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Three racing horses with white jockeys in action on wet track

American Pharoah

Tower with copper clad steel frame and columns in wooded area

Anthony Carillon Tower at Garvan Woodland Gardens

Narrow wood frame building with A-frame roof and hanging glass walls in wooded area

Anthony Chapel at Garvan Woodland Gardens

Red diesel train with cars crossing a steel bridge

Arkansas and Missouri Railroad

Multistory brick and concrete building with "Arkansas Arts Center" on front with vertical banners circular driveway and large fountain

Arkansas Arts Center

Single story white concrete building with tall windows

Arkansas Building

postcard of multistoried light building with gabled roofs and chimneys "The Baker Hospital Eureka Springs Arkansas"

Multistory rounded concrete building with "T H Barton Coliseum" on the front with four entrances and front-mounted flag poles

Barton Coliseum

Oval-shaped stadium and surrounding buildings with residential area and trees in the background

Barton Coliseum

Trees and shoreline reflected in lake

Bear Creek Lake

Interior of a large cave with rock formations and tourists walking along a paved path with railings

Blanchard Springs Caverns

Tourists wearing hard hats with lights on them inside a cave

Blanchard Springs Caverns

artificially lit cave with striated stalactites

Blanchard Formations

striated stalactites in cave

Blanchard Flowstone

Interior cave stalagmites on natural shelves above mineral deposit piles covered in icicle like drips

Blanchard Springs Caverns

Bull Elk with large antlers on grass field

Young white boy holds large insect

"Mountain Village 1890" and "Bull Shoals Caverns" billboards

Bull Shoals Attractions

Pair of cabin buildings with rock walls and foot bridge over creek in the foreground

Burns Gables Cottages

Tree and vines covering side of single-story brick building with sign and flat roof

Burns Gables Exterior: 2010

White woman in uniform serving white man and woman at bar

Burns Gables Interior

White man standing behind display case with items on shelving behind him in shop

Burns Gables Interior

Tall chairs at counter inside abandoned restaurant with debris on the floor

Burns Gables Interior: 2010

Row of cars parked outside single-story brick building with "Burns Gables restaurant cottages" sign

Burns Gables: ca. 1953

Gravel sidewalk in park lined with text displays on posts surrounded by trees and along a river

Caddo Indian Memorial

Postcard showing one story building with red and white striped awning and flowers in front and colorful pottery inside

Camark Postcard

White man on rock cliff overlooking tree covered mountain valley

"C.A.S.S. Job Corps" sign on rock base flanked by shields on grass

Cass Job Corps Center

Layered rock features on cave ceiling

Jesus statue and park overhead view with surrounding forest

Christ of the Ozarks

Group of white men women and children gathered at large outdoor pavilion

Water lilies floating on a pond in city park with trees in the background

City Park; 1907

Multistory house with covered porch inside white picket fence

Clinton Birthplace

Silver building and bridge seen across river

Clinton Library

Women in hats and dresses sitting around a hot spring

Corn Hole Spring

Aerial view of houses and large hotel

Street lamps on sidewalk with building with covered porch and walking bridge in the background

Crowley's Ridge Nature Center

Looking over balcony at outdoor picnic table on concrete floor with raised deck walking path in wooded area

Crowley's Ridge Nature Center Walkway

Multistory building with wood siding and green metal roof and flower gardens on grass

Crowley's Ridge Nature Center

Interior of museum with nature display and group of white visitors

Crowley's Ridge Nature Center

Nature center with landscaping sidewalks male pedestrians field in foreground tree line background

Crowley's Ridge Nature Center

Jumping deer on stone sign with brick columns on hillside with tree next to it and trees in the background

Crowley's Ridge Nature Center Entrance

Sign depicting feather-dress clad Native American head outside multistory stone building with trees in its front yard

Crystal River Tourist Court

Advertisement "The Rogers Daisy Airgun Museum" with white father, sons holding toy guns illustration

Daisy Airgun Museum Brochure

Sculpture of Native American woman pouring water for man in armor on oval base in bathing room with multiple stalls and stained glass ceiling

De Soto Sculpture

Cave interior with stalagmites signed "Diamond Cave"

Diamond Cave Postcard

White men and white women in costume riding in convertible in front of a diner-type building

Dogpatch Characters

Children playing in theme park with western style buildings and wooden fences

Dogpatch USA Performers

Multistory brick and stone church with arched stained glass windows and sign saying "Emoba's Haunted Cathedral"

Ernie's Museum of Black Arkansas

"ESSE" building with sidewalk and tree on street

Esse Purse Museum

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