UA Little Rock Center for Arkansas History and Culture
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…