Recorded in Lawson, Missouri.
This snapshot was gathered in conjunction with the Museum on Main Street program at the Smithsonian Institution and its "Stories from Main Street" initiative. The project is intended to capture Americans' impressions and stories about their small-town and rural neighborhoods, waterways, personal experiences, and cultural traditions, and work histories.
Talk about participating in a sporting event in your town.
"We ran on cinders. We didn't have sand or blacktop. It was cinders out of the furnace. I was a miler, my brother was a sprinter."
Asset ID: 7376-2
