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Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Blytheville, Mississippi County, Arkan...

Apr 1913. 14 Sheet(s). Mississippi fire insurance map. Sanborn fire insurance maps are detailed maps of cities and towns produced by the Sanborn Map Company for the purpose of assessing fire insurance liabi... More

James Oscar Jones oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier i...

James Oscar Jones remembers growing up on a farm in Arkansas, the integration of Central High School in Little Rock, and attending the Arkansas Agricultural, Mechanical, and Normal College in Pine Bluff. He dis... More

James Oscar Jones oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier i...

James Oscar Jones remembers growing up on a farm in Arkansas, the integration of Central High School in Little Rock, and attending the Arkansas Agricultural, Mechanical, and Normal College in Pine Bluff. He dis... More

Clarendon Bridge, Spanning White River at U.S. Highway 79, Clarendon, ...

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Clarendon Bridge, Spanning White River at U.S. Highway 79, Clarendon, ...

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Curran Hall, 615 East Capitol Street, Little Rock, Pulaski County, AR

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Springfield-Des Arc Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Cadron Creek at O...

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Saline River Bridge, County Highway 365 across Saline River, Benton, S...

Significance: The Saline River Bridge is one of only ten unaltered, reinforced concrete, open-spandrel, deck arch bridges currently surviving in Arkansas. Constructed as part of a six bridge improvement projec... More

Saline River Bridge, County Highway 365 across Saline River, Benton, S...

Significance: The Saline River Bridge is one of only ten unaltered, reinforced concrete, open-spandrel, deck arch bridges currently surviving in Arkansas. Constructed as part of a six bridge improvement projec... More

Cotter Bridge, Spanning White River at U.S. Highway 62, Cotter, Baxter...

Significance: The Cotter Bridge is the only bridge in Arkansas known to be designed and engineered by the Marsh Engineering Company, a significant twentieth-century bridge-building company. Among the largest t... More

Cotter Bridge, Spanning White River at U.S. Highway 62, Cotter, Baxter...

Significance: The Cotter Bridge is the only bridge in Arkansas known to be designed and engineered by the Marsh Engineering Company, a significant twentieth-century bridge-building company. Among the largest t... More

Bathhouse Row, Hale Bathhouse, Central Avenue, Hot Springs, Garland Co...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-12 Survey number: HABS AR-28-B National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 74000275

Bathhouse Row, Hale Bathhouse, Central Avenue, Hot Springs, Garland Co...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-12 Survey number: HABS AR-28-B National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 74000275

Spring Lake Bridge, Spanning Bob Barnes Branch at County Road No. 36D,...

Significance: This bridge is one of eight known masonry arch bridges identified in Arkansas. It is the only known bridge constructed under the authority of the United States Resettlement Administration in the ... More

Mulladay Hollow Bridge, Spanning Mulladay Hollow Creek at County Road ...

Significance: The Mulladay Hollow Bridge is one of eight known masonry arch bridges in Arkansas. It was constructed as part of the Leatherwood Lake Recreation Project, that also included a massive stone dam cr... More

Milltown Bridge, Spanning Vache Grasse Creek tributary at County Road ...

Significance: This bridge is one of eight known masonry arch bridges in Arkansas. It survives as a significant example of WPA bridge construction in the state. Survey number: HAER AR-55 Building/structure da... More

Christopher C. Andrews to Abraham Lincoln, Tuesday, September 06, 1864...

Old Monroe County Jail, Main & Kendall Streets, Clarendon, Monroe Coun...

1986 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Third Place Significance: The Old Monroe County Jail in Clarendon, Arkansas, is the oldest standing county building in Monroe County. The building was constructed in 1891-1892 b... More

[African American soldiers mustered out at Little Rock, Arkansas]

Soldiers return home, greeted by women and children. Title devised. Published in: Harper's Weekly, v. 10, 1866 May 19, p. 308. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.162) Reference print available in the Civ... More

[African American convicts working with shovels, possibly the singers ...

Title devised by Library staff based on caption information and inventory lists. Handwritten on back: "Rock Island Line"; "If this photograph depicts those who sang Rock Island Line for John Lomax then it was t... More

McHenry House, Highway 70 Vicinity, Little Rock, Pulaski County, AR

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-2 Survey number: HABS AR-13 Building/structure dates: 1836 Initial Construction

McHenry House, Highway 70 Vicinity, Little Rock, Pulaski County, AR

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-2 Survey number: HABS AR-13 Building/structure dates: 1836 Initial Construction

Pettigrew School, Across White River from Highway 16, Pettigrew, Madis...

1995 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: The small community of Pettigrew, Arkansas is located forty-one miles east of Fayetteville, on Highway 16. The town is presently only a wide spot... More

Bathhouse Row, Superior Bathhouse, Central Avenue, Hot Springs, Garlan...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-11 Survey number: HABS AR-28-A National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 74000275

Durst House, 857 Fairview Drive, Fayetteville, Washington County, AR

2012 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: It was designed by John G. Williams in 1952, is located on a sloping site adjacent to the University of Arkansas. The site overlooks the scenic Boston Mountai... More

Wire Ford Bridge, Spanning Big Mulberry Creek at Wire Road (CR 67), Pl...

Significance: Wire Ford Bridge is a good example of early twentieth century metal truss bridge technology. It is the only surviving multiple-span Pratt truss bridge in the Arkansas State Highway and Transporta... More

Woolsey Bridge, County Road 1408, Woolsey, Washington County, AR

Significance: The Woolsey Bridge that crosses the West fork of the White River in Washington County, Arkansas, was built in 1947. This bridge is a steel drive through Parker Truss type bridge. The dimensions ... More

Old Stage Coach Inn, Clarksville, Johnson County, AR

Survey number: HABS AR-17 Building/structure dates: 1830 Initial Construction

Miller Creek Bridge, Spanning Miller Creek at Miller Creek Road (CR 86...

Survey number: HAER AR-105 Public domain photograph - historical image of Arkansas, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Miller Creek Bridge, Spanning Miller Creek at Miller Creek Road (CR 86...

Survey number: HAER AR-105 Public domain photograph - historical image of Arkansas, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Clardy-Lee House, State Highway 26, Center Point, Howard County, AR

1983 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: The Clardy-Lee House is a large two-story frame mansion with Palladian ambitions. It has been a landmark in the Center Point community (Howard co... More

Harp Creek Bridge, Spans Harp Creek at State Highway 7, Harrison, Boon...

Significance: Erected as one of two bridges in a Newton County road project, Harp Creek Bridge is on of the more architectural of the small Highway Department bridges. It was built in 1928 by the Little Rock b... More

Harp Creek Bridge, Spans Harp Creek at State Highway 7, Harrison, Boon...

Significance: Erected as one of two bridges in a Newton County road project, Harp Creek Bridge is on of the more architectural of the small Highway Department bridges. It was built in 1928 by the Little Rock b... More

Dan W. Jones House, Washington, Hempstead County, AR

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-1 Survey number: HABS AR-32-7 Building/structure dates: ca. 1862 Initial Construction

Birney Safety Streetcar No. 224, Fort Smith Trolley Museum, Fort Smith...

Significance: Streetcar Number 224 was built by the Saint Louis Car Company in 1926. It was bought that same year by the Fort Smith Light and Traction Company and served the Fort Smith, Van Buren area with dis... More

F. L. Mattock Building, 60 South Main Street, Eureka Springs, Carroll ...

Significance: Built as a Ford Agency garage and has been used for no other purpose than an auto repair garage. Due to common and minimum-standard materials used, along with its simple and unimaginative design,... More

F. L. Mattock Building, 60 South Main Street, Eureka Springs, Carroll ...

Significance: Built as a Ford Agency garage and has been used for no other purpose than an auto repair garage. Due to common and minimum-standard materials used, along with its simple and unimaginative design,... More

F. L. Mattock Building, 60 South Main Street, Eureka Springs, Carroll ...

Significance: Built as a Ford Agency garage and has been used for no other purpose than an auto repair garage. Due to common and minimum-standard materials used, along with its simple and unimaginative design,... More

Judsonia Bridge, Spanning LIttle White River at County Road 66, Judson...

Significance: The Judsonia bridge, completed in 1924, is significant as the only known swing bridge in Arkansas designed as a cantilever. Besides adding an aesthetic touch, the cantilever-like peak on the top ... More

Judsonia Bridge, Spanning LIttle White River at County Road 66, Judson...

Significance: The Judsonia bridge, completed in 1924, is significant as the only known swing bridge in Arkansas designed as a cantilever. Besides adding an aesthetic touch, the cantilever-like peak on the top ... More

Young cotton picker, Pulaski County, Arkansas. Schools for colored chi...

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Biographical and historical memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Fau...

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Biographical and historical memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Fau...

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Elkhorn Tavern, Telegraph Road, Pea Ridge, Benton County, AR

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-4 Survey number: HABS AR-23 Building/structure dates: after. 1830- before. 1840 Building/structure dates: 1858 Subsequent Work Building/structu... More

Elkhorn Tavern, Telegraph Road, Pea Ridge, Benton County, AR

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-4 Survey number: HABS AR-23 Building/structure dates: after. 1830- before. 1840 Building/structure dates: 1858 Subsequent Work Building/structu... More

Elkhorn Tavern, Telegraph Road, Pea Ridge, Benton County, AR

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-4 Survey number: HABS AR-23 Building/structure dates: after. 1830- before. 1840 Building/structure dates: 1858 Subsequent Work Building/structu... More

Colored boys playing on top of Coca Cola stand. Little Rock, Arkansas

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Ward's Crossing Bridge, Spanning Fourche Lafave River at Sunlight Bay ...

Significance: Ward's Crossing Bridge is highly representative of the late nineteenth century era of metal truss bridge technology and the period of Arkansas history that saw the development of county road syste... More

Ward's Crossing Bridge, Spanning Fourche Lafave River at Sunlight Bay ...

Significance: Ward's Crossing Bridge is highly representative of the late nineteenth century era of metal truss bridge technology and the period of Arkansas history that saw the development of county road syste... More

Photographs of the old post office and U.S. courthouse, 300 West Secon...

Images show exterior and interior views of the old post office and U.S. courthouse, 300 West Second Street, Little Rock, Arkansas. Details include the courtroom, the visitors' gallery, the elevator, stairways,... More

Photographs of the old post office and U.S. courthouse, 300 West Secon...

Images show exterior and interior views of the old post office and U.S. courthouse, 300 West Second Street, Little Rock, Arkansas. Details include the courtroom, the visitors' gallery, the elevator, stairways,... More

Red River Bridge, Spanning Red River at U.S. Highway 82, Garland, Mill...

Significance: Four known examples of the Pennsylvania truss remain in Arkansas. The main span length of the Red River Bridge is double and its overall bridge length is triple that of the other three in the sta... More

Red River Bridge, Spanning Red River at U.S. Highway 82, Garland, Mill...

Significance: Four known examples of the Pennsylvania truss remain in Arkansas. The main span length of the Red River Bridge is double and its overall bridge length is triple that of the other three in the sta... More

Ouachita River Lock & Dam No. 8, Ouachita River at River Mile 282.8, C...

Significance: The Ouachita River Lock and Dam No. 8 is one of the oldest remaining locks and dams in the State of Arkansas. It represents a vital segment in the earliest attempt by the U.S. Army Corps of Engin... More

Illinois River Bridge, Spanning Illinois River at Benton County Road 3...

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Illinois River Bridge, Spanning Illinois River at Benton County Road 3...

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Chaney Log House, Highway 68, North side, Osage, Carroll County, AR

1986 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: The James C. Chaney House, a log "I" house, is an excellent example of the vernacular architecture that dominated Arkansas' landscape during the a... More

Chaney Log House, Highway 68, North side, Osage, Carroll County, AR

1986 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: The James C. Chaney House, a log "I" house, is an excellent example of the vernacular architecture that dominated Arkansas' landscape during the a... More

Hot Springs National Park, Bathhouse Row, Quapaw Bathhouse: Mechanical...

Significance: The Quapaw Bathhouse is part of Bathhouse Row, which represents a typical American Spa. The spring piping, heating and ventilation systems are examples of early twentieth century state-of-the-art... More

Hot Springs National Park, Bathhouse Row, Quapaw Bathhouse: Mechanical...

Significance: The Quapaw Bathhouse is part of Bathhouse Row, which represents a typical American Spa. The spring piping, heating and ventilation systems are examples of early twentieth century state-of-the-art... More

Old Frisco Depot, 550 West Dickson, Fayetteville, Washington County, A...

1995 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: The numbers nailed above the front door give the street address 550 West Dickson not well known as addresses go, but surely affixed to one of the most popular... More

White Rock Mountain Water Tower, Forest Service Road 1505, Fern, Frank...

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Old State Capitol Building, Markham & Center Streets, Little Rock, Pul...

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Old State Capitol Building, Markham & Center Streets, Little Rock, Pul...

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Big Piney Creek Bridge, Spanning Big Piney Creek at State Highway 123,...

Significance: The bridge over Big Piney Creek provides an interesting example of a State Highway Department bridge design of the early 1930s executed with limited funds; although there is no apparent loss of qu... More

Big Piney Creek Bridge, Spanning Big Piney Creek at State Highway 123,...

Significance: The bridge over Big Piney Creek provides an interesting example of a State Highway Department bridge design of the early 1930s executed with limited funds; although there is no apparent loss of qu... More

Cotton pickers, Pulaski County, Arkansas

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Bathhouse Row, Buckstaff Bathhouse, Central Avenue, Hot Springs, Garla...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-16 Survey number: HABS AR-28-G Building/structure dates: ca. 1920 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 74000275

Fort Logan H. Roots Military Post, Building No. 1, Scenic Hill Drive, ...

Significance: Building No. 1 was part of the original construction of the Fort Logan H. Roots Military Post. Serving as the Enlisted Mens Barracks, it exemplifies the simple architectural forms constructed at ... More

Little Missouri River Bridge, Spanning Little Missouri River at CR 179...

Address changed from Old Rome vicinity, Clark County, Arkansas. Significance: The Little Missouri River Bridge is the last remaining Camelback through truss steel bridge in Arkansas. A recent inventory of the ... More

Lincoln Avenue Viaduct, Spanning Union Pacific Railroad between Baring...

Significance: Designed by the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company and presented to the City of Little Rock as a corporate gesture of goodwill, the Lincoln Avenue Viaduct was the first and only through rainbow arc... More

Old Springdale High School, U.S. Highway 71B, Springdale, Washington C...

1995 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: The Old Springdale High School is located on the south half of a lot consisting of 8.06 acres on what was some miles outside of Springdale Arkansas in 1910 wh... More

Warren Segraves Residence, 217 Oklahoma Way, Fayetteville, Washington ...

2011 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Completed in 1959, the Warren Segraves Residence was designed by Warren Segraves and was one of the first houses in the Northwest Arkansas region to have an e... More

E. Fay & Gus Jones House, 1330 North Hillcrest Avenue, Fayetteville, W...

2010 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place Significance: Completed in May 1956, the residence of the architect Fay Jones and his wife Gus Jones began as an exploration of the designer's own principles. It was ... More

E. Fay & Gus Jones House, 1330 North Hillcrest Avenue, Fayetteville, W...

2010 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place Significance: Completed in May 1956, the residence of the architect Fay Jones and his wife Gus Jones began as an exploration of the designer's own principles. It was ... More

Lafayette Gregg, et al. to Abraham Lincoln, Wednesday, December 14, 18...

Fourche Lafave Bridge, Spanning Fourche Lafave River at State Highway ...

Significance: The Fourch Lafave River Bridge is significant for its association with the Luten Bridge Company and the development of the Arkansas highway system in the first half of the twentieth century. It i... More

Fourche Lafave Bridge, Spanning Fourche Lafave River at State Highway ...

Significance: The Fourch Lafave River Bridge is significant for its association with the Luten Bridge Company and the development of the Arkansas highway system in the first half of the twentieth century. It i... More

Newport Bridge, Spanning White River at State Highway 14, Newport, Jac...

Significance: The 400-foot, double-cantilevered bridge at Newport was a major construction project in 1929-30. The bridge, along with two similar bridges at Augusta and Clarendon, Arkansas, was designed by ren... More

Helena, Arkansas. April 26, 1865. Ill-fated Sultana

Photograph shows the overloaded steamboat Sultana on the Mississippi River the day before her boilers exploded and she sank on April 27th. The passengers included ca. 1,880 Union soldiers heading home at the en... More

White River Bridge, Spanning White River at U.S. Highway 70, De Valls ...

Significance: The vertical lift bridge at DeValls Bluff over the White River is one of only two such bridges in the state. It was designed in 1923 by the Missouri firm of Consultant Engineers, Harrington Howar... More

Tull Bridge, Spanning Saline River at CR 5, Tull, Grant County, AR

See HABS AZ-3 Significance: Tull Bridge is representative of early twentieth century metal truss bridge-building technology. The bridge was bypassed in 2005 but has been preserved in place as a pedestrian brid... More

Tull Bridge, Spanning Saline River at CR 5, Tull, Grant County, AR

See HABS AZ-3 Significance: Tull Bridge is representative of early twentieth century metal truss bridge-building technology. The bridge was bypassed in 2005 but has been preserved in place as a pedestrian brid... More

Tull Bridge, Spanning Saline River at CR 5, Tull, Grant County, AR

See HABS AZ-3 Significance: Tull Bridge is representative of early twentieth century metal truss bridge-building technology. The bridge was bypassed in 2005 but has been preserved in place as a pedestrian brid... More

Little Rock City Hall, Broadway & Markham, Little Rock, Pulaski County...

Survey number: HABS AR-14 Building/structure dates: 1907- 1908 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1956 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: 1960 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates:... More

Little Rock City Hall, Broadway & Markham, Little Rock, Pulaski County...

Survey number: HABS AR-14 Building/structure dates: 1907- 1908 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1956 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: 1960 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates:... More

Turntable: Eureka Springs & North Arkansas Railroad, Highway 23, Eurek...

Significance: The Eureka Springs and North Arkansas (ES&NA) Railroad was created in 1981 on the site of the old Eureka Springs Railroad. The Eureka Springs Railroad, formed in 1882, served as a branch line con... More

Arkansas Citizens to Abraham Lincoln, Thursday, February 11, 1864 (Te...

John T. Thomas House, Old Military Road, Washington, Hempstead County,...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-1 Survey number: HABS AR-32-8 Building/structure dates: ca. 1869 Initial Construction

John T. Thomas House, Old Military Road, Washington, Hempstead County,...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-1 Survey number: HABS AR-32-8 Building/structure dates: ca. 1869 Initial Construction

Black River Bridge, Spanning Black River at U.S. Highway 67, Pocahonta...

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Hot Springs National Park, Bathhouse Row, Fordyce Bathhouse: Mechanica...

Significance: The Fordyce Bathhouse is part of Bathhouse Row, which represents a typical American Spa. The spring piping, heating and ventilation systems are examples of early twentieth century state-of-the-ar... More

William M. McPherson to Montgomery Blair, Thursday, December 10, 1863 ...

Fryer's Ford Bridge, Spanning East Fork of Point Remove Creek at Fryer...

Significance: Fryer's Ford Bridge is the oldest in-service bridge—and the second-oldest bridge of any type—in the State of Arkansas. It is an intact example of a pin-connected Pratt through truss, a type that ... More

Fryer's Ford Bridge, Spanning East Fork of Point Remove Creek at Fryer...

Significance: Fryer's Ford Bridge is the oldest in-service bridge—and the second-oldest bridge of any type—in the State of Arkansas. It is an intact example of a pin-connected Pratt through truss, a type that ... More

A. O. Stuart House, Washington, Hempstead County, AR

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-1 Survey number: HABS AR-32-6 Building/structure dates: 1852- 1857 Initial Construction

Lycurgus Johnson House, State Highway 142, Lake Village, Chicot County...

1985 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place Significance: The Lycurgus Johnson House on Lakeport Plantation is an historic treasure. This antebellum grande dame is found in the southeast corner of Arkansas fac... More

Spavinaw Creek Bridge, Spans Spavinaw Creek at Benton County Road 29, ...

Significance: Though bedstead trusses were widespread near the turn of the century, the Spavinaw Creek Bridge is now unique as the only surviving example of a bedstead truss in Arkansas. Built in 1909, this se... More

Spavinaw Creek Bridge, Spans Spavinaw Creek at Benton County Road 29, ...

Significance: Though bedstead trusses were widespread near the turn of the century, the Spavinaw Creek Bridge is now unique as the only surviving example of a bedstead truss in Arkansas. Built in 1909, this se... More

Bathhouse Row, Maurice Bathhouse, Central Avenue, Hot Springs, Garland...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-13 Survey number: HABS AR-28-C National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 74000275