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Ova and Viola Gilkison, 1974

1974 - Living deep in the heart of Appalachia, Ova and Viola Gilkison have found that love is one of the few things they can afford to ease the stresses of life. With cash flow forever low, a doctor or medical center too far away at times of illness, and a house that can only be described as humble, they have found that life would indeed be bleak without love. The Gilkisons are fortunate, for they have each other. But for half of those who are 65 and over and have no spouse, life is lonely.

 

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Uploaded on September 8, 2023
Taken sometime in 1974