From little league baseball to basketball championships, from calling the Hogs at a Razorback game to cheering on the Arkansas Travelers, sports have long been close to the hearts of Arkansans everywhere. Arkansas’s history is filled with friendly competitions and long-standing rivalries on the various playing fields, bringing together communities and schools to cheer on their favorite teams. Within the vaults of the Arkansas State Archives, there are a wealth of sports images and archival materials that help tell some of the story of sports in Arkansas. This online exhibit offers a small selection of the Arkansas State Archives' sports images.
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Portia High School girls basketball team members
This is a black and white photograph of two members of the Portia High School basketball team in 1938 playing basketball.
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Portia High School girl's basketball squad
This is a black and white photograph of the 1937 Portia High School girl's basketball squad with the names of each teammate.
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University of Arkansas Razorbacks, 1933 champions
This is a black and white composite photograph of the 1933 University of Arkansas Razorbacks football team coached by Fred Thomsen.
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Playing Golf in Garland County
This is a black and white photograph of an unidentified man playing golf in Garland County.
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Program, the Railroad World Series
Program from the 1929 Railroad World Series between the Altoona Works Team and The Southerners from Little Rock. The game was held at the high school stadium in St. Louis.
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1928 Missouri Pacific (Mo Pac) baseball team
This is a black and white photographic negative of the Missouri Pacific (Mo Pac) baseball team which played in the Little Rock City League baseball tournament. Considered to be one of the strongest amateur baseball teams in Arkansas, the Missouri Pacific team won the city championship in Little Rock in August 1928. The team went on to win the state tournament in September 1928. The field manager of the team was Roy Handy.
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Letter, R.G. Allen to J.H. "Rube" Roberson
Letter from R.G. Allen, President of the Little Rock Baseball Association to J.H. "Rube" Roberson. The letter, written on stationary from the Piedmont Hotel in Atlanta, is informing Roberson that he's been released to the Atlanta Baseball Club.
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University of Arkansas Football Stadium press box
This is a black and white photograph of sports reporters in the University of Arkansas football stadium press box in 1927. James Bohart is in the lower left corner.
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Letter and Baseball Contract for J.H. "Rube" Roberson
Letter and baseball contract from R.G. Allen with the Little Rock Baseball Association to J.H. "Rube" Roberson. The contract is from the Southern League under the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues.
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Amity High School girl's basketball team
This is a black and white photograph of the girl's basketball team at Amity High School in 1925. The players are listed by numbers written on the photograph: 1. Mattie Sue Bridges-Hollingshead, 2. Constance Rose-Hickman Lacy, 3. Mabel Marable-Massey, 4. Pauline Williams, 5. Coach, Lola Bruce, 6. Eutha Olds, 7. Jettie Johns-Wade, 8. Bertie Jefferson, 9. Aileen Allen
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Season pass to Arkansas Travelers baseball
Season pass for the 1925 season of Arkansas Travelers Baseball for Mrs. J.H. Roberson, whose husband (J.H. "Rube" Roberson) pitched for the team.
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Sloan-Hendrix Academy basketball team
This is a black and white photograph of the 1922 Sloan-Hendrix Academy boy's basketball team. There are no names attached to the photograph.
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Leslie High School basketball team
This is a black and white photograph of the 1921 Leslie High School basketball team. Players include Guy Cable, Glenn Hollobaugh, Guy Mabrey, Lonzo Clemons, Bill Clark, and Delmer Ruff.
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Baseball contract for J.H. "Rube" Roberson
Baseball contract for J.H. "Rube" Roberson signing him with the St. Louis National Baseball Club.
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Eastern Arkansas baseball champions, Hazen
This is a black and white photographic negative of Hazen's baseball team in 1917. They were the champions of Eastern Arkansas baseball that year.
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Composite photograph of the 1913 Fort Smith High School football team
This is a black and white composite photograph of the 1913 Fort Smith High School football team, who won the state championship football game that year.
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Little Rock High School championship basketball team
This is a black and white photographic negative of the 1912 Little Rock High School championship-winning basketball team. There are no names attached to the photograph.
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Moro girl's basketball team
This is a black and white photographic postcard of the Moro girl's basketball team in Lee County.
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Plantation baseball club
This is a cabinet card photograph of an African American baseball team called the Plantation Baseball Club. The name "Green Allen" is written over one of the players.
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Program, Arkansas Razorbacks football game
This is a 29-page program for a 1911 football game between the Arkansas Razorbacks and Louisiana. The Thanksgiving Day game was played in West End Park in Little Rock. The program contains advertisements for businesses in Arkansas and information about both universities and their sports teams. This is a sampling of the pages in the program.
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Third District Agricultural School Aggies football team
This is a cabinet card photograph of the Third District Agricultural School Aggies football team in Magnolia.
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Arkansas State Normal School baseball team
This is a black and white photograph of the Arkansas State Normal School baseball team in Conway in 1909.
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Arkansas State Normal School basketball team
This is a black and white photograph of the Arkansas State Normal School basketball team in Conway in 1909.
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Arkansas State Normal School football team
This is a black and white photograph of the Arkansas State Normal School football team in Conway in 1909. The team was coached by W.O. Wilson.
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Arkansas State Normal School football team
This is a black and white photograph of the Arkansas State Normal School football team in Conway in 1909. The team was coached by W.O. Wilson.