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Front page of Arkansas Constitution with text and State Seal

1874 Constitution

Group of older white men in suits standing together

1934 Congressional Delegation

Cartoon of white man talking to his son outside house with text bubbles on campaign flyer

1970 Constitution Campaign

White man in suit handing award to white man in suit standing next to white women in dresses on stage under "Farm Family of the Year" banner

1977 Arkansas Farm Family of the Year

Group of older white men in suits sitting at u-shaped table with microphones in committee room with seal on the wall

1979 General Assembly

Cartoon children playing sports with text on cover of bound preliminary draft of the Arkansas Constitution

1996 Constitution

African-American men and women with Acorn banner on covered porch with film crew in the foreground

African-American man with beard in suit and tie

Campaign letter

Adkins Campaign Letter

White man in jacket with "17279" number plaque

"Too many Negroes" newspaper clipping

African Americans in Cotter

"Negroes warned to leave Cotter" newspaper clipping

African Americans in Cotter

"How the Negro is helping to win the war" newspaper clipping

African-American War Support

Group of white men in suits and ties

Agricultural Committee

Older white men seated at table speaking to white man standing in suit in restaurant

Bill Alexander in Cabot

White man standing with newspaper surrounded by white men and women in print room

White man smiling in suit in comic book like advertisement with text

Alford Campaign Comic

Letter with picture of white man in suit and picture of Arkansas flag

Alford Support Letter

"The Funeral of Col. A. R. Witt" newspaper clipping

Allen Rufus Witt Death

"Death of a Member of the Constitutional Convention 1874" newspaper clipping

Allen Rufus Witt Death

"Hon. A. R. Witt" newspaper clipping

Allen Rufus Witt Story

White man smiling in suit and tie

African-American man with glasses and mustache in gray collared shirt

"Anti-Bolshevism Bill" newspaper clipping

Anti-Bolshevism Act

Cartoon old white man in suit cranking a machine with "Cranking up the old machine" text

Anti-Crank Brochure

White woman in striped shirt and white girl in blue sweater smiling outside building with green window shutters

Anti-Drug Campaign

White men and woman in suits and African-American man and white men in hard hats with white woman and text on flyer

Anti–Lincoln and Pryor Ad

Multistory brick building with balconies on street with power lines and parked cars

Apple Blossom flower and multistory building with large dome and text on post card

Apple Blossom Postcard

Portrait of white man in suit and tie and glasses

"Is Non-Partisan" newspaper clipping

Arkansas Anti-Saloon League Article

Bronze plaque "erected by the Bar Association of Arkansas"

Arkansas Bar Association Veterans Memorial

ten dollar note from "Arkansas Treasury Warrant The State of Arkansas will pay ten dollars to bearer with interest at eight per centum per annum to be paid in the order of their number"

Arkansas Civil War Currency

Three-story building with courtyard "Arkansas County Court House"

Arkansas County Courthouse, Southern District

White men in suits seated at long table with white man in suit speaking at lectern with banner hanging behind them

Arkansas Municipal League

book spread titled "Arkansas National Forest a proclamation" signed by President Theodore Roosevelt

Arkansas National Forest Proclamation

Stamp "United States Postage Arkansas River Navigation Six cents" showing ships wheel, barge, electricity pylon

Arkansas River Navigation Project Stamp

Ten dollar note with Native American, steamboat, white woman churning butter, and buffalo on it

Arkansas State Bank Note, 1838

Ten dollar note with agricultural scenes and steamboat artwork

Arkansas State Bank Note, 1840

Five dollar note with Native American man in center artwork

Arkansas State Bank Note, 1839

Aerial view of capitol and adjacent buildings and river

Arkansas State Capitol Building

"Arkansas State Gazette and Democrat" newspaper front page

Arkansas State Gazette and Democrat

Multistory building behind trees with castle like tower to the left and gate to the right

Arkansas State Penitentiary

Wall with closed gates and castle like corner tower

Arkansas State Penitentiary

Multistory buildings with single-story row houses in the foreground

Arkansas State Penitentiary

Multistory brick prison buildings with chimneys

Arkansas State Penitentiary

White woman and African-American woman speaking at lecterns on table with "Arkansas Women's Political Caucus" banner on the wall behind them

Arkansas Women's Political Caucus

"The Indian Armistice" newspaper clipping

Armistice Story

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