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School Bus Picks up Rural Students

Date: 04 14 1938
Description: International D-30 school bus with Hicks body picking up a boy and girl outside a rural house.
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International Harvester Truck and Road Work

Date: 07 24 1929
Description: International truck operated by the Weaver Construction Company of Iowa. Men are using the truck and a crane for road work.
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Mrs. Jesse Jones on Farmall Tractor

Date: 1942
Description: Mrs. Jesse Jones, a participant in a "Tractorette" class organized by the Blanchard Motor Company, drives a Farmall tractor on the farm of Mrs. Helen Georg...
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"Tractorettes" with Instructor

Date: 1942
Description: A group of "Tractorette" participants are looking on as their teacher, L.J. DeMars, assistant manager of the Blanchard Motor Company in Springfield, is ins...
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Helene George on Farmall A Tractor

Date: 1942
Description: Slightly elevated view of Mrs. Helene George driving a Farmall A tractor as part of a "Tractorette" class organized by the Blanchard Motor Company. The cla...
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Little Rock Integration Crisis

Date: 09 1957
Description: Mob violence during the integration crisis in Little Rock. Probably taken between September 20th, when Governor Faubus withdrew the National Guard and Sept...
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R.E. Cox Cotton Gin

Date: 11 30 1937
Description: Exterior view of a cotton gin owned by R.E. Cox. Two men stand beneath the building's overhang and a mule or horse-drawn wagon stands to the left of the bu...
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Lithia Spring

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Description: Lithia Spring shaded by an embellished wooden awning and located on an wooded trail.
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Ruins of a Government Building

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Description: The ruins of an old stone government post building. Caption reads: "Old Government Post Building, Fort Smith, Ark. 'On the Frisco'."
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First Street

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Description: Elevated view of First Street lined with trees, storefronts, horse-drawn carts and pedestrians. Text on buildings reads: F.Z. Meeks Wholesale Grocery Co." ...
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First Street

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Description: First street lined with trees, storefronts, horse-drawn carts and pedestrians. Text on building reads: "Benton Co. Hdw. Co." Sign in window reads: "Dr. Cur...
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Bates Home Under Construction

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Description: View of Daisy and L.C. Bates's house under construction.
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Bates Home Under Construction

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Description: Exterior view of front of the house of Daisy and L.C. Bates. The house is under construction. The walls and roof have been built, and a pile of bricks are ...
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Horse-Drawn Carriage

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Description: A horse-drawn carriage with a team of four horses with passengers passing through City Park. Caption reads: "View in City Park."
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Man Standing on a Large Tree Stump, a W.O.W.

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Description: A man stands on a very large tree stump with his arms crossed over his chest. At his feet, crossed, are two axes. In the background, as a contrast, are thi...
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Oxen Hauling Large Logs

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Description: Elevated view of men posing with oxen-drawn wagons carrying logs. Two men are standing, while the rest of the men are sitting on the logs. A domestic or go...
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Sanitarium Bath

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Description: View of a sanitarium bath near a pond at a sulphur spring. The waters were advertised to aid kidney and stomach troubles.
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Holy Grotto

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Description: View of the Holy Grotto on the Convent Grounds of the Sisters of Mercy. The grotto is composed of leftover brick and the chimney of the 1857 church buildin...
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Totem Pole

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Description: A totem pole stands in front of a wooden building in a wooded area. The pole features carvings of nature scenes, animals, and a Native American head wearin...
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Pumping Station

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Description: Exterior of a wooden water pumping station in a wooded area. Caption reads: "Pumping Station at Stuttgart on Cotton Belt, Near Jonesboro, Ark."

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