Thomas Harding was born July 7, 1911, at Little Rock, Arkansas, the son of Thomas Harding II, an architect, and Mary Rice Harding. Following his education at St. Andrews Cathedral, Little Rock High School, and Washington University at St. Louis, Missouri, he practiced architecture with his father. During World War II Harding served with the Air Force in North Africa and Italy. After his discharge in 1945, Harding opened a photography studio in Little Rock.
In 1964 Harding sold his Little Rock studio and moved to New York where he was associated with the prestigious Bachrach studio. He returned to Little Rock in 1970 and again opened a commercial and portrait studio. His company has provided photography for most of the advertising agencies in Arkansas as well as numerous national accounts. The portrait division photographed individually over 200 prominent Arkansas lawyers for the Arkansas Bar Association Wall of Fame, several thousand bankers, doctors, and other professionals.
Harding closed his studio in June 1982 to retire and devote his time to several hobbies, including pinhole photography and water color painting. He published two books, One Room Schoolhouses of Arkansas As Seen Through a Pinhole (UA Press, 1993) and An Outhouse by Any Other Name (August House Publishers, 1999). Harding died August 4, 2002, and is buried at Calvary Cemetery, Little Rock
Submissions from 1974
National Investors Life Insurance Company policy cut, scissors
National Old Line Insurance Company annual report
National Old Line Insurance Company annual report: Bill Putman, Tom Shallhorn
National Old Line Insurance Company annual report: Jim Gaston, Mr. Norman, group of 3, group of 4
National Old Line Insurance Company annual report: ticker tape
Ole South: Peach cobbler & Dutch apple pie
Ole South: Peach cobbler & Dutch apple pie
Photo of L.R. Ginning Co. menu
Photo of oil painting entitled "Profile of an Indian Chief"
Photos of architectural interiors and exteriors
Photos of Commonweath Federal Savings & Loans billboards
Photos of St. Vincent Infirmary house staff (1973-1974)
Plaza West, Bar Center, Camelot Inn, Coca Cola
Presbyterian Village: Air view
Presbyterian Village: Air view
Presbyterian Village: Building exterior
Pulaski Bank & Trust: Bob Schultz
Pulaski Federal Savings: Mrs. Finney & Ward
Pulaski Federal Savings: Mrs. Mickey Osburn, Howard Boddy
Pulaski Federal Savings: Mrs. Mickey Osburn, Howard Boddy
Rebsamen Insurance: Doug Lowe at desk, Wade Bratton
Robert D. Cabe: Man & woman group in studio
Robert D. Cabe: office group outside