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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University of Arkansas Razorbacks football team
This is a black and white photograph of the University of Arkansas Razorbacks football team in 1909.
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Batesville White Sox baseball team
This is a black white composite photograph of team members from the Batesville White Sox baseball team in 1908. The team's manager was A.H. Spink, Jr. The photo only lists the team members' last names.
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Playing tennis at Little Rock Country Club
This is a black and white photograph of unidentified people playing tennis at Little Rock Country Club in 1905.
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Gresham baseball team, Arkadelphia
Black and white photograph of the Gresham Baseball Team in Arkadelphia. Two of the men sitting on the front row are Lou McCorkle and John A. Williamson. Seated on the second row are Charles Crow, T.T. Rudolph, Pat Dawson, and John B. McDaniel. Standing on the back row are Fred Kaufman, Dick Reed, and Henry Green.
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Walnut Ridge baseball club
This is a black and white photograph of the Walnut Ridge Baseball Club in 1894. Front row, left to right: Dr. Meriwether, Montie Sharum, Dave Bloom, Carroll McMarrol, Salem Cook; back row left to right: Bert Israel, Miller Cooper, Bob Cooper