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Date Original
1956 May 12
Description
Photographs were taken for an article celebrating the 100th birthday of Mary Davidson. The Arkansas Democrat was entitled "100 on Friday, 13th, Lady Isn’t Worried," by Democrat staff writer George Douthit and published in 1956.
Biographical/Historical Note
The Arkansas Confederate Home was established in 1890 by the Ex-Confederate Association of Arkansas to care for the needs of indigent Confederate soldiers and their widows. The nursing home occupied a remodeled residence near Sweet Home, south of Little Rock, on sixty acres of land purchased by the association. When the Arkansas Legislature established a $10,000 annual appropriation for the upkeep of the home in 1891, the Association deeded the property to the State. A new building was constructed in 1892 and by 1915 the institution housed 130 residents. In the following years occupancy declined. In 1955, a new, smaller Confederate Home was built on the grounds of the Deaf and Blind schools in Little Rock. In 1961, with only eight residents remaining, the Legislature voted to close the Home and transfer the remaining patients to nursing homes. The Home was closed in 1963 and the building use transferred to the Blind and Deaf schools.
Physical Description
Photograph, 10" x 8"
Subjects
Arkansas Confederate Home
Geographical Area
Pulaski County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
G5846.1
Resource Type
Image
Collection
General photo file
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Mary Davidson, resident of the Arkansas Confederate Home, making up her bed, General photo file, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
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Disciplines
United States History
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