Photos for Blood River Rising

Me hiking with my loyal research assistants from the book, Jack (left) and Ace (right). 

Thank you to the Crismon and Thompson families for the black and white pictures. The color pictures were taken by or for the author.

The Crismon house as it looks today, virtually unchanged since 1924.

The Crismon house as it looks today, virtually unchanged since 1924.

Another view of the Crismon house showing its close proximity to the road on which the Thompsons had to travel to get to Bagnell. 

One of the many pictures I came across of the the Thompsons and the Crismons on picnics. Unfortunately, most of the quality was too poor to reproduce. In this one we can see Sarah Crismon at the far left corner of the picture .

One of the many pictures I came across of the the Thompsons and the Crismons on picnics. Unfortunately, most of the quality was too poor to reproduce. In this one we can see Sarah Crismon at the far left corner of the picture .

Grant Thompson's upper fields in present day. The river is in the valley at the back of the picture.

Grant Thompson's upper fields in present day. The river is in the valley at the back of the picture.

The Crismons. From left to right, Frederick (father) Francis (son), Leo (son), Anita (daughter) and unknown girl with strong Crismon resemblance.

The Crismons. From left to right, Frederick (father) Francis (son), Leo (son), Anita (daughter) and unknown girl with strong Crismon resemblance.

Book signing at the Miller Country Museum, October, 2016.

The view facing the end of Wilcox Bend in present day (2008). The green patch shows a growing area slightly above the bed of the river. Also visible are shoals within the Osage River's banks.

The view facing the end of Wilcox Bend in present day (2008). The green patch shows a growing area slightly above the bed of the river. Also visible are shoals within the Osage River's banks.

Left: Otto Thompson's grandson Phillip and son Kevin with author. Middle: Namesake Grant Thompson, son of Hadley and Icel's adopted nephew Greg Byler and his wife.  Right:  The author at the old courthouse in Tuscumbia where the trials in the book were held.

The Bagnell train station was a favorite meeting place for young people. (Courtesy Clarence Dietrich)

The picture above shows men at the roundabout in Bagnell, manually changing the direction of the engine. The Bagnell “spur” was a dead end stop with one track used to go back and forth to Eldon.