Symbols of the United States and Arkansas – Object #8

Greetings from Arkansas

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<p>The postcard contains a yellow map of Arkansas on a blue background. Major towns are connected by roads. On the upper left is the Arkansas state flag. Below it is a drawing of the state flower, the apple blossom. On the upper rights is the state tree, the pine tree. Underneath it is the seal of the state of Arkansas. The bottom right has a drawing of the state bird, the mockingbird.</p>

Souvenir postcard with Arkansas map and state symbols, 1986

Questions

List all of the things you see on this postcard. Why do you think they represent Arkansas?

What do you notice about the state flag? How is it similar to and different from the U.S. flag?

What city on the map is the closest to where you are located?

Citations

Commercial and Promotional photograph collection, BC.PHO.19,
Butler Center for Arkansas Studies. Central Arkansas Library System.