Robert Johnson - Where Did He Get His Gibson Kalamazoo Guitar?

Steele and Caruthersville are a little more than an hour from where I live...so when I heard that they (Robert Johnson and Johnny Shines) had visited the area in the late 30's, I became passionate about learning everything I could about it.
Unfortunately, besides what Johnny Shines said in an interview, there really isn't too much written or reserved about the visit. What's surprising is that Johnson bought his Kalamazoo guitar on this visit. This is the guitar he's holding in two of his known three photographs...and yet people still don't really know anything else about the visit.
I hope to change that.... I may not be able too, but if there is any factual information still out there about their visit, I hope to find it and preserve it for future generations..
What do you think about the information presented within the video?
Everyone knows and talks about the stories of Robert Johnson at the Crossroads, playing in the cemeteries with Ike Zimmerman, his time in the Delta, in Memphis or Texas... But what about his time in Missouri? This has become a real interest of mine.
Over the years, Gibson Guitars has made copies of the Kalamazoo Robert Johnson played. I hope to get the chance to play one some day.
Here is the link for my original research paper. Please check it out and let me know what you think...
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"Robert Johnson - Where Did He Get His Gibson Kalamazoo Guitar?" is by John Seabaugh, and is part of my "Blues History in the Heartland Series"
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