Title
Preview
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Description
Daily newspaper column depicting hand-drawn sketches on topics of Arkansas history. Drawings include a portrait of Zebulon Pike and the steamboat S.S. Sultana.
Transcription
General Zebulon M. Pike after whom Pike County and Camp Pike were named was killed in assault on York (Canada) Apr. 27, 1813.
April 27, 1865 S. S. Sultana disaster on the Mississippi River in which 1,700 exchanged prisoners of war were killed.
The Sultana at Helena Apr. 26, 1865.
W. J. Lemke.
Physical Description
Document, 5" x 7"
Geographical Area
Pike County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
April 27, Walter J. Lemke Drawings Collection: This day in Arkansas history, MS.000379
Resource Type
Document
Collection
Walter J. Lemke drawings collection: This day in Arkansas history, MS.000379
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
April 27, Walter J. Lemke drawings collection: This day in Arkansas history, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History