From History to Art

Art: "Red Balloon" by Paul Klee via Guggenheim

The below blog is a reprint with permission from the Arkansas Arts Council and is a reminder why learning history is important. Read the complete blog at arkansasarts.org. Find a list of history-related events at the Department of Arkansas Heritage or check out our services and programs at http://archives.arkansas.gov.

ARKANSAS ARTS -- It turns out, understanding history is vital for becoming an influential artist. Maybe you’re not a history buff, but there are plenty of reasons to delve into history.

1.       Knowing history helps artists understand people and societies. With that knowledge, artists understand how we, as a society, developed the way we did. Artists can then find new and expressive ways to challenge or support societal thoughts and values. Basically, knowing history helps artists communicate.

2.       History helps artists learn to tell their own stories. Artists are more than creative creatures. Artists must be able to tell their own stories as part of marketing their work and growing their successes. History, such as family or ethnic histories, also puts artists in contact with their family roots, which connects artists with their identities and leads to unique expressions.

More at www.arkansasarts.org/blog.

Happy Birthday, Arkansas Territory!

Map courtesy of ASA

We will be celebrating the 200th year of the Arkansas Territory during a special, free event March 1!

Come experience Arkansas history.The Arkansas State Archives and other divisions of the Department of Arkansas Heritage are putting together a grand celebration for the Arkansas Territory bicentennial!

AGENDA

9:00 am - 1:00 pm 
* Arkansas Territory Bicentennial Celebration event at the Arkansas State Capitol, 2nd Floor Rotunda

10:00 - 10:30 am 
*Speakers: Asa Hutchinson, Governor of Arkansas; Stacy Hurst, Department of Arkansas Heritage director; Dr. Wendy Richter, Arkansas State Archives director; Swannee Bennett, Historic Arkansas Museum director

11:00 am – 12:00 pm 
* Music provided by Clarke Buehling and the Ozark Highballers, sponsored by the Arkansas Arts Council.

1:00 
Event ends

March 2 marks the 200th year of the Arkansas Territory, which the U.S. Congress originally formed with parts of what is now Oklahoma and Texas. The move created the state’s first government in 1819 and laid the groundwork for achieving statehood in 1836.

We will celebrate with birthday cake, music, historical displays, a traveling exhibit and period actors! Come learn about our Territory seals, grab a free Territory map and enjoy bringing history to life. For more information or to join the discussion, visit our Facebook page! 

What: Arkansas Territory Bicentennial Celebration
When: Starting at 9 a.m., Friday, March 1
News Conference at 10 a.m. 

Where: Arkansas State Capitol, Second Floor Rotunda

Territory Seal provided by ASA

Wednesday’s Wonderful Collection - William Leon Russell papers, MS.000865

William Leon Russell (1914-2000) served in World War II and the Korean War. He ranks as the Arkansas National Guard soldier to receive the most Purple Hearts. He was awarded what amounts to eight Purple Hearts, represented by Purple Hearts from combat operations at the Aleutian Islands of Attu and Adack and the Battle of the Bulge in Germany, and a silver oak leaf cluster (representing five wounds) and two bronze oak leaf clusters (representing two additional wounds) from other combatives on the Western Front.

William Leon Russell was born July 26, 1914, near Cecil, Franklin County, Arkansas, one of five children, to James W. Russell and Belah Eubanks Russell. In the 1930s, he worked at the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) at Cass, Franklin County, Arkansas. He attended military camp at Fort Riley, Kansas, and joined the Arkansas National Guard in March of 1937.

He was awarded a football scholarship and attended Arkansas State Teachers College, during which time he was appointed 1940 team captain and selected for the 1940 All-State (NAIC) team. His national guard unit was mobilized on December 23, 1940, and was posted to the Aleutian Islands for combat operations. In 1943, Russell went to Camp Croft, South Carolina, where he met and married Gladys Opal English. They married on December 24, 1943, at Fort Benning, Georgia.

In July 1944 Russell was sent to France. While on the Western Front, he received eight notable wounds, seven of which count toward his Purple Hearts. Russell was medically evacuated to the United States where he went through rehabilitation and was honorably discharged on February 11, 1946. He was elected sheriff of Ozark, Franklin County, Arkansas, in 1946, and reelected in 1948.

In August 1950 Russell was mobilized for the Korean War, where he served six months prior to returning to Arkansas for the anticipated death of his father. Russell attended other military training programs and served post assignments throughout the United States and in Greece. He retired from the military on June 30, 1965. In the 1970s he went to work as a tax agent for the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration in Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas. He retired from that job in 1986.

Russell died on October 9, 2000, in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and is buried at the Fayetteville National Cemetery, and was posthumously inducted into the Arkansas Military Veterans' Hall of Fame in 2011.

This collection contains a personally created scrapbook, featuring items about William Leon Russell, his wedding to Gladys Opal English, travel images and postcards, news clippings, documents, ration tickets, and telegraphs relating to his life and military service. Additionally, there are loose items included with the scrapbook of William Leon Russell.

An undated OV photograph depicting a large group of soldiers in uniform has been separated.

·         Scrapbook 1940-1974 (Box 1)

·         Newspaper clippings and other memorabilia 1940-1974 (Box 1)

·         PH.Russell.0001 OV group photo of soldiers circa 1940s (Drawer 115)

SARA Records Detail Crimes, Criminals in 1900s Little River County

Courtesy of SARA 

We have a treasure trove of historical records that detail crimes and criminals in Little River County. Our records show what life was like in the early to mid-1900s.

Named after the river that borders its northern and eastern sides, Little River County was created from parts of Sevier and Hempstead counties in 1867. Agriculture, timber, cement and paper manufacturing were the primary industries.

Our collections contain two criminal dockets by the Justice of the Peace of Little River County. These dockets give details about crimes, including petit larceny, assault and battery, disturbing the peace, embezzlement and murder. The records also showcase laws, including those against lottery ticket sales.

In December 1919, 24 people were charged with “gaming” or “selling lottery tickets.” Inside one docket book, researchers found an affidavit for warrant from Constable D.W. Bailey, who sought the arrest of R.L. Elliott.

Elliott had sold lottery tickets for an automobile, records show. Justice of the Peace F. B. Arnett signed Elliott’s warrant and made the following record in his docket: “On this the 27 day of Dec [1919] comes the defendant R.L. Elliott and being fully advised as to the law entered a plea of guilty to the charge whereupon the court fixes his punishment at a fine of fifty dollars $50 and all the costs.”   Today, a $50 fine would amount to more than $700.

The record is just one example of the kinds of documents the State Archives and its branches preserve. Much of the information is interconnected. For example, the archives headquarters in Little Rock has a copy of “A digest of the statutes of Arkansas: embracing all laws of a general nature in force at the close of the general and special sessions of General assembly, 1919,” by William Fosgate Kirby and John Thomas Castle. The digest is mentioned in Elliott’s arrest warrant.

These resources, including criminal dockets, help genealogy researchers fill in the gaps in their family histories and give researchers insight into how Arkansans lived 100 or more years ago.

Our State Archives are built on donations of historic value. At SARA, we accept donations of original materials pertaining to the history of southwest Arkansas. For more information contact Melissa Nesbitt, archival manager, at 870-983-2633 or email southwest.archives@arkansas.gov.

Events Celebrate Territorial Arkansas!

Come join us for two great events: Territorial Arkansas Living History School Day
and Territorial Arkansas Living History Fest. Both events are free!

We've teamed up with the Davidsonville Historic State Park to hold two free events to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Territorial Arkansas!

On March 1, teachers and students are welcome to explore the historic state park 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. during Territorial Arkansas Living History School Day! The event will let students explore the town of Davidsonville as it would have been during its heyday.

Students can make candles, throw tomahawks and try carpentry, brickmaking and quill writing. They also can visit the historic tavern, play cards at the public house and talk with an innkeeper. Speakers dressed in period clothing will present information on how people lived and thought 200 years ago.

On March 2, the public is invited to join the fun! The Territorial Arkansas Living History Fest is free and will include historic games, activities and history. Food and merchandise will be available for purchase during the event. 

The U.S. Congress created the Arkansas Territory on March 2, 1819. Davidsonville, which was established in 1815, had Arkansas’s first post office. Archeological excavations are still uncovering streets, foundations and other artifacts. The park features a new visitor center with an 1820s hunter-trapper float-boat, audio tour and display of historic finds from the archeological digs.

Contact the park interpreter at 870-892-4708 to register a class for the school-day event. Space is limited so register as soon as possible. For more information about our Living History Fest, call the park or email davidsonville@arkansas.gov or visit us on Facebook.

These events are presented by the Arkansas State Archives and Arkansas State Parks and supported, in part, by a grant from the Arkansas Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities. 

Pen to Podium Focuses on Arkansas Firsts

Phyllis Hodges

Our first Pen to Podium lecture of 2019 was a resounding success! Now come out and learn about Arkansas trailblazers.

More than 50 people attended Dr. Blake Perkins' lecture on the history of defiance unique to people of the Ozarks. The free lectures are part of our Historical Writers’ Lecture Series.

Next, author Phyllis Hodges will discuss her book, “8 years of Unforgettable History: the Allure of America’s First,” 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 16.

Friends of the Arkansas State Archives plans a reception at 5:30 p.m. Come network and learn!

Hodges' lecture will highlight some of Arkansas’s firsts and parallels the works of former U.S. President Barak Obama. Her book includes people of all backgrounds, including 2016 Olympic Gold Medal Long Jumper Jeff Henderson.

Hodges has more than 30 years of experience as a clergy educational and fitness trainer. She is a world traveler with a vision to shape up the world spiritually, mentally, physically and financially. She travels Arkansas as an ambassador on health and fitness via workshops, seminars, health fairs and schools.

Hodges also is the owner of Carousel Fit-4-Life Wellness Center in North Little Rock. For more information, contact Danyelle McNeill.

Check out our latest Pen to Podium video, too!

Students Complete Projects for Bicentennial Year

SARA Archival Manager Melissa Nesbit poses with Superintendent Dr. Bobby Hart
and two high school students who recently finished research projects.

Arkansas State Archives staff recently helped four high school students complete history projects as part of Hempstead County bicentennial celebrations!

“Promoting history, education, collaboration and teamwork are vital core values of the Department of Arkansas Heritage, of which the State Archives is a division,” said Melissa Nesbitt, archival manager for the Southwest Arkansas Regional Archives. “Not only do these projects fit into our core values, they allow young people to experience and preserve our history and heritage.”

Two student teams from the Environmental and Spatial Technology (EAST) program in the Hope Academy of Public Service at Hope Public Schools researched and compiled documents for separate projects. Teacher Jacqueline Brady led the student research.

Students Edith Dominguez and Ana Alvarez developed a series of oral history interviews called “Learn from Yesterday, Live for Today, Hope for Tomorrow.” The interviews show different aspects of life in Hope and Hempstead County from the pioneer period to today.

In the second project, students Alecia Bradley and Daniella Vega created a PowerPoint overview, called “Hope Schools History,” that showcases the development of public education in Hope over the past 200 years.

The “Hope Schools History” project is separate from a similar, student-led project on Hempstead County education completed last year, Nesbitt said. School district Communications Director Ken McLemore said the two most-recent projects presented a broader and more modern view of history in Hope and Hempstead County.

Copies of both projects were presented Jan. 11 to Nesbitt. They are the only education-related student-led projects for the Bicentennial Year. The projects will be presented to the SARA Foundation at a later date.

“These projects represent student research into an aspect of the history of Hope and Hempstead County that will be preserved with SARA and in the Hempstead County Bicentennial Time Capsule,” McLemore said.

For more information, contact SARA at 870-983-2633.

A Conversation with Sheila Bevill, Arkansas State Archives Librarian

Sheila Bevill at the Arkansas State Archives, 2019

Sheila Bevill, Arkansas State Archives librarian, is the longest-serving member of our Archives staff. She recently took the time to answer a few questions about being a librarian, working at Archives and helping people research.

Q: What’s your job title, and how long have you worked at the Arkansas State Archives?

A:  Librarian and have worked here since 1988.

Q: What do you do on a typical day at Archives?

A:  I catalog library materials in OCLC Connexion Client and SIRS Workflows library programs. Also, I assist in the Research Room at the Archivist desk with manuscripts, maps and microfilm. And I assist patrons with research questions and orient new patrons of our library holdings.

Q: How did you become interested in Arkansas history or working at the Arkansas State Archives?

A:  I started researching when I was working on my Library Science degree.

Q: What’s the most important or interesting thing you’ve discovered while working at Archives? Why?

A:  Archives has several publications by St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway Company that promote Arkansas, like Homeseekers’ guide to Arkansas.

Q: Why do you think the Arkansas State Archives is important for Arkansans?

A:  It has wealth of information about our state and our ancestors.

Q: What is the most rewarding part of your job?

A:  Most enjoyable part of my job is finding book or collection that help them with their research.

Q: How do you see archiving evolving in the future?

A: We will still be cataloging materials and microfilm. We also will digitalize photographs pertaining to Arkansas.

Q: What do you wish people knew about Archives?

A:  (People need to know) We have wealth information in our vertical, biographical files, newspaper and photographs.

New Accessions Include Frozen Mississippi, 1940

We are pleased to showcase our new collections! This month’s accessions include photos of the winter the Mississippi River froze over in 1940 and papers from the longest-serving state historian.

Archival Collections:

•  Ferguson, John L.: Papers from the longest-serving state historian have been transferred to Archives. John L. Ferguson served 1960-2005 as state historian and director of the Arkansas History Commission, which has since become the Arkansas State Archives. Ferguson also took the lead in the state’s effort to preserve historic sites and buildings and helped form The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program in 1968. The program is under the Department of Arkansas Heritage. Ferguson was a historian, minister, author, administrator and preservationist. He died in 2006 at age 80.

• Photographs, 1940: The Mississippi River froze from Memphis to New Orleans during a severe cold snap in January 1940. The weather turned very cold during the last 16 days of January, and because the river was already low, it froze so hard people could walk on it. The water near the shore of the Mississippi River froze solid and ice gorges packed the rest of the river from bank to bank. The ice gorges stopped traffic on the river from Jan. 10 to Feb. 5. The last time ice had been that widespread on the river was 1918, according to information from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Memphis District. Now, the Archives possess 10 photographs of the river frozen in Helena, Arkansas.

• Barnes, Paula: The Archives received a collection from Paula Barnes. The collection has a Centralian yearbook; a special edition of Southwest Times Record on the Greenwood, Arkansas, 1968 tornado; two postcards; a photograph of the Scottish Rite in Little Rock, Arkansas, 1921; one book for the 1931 Grand Chapter Office of the Eastern Star; and one Marion County Rural School register, 1957-1958.

• Arkansas National Guard: We received 48 boxes of records from the National Guard this month. The documents include discharged enlisted soldiers and discharged officer records from 1973 and 1974. We will be getting more of these records through 2013 over the next year. 

These new collections will be processed and available for research in the coming months. People interested in viewing the collections may contact the Archives at 501-682-6900.

The Archives and our library are open and available to the public from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday at 1 Capitol Mall, Suite 215, in Little Rock. You can also donate material by visiting our website or by contacting Julienne Crawford, our curator and collections services coordinator, at julienne.crawford@arkansas.gov.

War Hero Became First Territory Governor

James Miller became the first Territory governor;
Photo courtesy of Old State House

Arkansas Territory was rugged with few roads and little civilization when U.S. President James Monroe appointed war-hero James Miller to the governorship in 1819.

The Territory was not a coveted prize. The region was located on the far edge of the U.S., was not well developed and had swamplands that prevented easy travel. Published journals by authors, including Henry Schoolcraft, were filled with tales of wild mountain men who lived off the land. Even so, the U.S. Congress formed the Arkansas Territory, which then needed a leader.

Miller was a well-known, highly respected and successful politician. He was born in New Hampshire in 1776. He rose through the military ranks as a young man and commanded the 21^st U.S. Infantry by the War of 1812. During the Battle of Lundy’s Lane in Niagara, Ontario, Miller’s commander ordered him to seize British artillery, which was hammering the American forces. Miller replied, “I’ll try, sir,” then successfully completed the mission. The phrase became a symbol of Miller’s pluck and determination.

Miller’s successful military career led him into politics and put him in a position to be considered for the new Arkansas Territory’s governorship. But, Miller was not the only candidate for the position. Congressman George Robertson of Kentucky was a contender and was the most likely choice because he had guided the bill that created the Territory. When Robertson declined to pursue the position, Miller became the leading candidate.

On March 3, President Monroe commissioned Miller as the first territorial governor. Monroe also appointed Robert Crittenden, a 22-year-old Kentuckian, to serve as territorial secretary. The secretary position was akin to the current position of Lt. Governor.

By June, governmental appointees began arriving in Arkansas Territory, but Miller had not even begun traveling to Arkansas. The March appointment had been mistakenly delivered to Arkansas Post instead of to Miller’s New Hampshire home. The mistake was not discovered until the end of May. 

Miller wrote June 1 to U.S. Secretary of State John Quincy Adams and asked for permission to delay his departure until September. Miller wanted to make sure his family would be cared for during his absence and wanted to collect weapons and ammunition to arm a territorial militia. Adams agreed. 

Miller’s delay left a political vacuum that Crittenden quickly filled. The territorial secretary began organizing the government, making appointments and approving expenditures. 

Miller set out from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Arkansas aboard the barge named Arkansaw. He took a meandering route and stopped at towns where locals cheered the Hero of Lundy’s Lane and Veterans of the War of 1812. People traveled to towns to shake the American hero’s hand and often honored Miller with a toast. People used the phrase “I’ll try, sir,” to honor him. 

Miller arrived at Arkansas Post the day after Christmas in 1819. Arkansas Gazette Editor William Woodruff wrote, “We cordially greet [the governor’s party] – bid them welcome to our land – and sincerely hope that they may meet with all the encouragement their spirit and enterprise so richly deserved.” 

Because of Crittenden’s hard work, the territorial government was functioning when Miller arrived. Miller presided over the first legislative session, which included approving Crittenden’s appointees. He also undertook moving the territory’s capitol to Little Rock. 

At the beginning of the legislative proceedings Feb. 10, 1820, Miller spent most of his time apologizing for his late arrival. “(T)he subjects, which will require your particular attention during the present session, must be better understood by you than by myself being as yet almost a stranger,” he said.

Miller remained territorial governor until 1824, when he became collector of customs in Salem, Massachusetts. He held that position until 1849.  

Arkansas’s sixth county, Miller County, was formed in 1820 and is named after the first territorial governor. Miller died in 1851. 

Crittenden stayed in the Territory and was an important political figure for several years. Arkansas’s 12^th county, formed in 1825, is named after Crittenden. In 1834, he was arguing a case in Vicksburg, Mississippi, when he collapsed and died at the young age of 37.  

For more information about Arkansas Territory, Miller or Crittenden visit the Arkansas State Archives at http://archives.arkansas.gov.

Wednesday’s Wonderful Collection - Arkansas Department of Career Education image collection, MS.000821

Established in 1997 by Act 803, the Arkansas Department of Workforce Education manages education programs and services to prepare Arkansas’s workforce to be job-ready. The Arkansas Department of Education, established in 1931, had originally managed this task until 1997. Act 787 of 2009 renamed the Arkansas Department of Workforce Education to the Arkansas Department of Career Education. This department prepares the state’s workforce to be job-ready by managing vocational and technical education to meet the needs of employers in Arkansas. The department handles this through four divisions: adult education, rehabilitation services, career and technical education, as well as skills development.

This collection is comprised of 49 glass negatives depicting agricultural scenes, agrarian life, and new technologies from the 1920s and 1930s. Also included are two large photographs and two digital images.

·         PH.ARDeptCareerEd.01: View of white siding house with columns. C.M. Brashear studio, 222 S. Cross St., Little Rock, Arkansas. Color glass negative, 4" x 3 ¼". Undated (Box 1)

·         PH.ARDeptCareerEd.02: View of rear of white siding house. C.M. Brashear studio, 222 S. Cross St., Little Rock, Arkansas. Color glass negative, 4" x 3 ¼". Undated

·         PH.ARDeptCareerEd.03: Group of four seated outside of white siding house. C.M. Brashear studio, 222 S. Cross St., Little Rock, Arkansas. Color glass negative, 4" x 3 ¼". Undated

·         PH.ARDeptCareerEd.04: View landscaped bushes and flowers along street with shed towards rear. C.M. Brashear studio, 222 S. Cross St., Little Rock, Arkansas. Color glass negative, 4" x 3 ¼". Undated

·         PH.ARDeptCareerEd.05: View tree lined street. C.M. Brashear studio, 222 S. Cross St., Little Rock, Arkansas. Color glass negative, 4" x 3 ¼". Undated

·         PH.ARDeptCareerEd.06: Group of hens. C.M. Brashear studio, 222 S. Cross St., Little Rock, Arkansas. Color glass negative, 4" x 3 ¼". Undated

·         PH.ARDeptCareerEd.07: Men with old fashioned farm equipment. C.M. Brashear studio, 222 S. Cross St., Little Rock, Arkansas. Black and white with color tint glass negative, 4" x 3 ¼". Circa 1920s

·         PH.ARDeptCareerEd.08: Old fashioned vehicle. C.M. Brashear studio, 222 S. Cross St., Little Rock, Arkansas. Black and white with color tint glass negative, 4" x 3 ¼". Circa 1920s

·         PH.ARDeptCareerEd.09: Unidentified building. C.M. Brashear studio, 222 S. Cross St., Little Rock, Arkansas. Sepia toned glass negative, 4" x 3 ¼". Undated

·         PH.ARDeptCareerEd.10: View from tracks of railroad bridge over water. C.M. Brashear studio, 222 S. Cross St., Little Rock, Arkansas. Black and white glass negative, 4" x 3 ¼". Undated

·         PH.ARDeptCareerEd.11: View of white siding church or schoolhouse. C.M. Brashear studio, 222 S. Cross St., Little Rock, Arkansas. Color glass negative, 4" x 3 ¼". Undated

·         PH.ARDeptCareerEd.12: Unidentified man working on engine of old fashioned vehicle. C.M. Brashear studio, 222 S. Cross St., Little Rock, Arkansas. Black and white with color tint glass negative, 4" x 3 ¼". Circa 1920s

·         PH.ARDeptCareerEd.13: Two unidentified men looking at engine of old fashioned vehicle. C.M. Brashear studio, 222 S. Cross St., Little Rock, Arkansas. Black and white with color tint glass negative, 4" x 3 ¼". Circa 1920s

·         PH.ARDeptCareerEd.14: Unidentified family of six outdoors listening to phonograph. C.M. Brashear studio, 222 S. Cross St., Little Rock, Arkansas. Black and white with color tint glass negative, 4" x 3 ¼". Circa 1920s

·         PH.ARDeptCareerEd.15: Unidentified men seated near old fashioned vehicles. C.M. Brashear studio, 222 S. Cross St., Little Rock, Arkansas. Black and white with color tint glass negative, 4" x 3 ¼". Circa 1920s

·         PH.ARDeptCareerEd.16: Unidentified men looking at engine of old fashioned vehicle. C.M. Brashear studio, 222 S. Cross St., Little Rock, Arkansas. Black and white with color tint glass negative, 4" x 3 ¼". Circa 1920s

·         PH.ARDeptCareerEd.17: Groups of unidentified men looking at old fashioned vehicles under makeshift structure. C.M. Brashear studio, 222 S. Cross St., Little Rock, Arkansas. Black and white with color tint glass negative, 4" x 3 ¼". Circa 1920s

·         PH.ARDeptCareerEd.18: Unidentified man in field with plow horses. C.M. Brashear studio, 222 S. Cross St., Little Rock, Arkansas. Black and white with color tint glass negative, 4" x 3 ¼". Circa 1920s

·         PH.ARDeptCareerEd.19: Interior view of office or possible lab. C.M. Brashear studio, 222 S. Cross St., Little Rock, Arkansas. Black and white glass negative, 4" x 3 ¼". Circa 1920s

·         PH.ARDeptCareerEd.20: Interior view of office or possible lab. C.M. Brashear studio, 222 S. Cross St., Little Rock, Arkansas. Black and white glass negative, 4" x 3 ¼". Circa 1920s

·         PH.ARDeptCareerEd.21: Garden with old fashioned vehicle in background. C.M. Brashear studio, 222 S. Cross St., Little Rock, Arkansas. Black and white with color tint glass negative, 4" x 3 ¼". Circa 1920s

·         PH.ARDeptCareerEd.22: Unidentified couple outdoors listening to old fashioned radio. C.M. Brashear studio, 222 S. Cross St., Little Rock, Arkansas. Black and white with color tint glass negative, 4" x 3 ¼". Circa 1920s

·         PH.ARDeptCareerEd.23: Unidentified black family outdoors listening to phonograph. C.M. Brashear studio, 222 S. Cross St., Little Rock, Arkansas. Black and white with color tint glass negative, 4" x 3 ¼". Circa 1920s

·         PH.ARDeptCareerEd.24: Unidentified brick building. C.M. Brashear studio, 222 S. Cross St., Little Rock, Arkansas. Black and white with color tint glass negative, 4" x 3 ¼". Undated

·         PH.ARDeptCareerEd.25: Wooden building. Notation: Lead Hill School before vocational work was introduced. C.M. Brashear studio, 222 S. Cross St., Little Rock, Arkansas. Black and white with color tint glass negative, 4" x 3 ¼". Undated (Box 2)

·         PH.ARDeptCareerEd.26: Landscaped trees lining curve with unidentified brick building. C.M. Brashear studio, 222 S. Cross St., Little Rock, Arkansas. Black and white with color tint glass negative, 4" x 3 ¼". Circa 1920s

·         PH.ARDeptCareerEd.27: Unidentified men next to barn. C.M. Brashear studio, 222 S. Cross St., Little Rock, Arkansas. Black and white with color tint glass negative, 4" x 3 ¼". Circa 1920s

·         PH.ARDeptCareerEd.28: Unidentified large group with two cows in front. C.M. Brashear studio, 222 S. Cross St., Little Rock, Arkansas. Black and white glass negative, 4" x 3 ¼". Undated

·         PH.ARDeptCareerEd.29: Unidentified group of men kneeling in wooded area. C.M. Brashear studio, 222 S. Cross St., Little Rock, Arkansas. Black and white with color tint glass negative, 4" x 3 ¼". Undated

·         PH.ARDeptCareerEd.30: Unidentified group of men standing in front of wooden structure. C.M. Brashear studio, 222 S. Cross St., Little Rock, Arkansas. Black and white with color tint glass negative, 4" x 3 ¼". Circa 1930s

·         PH.ARDeptCareerEd.31: Unidentified group of well-dressed men standing in front of wooden structure. C.M. Brashear studio, 222 S. Cross St., Little Rock, Arkansas. Black and white with color tint glass negative, 4" x 3 ¼". Circa 1930s

·         PH.ARDeptCareerEd.32: View from railroad tracks alongside rocky bluff. C.M. Brashear studio, 222 S. Cross St., Little Rock, Arkansas. Black and white glass negative, 4" x 3 ¼". Undated

·         PH.ARDeptCareerEd.33: View of landscaped yards and wooden houses. C.M. Brashear studio, 222 S. Cross St., Little Rock, Arkansas. Black and white with color tint glass negative, 4" x 3 ¼". Undated

·         PH.ARDeptCareerEd.34: Unidentified building. C.M. Brashear studio, 222 S. Cross St., Little Rock, Arkansas. Black and white with color tint glass negative, 4" x 3 ¼". Undated

·         PH.ARDeptCareerEd.35: Wooden house or barn. C.M. Brashear studio, 222 S. Cross St., Little Rock, Arkansas. Sepia toned glass negative, 4" x 3 ¼". Undated

·         PH.ARDeptCareerEd.36: View of unidentified river and mountainous ranges. C.M. Brashear studio, 222 S. Cross St., Little Rock, Arkansas. Black and white glass negative, 4" x 3 ¼". Undated

·         PH.ARDeptCareerEd.37: Rocky bluff of mountainous range alongside river. C.M. Brashear studio, 222 S. Cross St., Little Rock, Arkansas. Black and white glass negative, 4" x 3 ¼". Undated

·         PH.ARDeptCareerEd.38: Group photo of masonic band in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Fort Smith Engraving Co. responsible for photograph. Black and white glass negative, 4" x 3 ¼". Chas. L. Cline, St. Louis, Missouri responsible for slide. 11 November 1922

·         PH.ARDeptCareerEd.39: Individuals constructing the frame of a long roof. Black and white glass negative, 4" x 3 ¼". Undated

·         PH.ARDeptCareerEd.40: Unidentified young man standing with cow. Black and white glass negative, 4" x 3 ¼". Circa 1920s

·         PH.ARDeptCareerEd.41: Unidentified man standing in field alongside road. Black and white glass negative, 4" x 3 ¼". Undated

·         PH.ARDeptCareerEd.42: Interior view of old fashioned greenhouse. Black and white glass negative, 4" x 3 ¼". Undated

·         PH.ARDeptCareerEd.43: Interior view of individuals working in old fashioned greenhouse. Black and white glass negative, 4" x 3 ¼". Undated

·         PH.ARDeptCareerEd.44: Two men inspecting potatoes from overfilled potato sacks. Black and white glass negative, 4" x 3 ¼". Undated

·         PH.ARDeptCareerEd.45: Two well-dressed men posed with cow. Black and white glass negative, 4" x 3 ¼". Circa 1920s

·         PH.ARDeptCareerEd.46: Two men inspecting what appear to be tomatoes on filled tables. Black and white glass negative, 4" x 3 ¼". Circa 1920s

·         PH.ARDeptCareerEd.47: View of box filled with various vegetables. Black and white glass negative, 4" x 3 ¼". Undated

·         PH.ARDeptCareerEd.48: Children standing in field with sacked vegetables. Black and white glass negative, 4" x 3 ¼". Undated

·         PH.ARDeptCareerEd.49: Unidentified well-dressed men seated at long table. Black and white glass negative, 4" x 3 ¼". Undated

·         PH.ARDeptCareerEd.50: Arkansas Vocational Agriculture Institute. Sepia-toned photograph, 20" x 10". 1928 November 13 (Drawer 177)

·         PH.ARDeptCareerEd.51: American Vocational Education Convention. Black and white panoramic, 34" x 8". 1927 December 17