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
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
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
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
[Cannon mounted in the camp of Duryea's and Bainbridge's Batteries, 15...
Title devised by Library staff from caption information on back and Miller, v. 2, pg. 217. Gladstone's ownership logo appears on the back. Gladstone's inventory number and notes: CDV50 ;Port Hudson. "XXYUI-11" ... 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
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
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
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
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
Bathhouse Row, Fordyce Bathhouse, Central Avenue, Hot Springs, Garland...
See also HABS Nos. AR-28, AR-29 & AR-34-A thru AR-34-C for related structures. See also HABS Nos. AR-28, AR-29 & AR-34-A thru AR-34-C for related structures. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this stru... More
Bathhouse Row, Fordyce Bathhouse, Central Avenue, Hot Springs, Garland...
See also HABS Nos. AR-28, AR-29 & AR-34-A thru AR-34-C for related structures. See also HABS Nos. AR-28, AR-29 & AR-34-A thru AR-34-C for related structures. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this stru... More
Bathhouse Row, Fordyce Bathhouse, Central Avenue, Hot Springs, Garland...
See also HABS Nos. AR-28, AR-29 & AR-34-A thru AR-34-C for related structures. See also HABS Nos. AR-28, AR-29 & AR-34-A thru AR-34-C for related structures. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this stru... More
Upper White River Lock & Dam Nos. 1, 2, & 3, Spanning White River, Bat...
Survey number: HAER AR-91 Building/structure dates: 1900 Initial Construction
Fayetteville National Cemetery, Superintendent's Lodge, 700 Government...
Survey number: HABS AR-39-A National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 99000892
Funeral obsequies of free-trade, Political Cartoon
A gloomy view of the effects of the Polk administration's Tariff of 1846. The artist echoes Whig condemnation of the measure as adverse to American trade. A funeral cortege, composed of administration supporter... More
[Robert W. Johnson, Senator from Arkansas, Thirty-fifth Congress, half...
Illus. in: McClees' gallery of photographic portraits of the senators, representatives & delegates of the thirty-fifth Congress... Washington: McClees & Beck, [1859], page 273. Each item includes subject's orig... More
[Evander McNair, of Arkansas, Brigadier General, C.S.A., head-and-shou...
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Manning, Honorable Vannoy Hartrog of Miss. Colonel of 3rd Arkansas Inf...
A black and white photo of a man with a long beard. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Cravens, Honorable Jordan Edgar of Arkansas Entered the Confederate Ar...
A black and white photo of two men in suits. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Bird's eye view of the city of Little Rock, the capitol of Arkansas 18...
Perspective map not drawn to scale. "Looking south west." LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.) 13 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes ill. and index to points of interest.... More
Arkansas ship - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.
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[Post office, Little Rock, Ark.]
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Logging in the alluvial lands of the Mississippi River. Cotton plantat...
Workers posed among logs in The Mississippi River plain, and a farmer working in a cotton field in the Arkansas River Valley. Engraving by Brinkerhoff & Barnett Co. of Chicago and Gatchell & Manning of Philadel... More
[Eastman Hotel], Panoramic Photograph
H19869 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; National Art & Publishing Co.; July 10, 1902; DLC/PP-1902:41646. Title derived from copyright deposit records.
High school, Little Rock, Ark. - Public domain image. Dry plate negati...
Public domain photograph - historical image of Arkansas, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
On deck of ARKANSAS - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.
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Philadelphia N. players at Hot Springs, Ark. March 1912 (baseball)
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Camp Pike, 12th National Army Cantonment, Little Rock, Arkansas
J226104 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright claimant's address: Kansas City, Mo. Copyright deposit; Verne O. Williams Photographic Co.; November 5, 1917; DLC/PP-1917:45578.
L to R, Gov. Brough of Arkansas, Ex. Sen. J. Hamilton Lewis, Mayor Geo...
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Chester W. Taylor of Arkansas, 11/8/21
A black and white photo of a man in a suit. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The Senate committee investigating the charges against Senator B.K. Wh...
National Photo Company Collection. Public domain photograph of an official meeting, group of people, managers, directors, discussion, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Group holding Arkansas state flag]
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[African American convicts working with shovels, possibly at Darringto...
Title devised by Library staff based on caption information and inventory lists. Handwritten on back: "[Darrington State Farm, Ap. 1934]?; Texas." Forms part of: Lomax collection of photographs depicting folk m... More
A black and white photo of a log cabin, Arkansas. Farmers during Great...
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Tenant farmer, Arkansas. Great Depression public domain photograph.
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Citizens of Zinc, Arkansas, a deserted mining town
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A woman sitting on a chair in a field. Great Depression FSA photogprap...
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Ozark school building, Arkansas
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A black and white photo of children in a classroom, Arkansas. Farmers ...
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Son of destitute Ozark family, Arkansas
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[Cotton pickers, Pulaski County, Arkansas]
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Boone County, Arkansas. The family of a Resettlement Administration cl...
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A black and white photo of a poster - FSA / Office of War Information ...
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Airview of Lake Dick project, Arkansas. Taken by Arkansas National Gua...
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A black and white photo of two men sitting on a bench. Great Depressio...
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R.E. Sneed, rehabilitation client and eight year old daughter on cotto...
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A black and white photo of a group of men. Great Depression FSA photog...
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Corn, drought-stricken and eaten off by grasshoppers. Near Russelville...
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An old black and white photo of two men loading a wagon, Great Depress...
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A black and white photo of a flooded train track, Tennessee. Farm Secu...
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Negro flood refugee washing clothes in the camp at Forrest City, Arkan...
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A black and white photo of a crowd of people. Great Depression FSA pho...
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A black and white photo of a woman in a hat. Great Depression FSA phot...
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Carrot pullers from Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas and Mexico. C...
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Unloading household goods of a family of white flood refugees in camp ...
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A boy at mealtime in the camp for white refugees from the flood, Forre...
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A black and white photo of a group of tents, Great Depression. FSA/OWI...
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Negro flood refugees in the Red Cross temporary infirmary at Forrest C...
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