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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.

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
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Collection (Dublin Core)

Rural Voices

Linked Data (Dublin Core)

HST 580 Professional Experience/Archives course

Date Submitted (Dublin Core)

6/18/2020

Date Modified (Dublin Core)

6/18/2020
06/27/2020
11/13/2020
08/02/2022
10/13/2024

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Covid 19
Arizona State University

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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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