On a Sunday Afternoon
verso: About the year 1910, most farmers were forced to work six days a week, from sunrise to sunset, in order to have an adequate standard of living. After attending church on Sunday, if someone in the area was fortunate enough to own a phonograph, he would lug it a considerable distance to the home of some friend, where neighbors for miles would gather for an afternoon of music and visiting
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