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Hospital complex in MacArthur Park, Little Rock A hospital complex in Little Rock during the Civil War in what is today the MacArthur Park, 1864. Civil War: Places Photograph Collection, 1863-1865 (UALR.PH.0079) Date: 1864 Physical Format: 8 x 10 in.…
Orders concerning Arkansas Calvary troops written to and from John Rice Homer Scott during the Civil War An extract from General Order No. 15 concerning the rules of sick call, from the collection of Orders concerning Arkansas Cavalry troops written…
Van Buren Frontier Guards record and minute book, page 1 An excerpt from a Van Buren Frontier Guards record and minute book, January 3, 61. Arkansas Small Manuscripts Collection (UALR.MS.0207) Transcription Date: 1861 Physical Format: document See this item’s catalog…
Arkansas River Region Comprehensive Development Plan 1980 Arkansas State Commission, “Arkansas River Region Comprehensive Development Plan 1980,” 1966, page 10. Metroplan records (UALR.MS.0204) Date: 1966 Physical Format: document See this item’s catalog record https://cdm15728.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15728coll3/id/484573/rec/1 More from this collection Metroplan records…
Eric R. Mills interview with Vedna Thomas https://ualrexhibits.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/27/files/audio/ualr-orh-0425_aud01_edit.mp3 Date: 2011 Physical Format: CD-R See this item’s catalog record https://cdm15728.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p1532coll1/id/12359 More from this collection Oral History Collection (UALR.ORH) Exercises that feature this item Growing Up on a Farm (Great Depression/World War…
Eric R. Mills interview with D. C. Moody https://ualrexhibits.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/27/files/audio/ualr-orh-0426_aud01_edit.mp3 Date: 2011 Physical Format: CD-R See this item’s catalog record https://cdm15728.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p1532coll1/id/12358 More from this collection Oral History Collection (UALR.ORH) Exercises that feature this item Growing Up on a Farm (Great Depression/World…
Cotton bales loaded on train cars in Lee County Photo 4: Train cars are loaded with 319 bales of cotton in Lee County, ca. 1910-1920. Agriculture photograph collection, ca. 1893-1941 (UALR.PH.0053) Date: 1912 Physical Format: 3.5 x 5.5 in. postcards…
Cotton shipment in Jackson County Photo 3: Cotton shipment in Jackson County, ca. 1900. Rivers, Landings, and Riverboats Photograph Collection, ca. 1880-1927 (UALR.PH.0056) Date: 1900 Physical Format: 5 x 7 in. black and white photographic prints See this item’s catalog…
Scott Bond’s office Photo 10: Scott Bond’s office, ca. 1917. Scott Bond photograph collection, 1893-1917 (UALR.PH.0073) Date: 1917 Physical Format: 5 x 7 in. black and white photographic prints See this item’s catalog record https://cdm15728.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15728coll1/id/1939 More from this collection Scott…
Bond family in car Photo 9: Bond family sit in car, including Scott and wife, Magnolia, in back and sons, Ulysses and Theophilus, in front, ca. 1917. Scott Bond photograph collection, 1893-1917 (UALR.PH.0073) Date: 1917 Physical Format: 5 x 7…
Scott Bond and family in garden at home Photo 8: Scott Bond and family in garden at home, ca. 1917. Scott Bond photograph collection, 1893-1917 (UALR.PH.0073) Date: undated Physical Format: 5 x 7 in. black and white photographic prints See…
The Cedars, Scott Bond’s home in Madison Photo 7: The Cedars, Scott Bond’s home in Madison, Arkansas, ca. 1917. Scott Bond photograph collection, 1893-1917 (UALR.PH.0073) Date: 1917 Physical Format: 5 x 7 in. black and white photographic prints See this…
Scott Bond’s blacksmith shop Photo 6: Scott Bond’s blacksmith shop, ca. 1917. Scott Bond photograph collection, 1893-1917 (UALR.PH.0073) Date: 1917 Physical Format: 5 x 7 in. black and white photographic prints See this item’s catalog record https://cdm15728.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15728coll1/id/1927 More from this…
Scott Bond’s gin with cotton ready for shipping Photo 4: Scott Bond’s gin, ca. 1916. Scott Bond photograph collection, 1893-1917 (UALR.PH.0073) Date: 1917 Physical Format: 5 x 7 in. black and white photographic prints See this item’s catalog record https://cdm15728.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15728coll1/id/1928…
Scott Bond’s gin Photo 5: Scott Bond’s gin with cotton ready for shipping, ca. 1917. Scott Bond photograph collection, 1893-1917 (UALR.PH.0073) Date: 1917 Physical Format: 5 x 7 in. black and white photographic prints See this item’s catalog record https://cdm15728.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15728coll1/id/1931…
Scott Bond plowing with mule Photo 3: Scott Bond plowing with mule, ca. 1917. Scott Bond photograph collection, 1893-1917 (UALR.PH.0073) Date: 1917 Physical Format: 5 x 7 in. black and white photographic prints See this item’s catalog record https://cdm15728.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15728coll1/id/1929/rec/1 More…
Scott Bond’s farm Photo 2: Scott Bond’s farm, ca. 1917. Scott Bond photograph collection, 1893-1917 (UALR.PH.0073) Date: 1917 Physical Format: 5 x 7 in. black and white photographic prints See this item’s catalog record https://cdm15728.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15728coll1/id/1932 More from this collection Scott…
Workers at Scott Bond’s farm unloading alfalfa Photo 1: Workers at Scott Bond’s farm unloading alfalfa, ca. 1917. Scott Bond photograph collection, 1893-1917 (UALR.PH.0073) Date: 1917 Physical Format: 5 x 7 in. black and white photographic prints See this item’s…
Butchers with game in Woodrow Photo 8: Butchers with game in Woodrow, Arkansas, not dated/ca. 1890s/1900s. Sports photograph collection, ca. 1890s-1938 (UALR.PH.0009) Date: 1890-1909 Physical Format: 5 x 7 in. black and white photographic prints See this item’s catalog record…
Hunters in front of log cabin Photo 7: Hunters in front of log cabin pose with game, not dated/ca. late 1800s. Oversize Photograph Collection, 1817-1961 (UALR.PH.0093) Date: 1875-1899 Physical Format: black and white photographic prints 11 x 14.5 in. See…
Peach harvesters at Railroad Depot in Van Buren Photo 6: Peach harvesters at Railroad Depot in Van Buren, Arkansas, ca. 1900. Clara B. Eno’s Scrapbook photograph collection, ca. 1855-1950 (UALR.PH.0040) Date: 1900 Physical Format: 3.5 x 5.5 in. photographic prints…
Men in apple orchard in Ozark Photo 5: Men and horses pulling a cart travel through an apple orchard in Ozark, Arkansas, not dated/ca. 1900s. Agriculture photograph collection, ca. 1893-1941 (UALR.PH.0053) Date: 1900-1909 Physical Format: photographic prints sepia 4.5 x…
Farmers standing next to animals in Chester Photo 3: Farmers standing next to animals in Chester, ca. 1900. Agriculture photograph collection, ca. 1893-1941 (UALR.PH.0053) Date: 1900 Physical Format: photographic prints sepia See this item’s catalog record https://cdm15728.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15728coll1/id/1316 More from this…
Milton McAfee plowing with horses Photo 2: Milton McAfee plows a corn field, ca. 1912. Morris Family photograph collection, ca. 1912 (UALR.PH.0084) Date: 1912 Physical Format: 8 x 10 in. black and white photographic prints See this item’s catalog record…
Harvesting in De Witt Photo 1: Cutters and mules harvest wheat in De Witt, Arkansas, ca. 1890. DeWitt Scenes photograph collection, ca. 1890s-1910 (UALR.PH.0069) Date: 1890 Physical Format: 8 x 10 in. black and white photographic prints See this item’s…
Changes in Agriculture (mid-20th Century) Theme: Agriculture Grade Levels: 7-8 9-12 Time Period: 1966 Introduction Agriculture has always been critical to the Arkansas economy. In the Arkansas Territory (1819 – 1836), over 90% of the Arkansas population worked on the…
Growing Up on a Farm (Great Depression/World War II) Theme: Agriculture Grade Levels: 7-8 9-12 Time Period: 2011 Introduction In this activity, you will examine excerpts from two oral history interviews, in which Mr. D.C. Moody (born in 1935) and…
Cotton in the Early 1900s Theme: Agriculture Grade Levels: 7-8 9-12 Time Period: 1900-1920 Introduction Cotton has been one of the most important agricultural crops in the history of the US economy. After the invention of the cotton gin in…
Big Farms in the Early 20th Century Theme: Agriculture Grade Levels: 7-8 9-12 Time Period: 1916-1917 Introduction Before the mid-20th century (1900s), most farms around the world practiced subsistence farming. This means that they were small and run by a…
Farming and Hunting – Food of the Past Theme: Agriculture Grade Levels: K-4 Time Period: 1875-1912 Introduction Today, most people in the United States buy food at stores. We can find most food that we need and like in grocery…
Civil War and Medicine Theme: Civil War and Reconstruction Grade Levels: 7-8 9-12 Time Period: 1861-1864 Introduction Medical sciences and medical education in the United States shortly before the Civil War were very different from what they are today. Most…
Getting Ready Theme: Civil War and Reconstruction Grade Levels: 7-8 9-12 Time Period: 1861 Introduction Historians often struggle to determine the exact dates of the outbreak of wars. The Civil War is no exception. Tensions, conflicts, and local fighting (e.g.,…
Berry pickers with fruit in Springdale Photo 6: Berry pickers with fruit in Springdale, ca. 1900. Agriculture photograph collection, ca. 1893-1941 (UALR.PH.0053) Date: 1900 Physical Format: 8 x 10 in. black and white photographic prints See this item’s catalog record…
Workers picking cotton Photo 5: Workers pick cotton in a field, not dated, early 20th century. Agriculture photograph collection, ca. 1893-1941 (UALR.PH.0053) Date: undated Physical Format: 8 x 10 in. black and white photographic prints See this item’s catalog record…