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Multistory white house with covered porch and balcony on grass

Close-up of multistory house with covered porch and balcony under trees inside fence

Multistory house with covered porch and balcony under trees with historical marker sign in the foreground

Tail of airplane with Japanese imperial flag painted on it sticking out of the ground next to "1941 Cafe" sign

"Dear Colonel" letter in newspaper on August 19, 1849

Alph Lynching Article

Nurses in uniform marching in parade while spectators view

American Red Cross Parade

three white women on float decorated with flowers with "Pea Ridge Heart of the Ozarks" on the side

Apple Festival Float

Four-wheeled vehicle covered in tarp with "Mammoth Black" written on it

White people standing behind counters in a store

Applegate Drugs

Two story brick building with balcony and vertical lettering "Arcade Hotel"

large group of people posing with large telescope in front of multistory stone and brick building

Arkansas Conference College

white baseball team poses in field in front of multistory stone and brick building

Arkansas Conference College Baseball Team

drawing of multistory stone and brick building with large windows "Arkansas Conference College"

Arkansas Conference College

Young white women in matching skirts and turtleneck sweaters white man in suit and white man in military uniform

Arkansas Conference College Women's Basketball Team

Two-story bank building with "Bank of Centerton" on the windows

Bank of Centerton

Three-story house with covered porch supported by columns on street corner

Crowd of white men and women in formal dress with horse drawn carriage behind them

Men with weapons and flags in military uniforms charging each other amid clouds of smoke

Battle of Pea Ridge

Blue and gray clad armies on horses with guns charging each other on battlefield with flags, cannons, bare trees, and smoke

Battle of Pea Ridge

drawing of white men with guns bayonets and flags charging into battle

Battle of Pea Ridge

Civil War re-enactor formation in field with rifles, American flag

Battle of Prairie Grove

Old white woman with glasses in multicolored jacket and heart shaped pendent necklace with blue background

Rock fountain with round brick base in the courtyard of a multistory building

Becky Paneitz Student Center

Large sign advertising Bella Vista including directions

Large number of cars parked in front of building with trees all around

Bella Vista Dining Lodge

Single-story building with covered porch blooming trees and flag pole in front yard taken from parking lot

Bella Vista Historical Museum

Aerial view of a resort with "Bella Vista, Nature's Gem of the Ozarks," written on it

Bella Vista Plan

White men working inside metal water tank

Bella Vista Water Tank

White men in matching uniforms and woman in blue shirt on top of water tank with stone wall and flat round roof

Bella Vista Water Tank

Exterior of large round water tank with stone wall surrounded by trees

Bella Vista Water Tank

White crayfish crawling on rocks

Benton County Cave Crayfish

Multistory stone building with steep steps multi-arched entrance beneath classical facade and light posts in front

Benton County Courthouse

Multistory stone building behind row of trees and monument with old cars parked out front

Benton County Courthouse

Multistory brick building with arched windows above arched covered porch entrances on steps

Benton County Courthouse

"Benton County" showing borders roads cities waterways national forest

Benton County Map

Portrait older white man thin hair long sideburns in suit and tie

Thomas Hart Benton

Crowd of people on steps of three-story building with parked cars

Benton County Courthouse Dedication

Two white women in dresses on street corner with umbrella and cars and buildings behind them

Bentonville Main Street, 1921

Street filled with people and horses with carts and buggies

Bentonville City Square

symmetrical multistory building with conical middle tower and trees

Bentonville College

"Bentonville College" newspaper advertisement

Bentonville College Ad

Statue of soldier holding gun on tall stone pedestal with plaques on front in park with flowers at its base

Bentonville Confederate Monument

People and cars on city street lined with multistory storefronts

Bentonville Street Scene

City street with buildings and cars with man crossing on foot

Bentonville Street Scene

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Bentonville Street Scene

Multistory white wooden house with car parked beside

Group of sitting and standing white men mostly with beards pose for a photo with a tent in the background

Blue and Gray Reunion

Bronze plaque saying "A tribute to the armed forces that have defended the United States of America"

Blue Star Plaque

Red and white advertisement with white man and woman with car and guns "Bonnie and Clyde"

Bonnie and Clyde "Death Car" Handbill

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