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Daisy Bates at State Press Office

Date: 09 27 1957
Description: Daisy Bates standing in the doorway of the weekly Arkansas State Press, the newspaper founded by Mrs. Bates and her husband, L.C. Bates. As a result...
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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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First Attempt to Enter Central High School by the Little Rock Nine

Date: 09 04 1957
Description: First attempt of the Little Rock Nine to enter Central High School. They were denied entrance by the Arkansas National Guard who had been called up by Gove...
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Little Rock Crowd Control

Date: 09 1957
Description: The police used fire hoses to control the angry crowds that gathered near Central High School during the integration crisis. There is a boy on the ground w...
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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.
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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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Walnut Street

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Description: Walnut Street lined with storefronts, horse-drawn carts and pedestrians. Electric lights hang over the street. Signs on buildings read: "Opera House" and "...
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Locomotives "Christopher Adams" and "Liverpool"

Date: 1864
Description: The locomotives "Christopher Adams" and "Liverpool," taken over and operated by the U.S. military during the Civil War.
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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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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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Main Street

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Description: View down Main Street featuring horse-drawn carriages, street cars, and storefronts. The first true non-railway bridge stands in the distance; the 'Free Br...
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Street Scene

Date: 1890
Description: View down Main Street. Pedestrians gather near parked streetcars, horse-drawn carriages, and storefronts. Signs on buildings read: "Pfeifer," "Blass," and ...
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Street Scene, Rogers, Kansas

Date: 1910
Description: View of a street featuring a hotel, bank, and parked cars.
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Hotel Noble Menu

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Description: Front covers of gate fold Hotel Noble menu, with two "hillbilly" figures: one stands barefoot and holds a rifle while a dog sleeps at his feet; the other i...
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Hotel Noble Menu Interior

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Description: Interior of the Hotel Noble menu, with spot illustrations: a chicken on a platter; a man reclines with his hat over his face, a snoozing chicken on his che...

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