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The Mountain Four – The Last Mile Of The Way
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The Mountain Four – The Last Mile Of The Way

May 21, 2025May 21, 2025

High-lonesome gospel esoterica from West Virginia on Salem Records. The group started in 1948, and this seems to be their first album, released in 1964. A little bit of an odd mix, with the guitars in the foreground, as if they were too close to the microphone. Nonetheless, a handful of good songs, beautiful mountain…

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Photograph by Ben Shahn, Oct 1935
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Photograph by Ben Shahn, Oct 1935

January 26, 2022May 19, 2022 Updated onMay 19, 2022

PREPARE TO MEET GOD I wonder if this is an early photo of one of Henry Harrison Mayes painted signs. He put marker up in Williamson, WV, so it’s safe to assume he traveled there before. The typography seems a bit off brand though, so the sign could at least be inspired by Mayes.

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Marker and Coal Wagons in the background
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Prepare to Meet God, Williamson, Mingo County, WV, 1971 by Levy Builder

January 26, 2022May 22, 2022 Updated onMay 22, 2022

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