"Shooting the Anvils" at Charleston

“Shooting the anvils” to celebrate the end of World War I. Main Street at Charleston (Franklin County); circa 1918.

Large crowd of people standing on street with storefronts in the background

Courtesy of the CALS Butler Center for Arkansas Studies, Central Arkansas Library System

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Time Period

Early Twentieth Century (1901 - 1940)

Category

Cities and Towns / Counties, Cities, and Towns / Franklin

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