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Message of Hope Left on Control Box Near a Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient Memorial
Title (Dublin Core)
Message of Hope Left on Control Box Near a Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient Memorial
Description (Dublin Core)
On June 16th I took a picture of a message that is on a control box for the traffic light on Main Street in Blanchard, Oklahoma. The message is located near a memorial statue that was dedicated to Congressional Medal of Honor recipient Tony K. Burris for his valor during the Korean War. The message of hope was first spotted in early April when the lock downs of COVID-19 were well underway. The message of hope reminds the local residents that hard times have been witnessed before and like those times, "We Will Get By."
The message is located on the North East corner of the intersection between State Highway 76 and U.S. Highway 62; many people drive past this prominent intersection daily. The message itself appears to be spray painted with a stencil. Since the message's arrival, no one has attempted to remove it - despite a strict city stance towards graffiti. This message seems to resonate with locals for the sheer fact that it has remained in its location past several public events in the general area that normally would've caused a reaction to have any other graffiti removed.
The framing of the sign, the flag, and the statue in the same photograph really resonates with me. This is the way rural people see and feel the sense memory of past sacrifices, the resiliency that resides in hope.
The message is located on the North East corner of the intersection between State Highway 76 and U.S. Highway 62; many people drive past this prominent intersection daily. The message itself appears to be spray painted with a stencil. Since the message's arrival, no one has attempted to remove it - despite a strict city stance towards graffiti. This message seems to resonate with locals for the sheer fact that it has remained in its location past several public events in the general area that normally would've caused a reaction to have any other graffiti removed.
The framing of the sign, the flag, and the statue in the same photograph really resonates with me. This is the way rural people see and feel the sense memory of past sacrifices, the resiliency that resides in hope.
Date (Dublin Core)
June 14, 2020
Creator (Dublin Core)
Clinton P. Roberts
Contributor (Dublin Core)
Clinton P. Roberts
Event Identifier (Dublin Core)
HST580
Partner (Dublin Core)
Arizona State University
Type (Dublin Core)
photograph
Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)
English
Art & Design
English
Home & Family Life
English
Social Issues
Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)
graffiti
messages
hope
strength
Oklahoma
Contributor's Tags (a true folksonomy) (Friend of a Friend)
statue
memorial
hope
message
public spaces
Oklahoma
sign
rural
#ruralvoices
Collection (Dublin Core)
Rural Voices
Linked Data (Dublin Core)
Date Submitted (Dublin Core)
6/18/2020
08/02/2022
Date Modified (Dublin Core)
6/18/2020
06/27/2020
11/13/2020
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This item was submitted on June 14, 2020 by Clinton P. Roberts using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: https://covid-19archive.org/s/archive
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