When it came time to plant or harvest Cowgur says “yes, we hired help to ‘set tomatoes’ . There were always guys willing to help…bean pickers, gee, young kids were great bean pickers. My brother would go canvas the area find out how many in the family could come help…He would haul them in his truck [to pick] .” [ 00: 27.11]
#1: George Cowgur, ca. 2008
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#2: Family photo of the Cowgur homestead
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#3: Homestead of George Cowgur's grandparents, Alex and Fannie Galyean, located on current day Highway 72 near Hiwasse, Arkansas; ca. 1907
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#4: Street view of Hiwasse, Arkansas, in 1913
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#5: George Cowgurs's grandparents, Alex and Fannie Galyean
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#6: George and Vernita Cowgur with their children, Beth and Tom, ca. 1995
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#7: Historical marker recognizing Joseph Dickson, founder of Hiwasse, Arkansas; a Revolutionary War general originally from North Carolina; marker located in Mount Holly, North Carolina
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