These selections include photographs, as well as images of artifacts, books, and documents.
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U.S. post office in Washita, Arkansas
Black and white photograph of the United States post office in Washita, Arkansas.
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Arkansas State Parks brochure, 1954
This is a state parks brochure from very short time period that Arkansas State Parks was under the Arkansas Forestry Commission.
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Menu, board of directors meeting, Arkansas Wood Products Association
Lunch menu for the Arkansas Wood Products Association Board of Directors meeting on October 31, 1953, at the Marion Hotel in Little Rock, Arkansas, printed on plywood. There is a depiction of a peckerwood (woodpecker) in the top left corner, drilling at wood. Lumber industry terminology is used to describe items on the menu.
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Bull Shoals and Norfork Dams dedication
Black and white photograph of the Bull Shoals Dedication on July 2, 1952. Bull Shoals Dam is on the border of Marion and Baxter Counties in Arkansas. Pictured are Harry S., Truman (1884-1972), James W. Trimble (1894-1972), Wilbur Daigh Mills, Boyd Tackett (1911-1985), Sidney Sanders McMath (1912-2003), Clyde Ellis, James William Fulbright (1905-1995), Thomas B. Tinnon, (1915-),George McKee, Oscar Chapman, Frank Pace, Lewis A. Pick, Clarence Wickard, James T. Blair, Jr. (1902-1962), and Orland Kay Armstrong (1893-1987).
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"President Truman Dedicates Giant Dams," The Baxter Bulletin
This is the front page of the July 2, 1952, Baxter Bulletin, a weekly publication out of Mountain Home, covering President Harry S. Truman's visit to state for the dedication of Bull Shoals dam on the border of Marion and Baxter Counties in Arkansas, and Norfork dam, southeast of Mountain Home in Baxter County.
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Pastel Drawing on Denim of Rohwer Japanese American relocation camp
This image shows a pastel drawing on denim of Rohwer Japanese American Relocation Camp, signed by Masao Okayama, who was probably a student at the camp.
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Arkansas Game and Fish Commission tags
This is a variety of seven metal tags issued by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission for hunters to use to tag their tree stands, traps, and hunting dogs.
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Defense Plant employee scarf
Red and white scarf worn by a female defense plant worker in Jacksonville during World War II.
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Southwestern Proving Ground ID badge
Round tin ID badge with color-coded red border for the type of personnel and a B/W mug shot of the employee in front of a height chart with the number 56. "Southwestern Proving Ground" is on the metal border framing the mug shot. A vinyl or clear plastic cover protects the photo. The back has a pin device for attaching the badge to clothing. The red border may indicate clerical personnel.
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Cora O'Neill Kendall childhood reminiscences
These pages are excerpts from the memoirs of Cora O'Neill Kendall, relating remembrances of her childhood, spent growing up in southern Arkansas during the latter half of the 19th century.
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Final letter from Billie Jewel Colbert to his father
Letter from Billie Jewel Colbert in France to his father. Billie Jewel Colbert was the youngest of three sons, all of whom enlisted during World War II. Both of his older brothers, Jack and Ray, returned unharmed from war. Unfortunately, Billie was killed in action just days after writing this last letter to his father during the siege of Normandy. He was awarded a Purple Heart and Silver Star. Our collection contains several letters between Billie and his parents, other letters and official records created in the wake of his death, and photographs.
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Jerome Relocation Center, elementary school grounds
Black and white photographic view of 5th and 6th graders going through their exercises on elementary school grounds at the Jerome Relocation Center.
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Jerome Relocation Center, young girls with flags
Black and white photograph of several young girls holding flags at the Jerome Relocation Center.
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Poem, Detonator Gal
Typed poem written by female defense plant employee about detonation work in the plant during World War II.
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King Biscuit Time radio show
Black and white photograph from a King Biscuit Time radio show on KFFA radio station in Helena. From left to right: Joe Willie Dudlow, Sonny Boy Williamson, Mr. Langston (announcer), and Willie Love
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She's a WOW: Woman Ordinance Worker poster
Large color poster with a woman in an ordinance worker uniform, a large shell, and six hats representing the branch of service (WOW, WAAC, WAVE, Army Nurse, Navy Nurse, Red Cross) along the right side.
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Sheet Music, "Shine for Jesus"
Original handwritten sheet music, "Shine for Jesus," by composer/musician, Anderson Berry, from Grady, Arkansas.
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Pine Bluff Centennial radio script
This is one of eleven scripts from a radio show chronicling the history of Pine Bluff in Jefferson county. The radio show ran in 1936 as part of a series of shows celebrating the centennial of Arkansas's statehood. This script is the first script in the series and it details Pine Bluff's earliest years.
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Home Demonstration Club scrapbook
This is a large scrapbook with black and white photographs, letters and newspaper clippings detailing the planning, publicity and activities of the camp.
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Russell M. Brooks Citizens' Military Training Camps certificate
Military training certificate issued by Citizens' Military Training Camp held at Camp Pike, North Little Rock, Arkansas in August, 1933.
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Anderson Berry
Black and white photograph of Anderson Berry outside of Mt. Piscan A.M.E. Church in Grady, Arkansas, where he attended many years.
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Bride, Katie Johnson, from the "Across the Horizon" manuscript
A black and white photograph of an African American woman, Katie Johnson, in a white wedding dress and holding a bouquet, while a small child in a white dress holds the long veil behind her. They are standing in front of a field with two buildings in the background.
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John and Mattie Smith
Black and white photograph of John and Mattie Smith enjoying a quiet evening dinner at their home in Grady, Arkansas.
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Powhatan swinging bridge
Black and white photograph of the old Powhatan swing bridge over the Black River. The Powhatan courthouse is in the upper left corner, and the Black River ferry is on the right side at roughly midpoint. Ferries were the primary means of crossing the Black River for decades before the first bridge was built across the river. The swing bridge replaced the ferry as the primary means of crossing the river. The last ferry to close was the Black River ferry near Powhatan in 1935. The old swing bridge was dismantled in 1957 and was soon after replaced by a metal trestle bridge.
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Recipe for fried chicken and lemon pie
Typed recipe for fried chicken and lemon pie by an African American resident of Grady, Arkansas.