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10.00" x 6.50"
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2.00"
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0.88"
Overall:
15.50" x 12.00"
Red Round Barn on Route 66 Framed Print
by Willie Harper
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Red Round Barn on Route 66 framed print by Willie Harper. Bring your print to life with hundreds of different frame and mat combinations. Our framed prints are assembled, packaged, and shipped by our expert framing staff and delivered "ready to hang" with pre-attached hanging wire, mounting hooks, and nails.
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Source: Wikipedia
The Arcadia Round Barn is a landmark and tourist attraction on historic U.S. Route 66 in Arcadia, Oklahoma, United States. It was built by local farmer William Harrison Odor in 1898 using native bur oak boards soaked while green and forced into the curves needed for the walls and roof rafters. A second level was incorporated for use as a community gathering place. The town of Arcadia developed and prospered with the arrival of the railroad and in the 1920s the newly commissioned Route 66 was aligned through the town, passing next to the Round Barn. Over time, the barn became the most photographed landmark on Route 66.
With the reduction of traffic along Route 66 following the arrival of the Interstate, Arcadia and the barn likewise declined. In 1988 the 60 foot diameter roof collapsed. A team of volunteers led by Luther Robison worked to rebuild the structure, and restoration work was completed in 1992. Today the old barn is a tourist attraction and visit...
About Willie Harper
Willie Harper is a professional freelance photographer in Greenville County, South Carolina. He is a US Army veteran, a retired law enforcement officer, and a former CALEA Assessor (Commission on Accreditation for law enforcement agencies). His formal education includes Greenville Technical College, South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy, Southern Wesleyan University, and the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia. Intrigued after receiving a Kodak Brownie Hawkeye camera as a very young teenager, he fell in love with photography. At eighteen, he purchased his first professional camera in Korea while serving in the army. Photography was part-time until he retired. His real passion is fine art photography, primarily nature, and...
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