo was taken in 1923. The stars configuration is identical to a 46 star flag (July 04, 1908 to July 04 1912) It is not "obviously fake" as you claim, just a mistake on my part. I just thought it was a 48 star because of the date the photo was taken (my mistake). I do know the history of the flag and the configuration of the stars and by the way I am patriotic but not a callous arrogant a** when pointing out an honest mistake.

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