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Vintage photo of a pharmacy in the early 20th as people stand on the corner and wait outside.
"Life will return to normal, but it will be a new normal."
Crossroads: Change in Tri-state Appalachia, Georgia
Vintage image of people in farm clothing standing around a market where foods and other goods are on display or for sale..
"We sell everything from pet food, to cattle feed."
A Foundation on Agriculture in Gentry, Arkansas
Vintage image of a general store or soda counter in the early 20th century.
"We got to make it a place where people want to come back. "
Spending Time Together in Gentry, Arkansas
A man with white hair and a beard and a woman with shoulder-length brown hair sit in a library setting and chat with an interviewer.
"It's the look on someone's face when they come in and get all this food. "
Helping Each Other in Gentry, Arkansas
A woman with a red sweatshirt on sits in a director chair on a stage.
"I loved coming to practice. I loved it."
Small Budget, Big Memories: Small-town School Productions, Kentucky
A man with a ball cap, sunglasses, and jeans stands in a farm setting.
"We're fourth generation, approximately 150 years."
Small-town Farming, Big-time Job, Kentucky
A girl with long, blonde hair wears a black sweatshirt and sits in a high school gym.
"You're almost like family. The support is amazing."
Small Roster, Big Heart, Kentucky
A woman wears a straw hat and an orange shirt that says Trimble Co. Historical Society.
"She jailed the man who shot her husband."
Small-town Security, Kentucky
A screenshot from a presentation showing photos of the wrestling team in the early 2000s.
"There's a very healthy rivalry between those two sports in football."
Jolly Lewis, Football and Wrestling Coach: Bismarck High School, Arkansas
A screenshot of presentation that shows vintage photos of two high school basketball teams.
"We got a state championship with the girls' golf."
Jeff Flowers, Assistant Baseball Coach: Bismarck High School, Arkansas
With shoulder-length red hair and black-rimmed glasses, Sarah Schroeder smiles at the camera.
"They elected a hooded sweatshirt mayor. They're getting a hooded sweatshirt mayor. "
Sarah Schroeder: Young Lady Democrat of Spring Grove, Minnesota, Part 2
View of a vintage sewing machine in a log-cabin setting.
"It showed the last payment made by my great-grandmother Harriet when she paid the very last payment on the property in 1879."
A Historical Perspective in Our Backyard: The Harriet Barber House, South Carolina

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