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15th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest The American Experience
Ghost Signs

If you ever travel through a small town in the South there's a high possibility you'll see one of these awesome old Coca Cola signs. They are such a great piece of historical Americana from before internet adverts weren't around and most advertising was done through hand painted murals or billboards. When I travel through towns that still have these awesome murals still around I get a sense of nostalgia for a simpler time, a time when these small towns were in their hay days and thriving. It just amazes me that these signs have weathered time and still get to be enjoyed by a new generation.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 07.2017
Date Uploaded: 07.2017
Photo Location: Marshall, Arkansas, United States of America
Camera: Canon EOS REBEL T5
Copyright: © Nicholas Chapman